[Vision2020] When Moscow Doubles - What do want

[Bill London]

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retirees coming to Moscow would boost arts/community events, support for
hospital and other medical alternatives, trails and other "soft" recreation.
Agreed that negative would be lessened support for schools (however, would
also reduce demand for schools, making existing facilities more useful).
BL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nils Peterson" <nils_peterson at wsu.edu>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>; "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:48 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] When Moscow Doubles - What do want


> On 5/22/06 8:06 AM, "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> > Very simply put:  There are two questions one should try to answer when
> > deciding upon a growth philosophy and/or a particular growth proposal:
> >
> > 1.    Will such promote the kind of community in which I wish to live?
> > 2.    When all is said and done, what is the real cost/benefit
expectations
> > of such to my family and the community?
>
> I've been thinking about my demographics post. If Moscow were to grow with
> baby boom retirees, folks who moved here with both cash to buy a house and
a
> decent retirement income, it might make Moscow very much what I (as a baby
> boom caboose) would like. Especially  if they would move into a neat,
dense,
> mixed use neighborhood on the former railroad lines between downtown and
> University.
>
> While I would only recruit liberal retirees to join Moscow, Keely might be
> concerned that they might not be eager to vote for new levies for schools.
> What other costs/benefits are there to be examined?
>
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