[Vision2020] downtown: Moscow/Pullman Hwy. Mall?

[J Ford]

I have a question...when ShopKo went in, people thought that place would do 
great business and be an economic boon for Pullman.  Didn't happen.  Not 
even sure how that one stays open.

Why does anyone think the WalMart being in Pullman will do any better?  And 
if, well when, that one goes in what will happen to Moscow's?  Will it fail 
and close?  Then what?  What would happen to that building?  Could UI buy 
that land back and mayhap use that for the Dairy Project?



J  :]





>From: Melissa Hendrickson <hend5953 at uidaho.edu>
>To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] downtown: Moscow/Pullman Hwy. Mall?
>Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:34:57 -0800
>
>The Pullman Super Walmart is going in across from Safeway, not just
>across the border on the Moscow/Pullman Highway.  So it will not be as
>convenient as you might think to simply stop shopping at Winco and
>start shopping at the Super Walmart.
>
>--Mo
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>Date: Monday, October 2, 2006 12:23 pm
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] downtown: Moscow/Pullman Hwy. Mall?
>To: Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com>, vision2020 at moscow.com
>
> > Ted,
> >
> >  That is where they are going to build the new SuperWalmart.
> >
> >  Whitman is just thrilled that Moscow Elites gave them all their
> > future property tax revenues and sales income.
> >
> >  I am going to go to the Super Walmart, just like everybody else
> > making  less than 50K a year. But I think it is upsetting that all
> > the taxes  are going to Whitman County instead of to Latah which
> > is why I wanted a  store here, it was going to happen anyway. The
> > 6% sales tax on food at  Winco will be enough to send all the
> > college students the 200 feet west  to Super Walmart instead of
> > Winco.
> >
> > Do the math. If Walmart  is 5% cheaper than Winco, plus 6% not
> > taxed, that is an 11% difference  in price. If a college student
> > spends about $250 a month on groceries,  at a wage of $5.15, that
> > is 5.3 hours of work saved by going to Wal  Mart instead of Winco.
> > If a college student works only about 50 hours a  month, that is
> > 10% of their wages saved. What college student isn't  going make
> > the little effort to save that much of their meager earnings?
> >
> >  Best,
> >
> >  _DJA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:  Ted asks:
> > "Does anyone know if the mall on the Washington St. side of the
> > Moscow/Pullman Hwy. is still going forward?"
> >
> > Yes it is.  Here's the site you refer to:
> >
> >
>http://www.hawkinscompanies.com/fliers/WA_Pullman_Hwy270_AirportRd_F.pdf
> >
> > DC
> >
> >
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