[Vision2020] Moscow-Pullman Highway going commercial

[Mark Solomon]

Gary,

You're absolutely right if logic had anything to do with it, but 
we're talking marketing here, not logic. My point in referencing the 
land available next to MBS was not to advocate growth in any 
particular direction but to highlight the way some merchants wish to 
go if there were no restricting circumstances in place. As Bruce 
remarks, there is land for commercial development available behind 
the Palouse Mall as well.

m.

>If Pullman consumers have been willing in the recent past to travel 
>to Lewiston, Clarkston, and Spokane to do their buying what is it 
>about traveling the extra two miles to the Thompson property that is 
>so off putting? You contend that our western commercial corridor is 
>about used up and advocate for additional development to the north. 
>What is it about these two compass points that makes them so 
>desirable and commercial expansion to the east, not? It would seem 
>to me that Moscow should logically develop commercially along the 
>length of both the east/west and north/south axis's.
>
>gc
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Solomon" <msolomon at moscow.com>
>To: "Dan Carscallen" <areaman at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow-Pullman Highway going commercial
>
>>As has been pointed out in past discussions, the 77 acres referred to
>>is on the wrong side of Moscow to attract Pullman shoppers and is not
>>beside the major commuting thoroughfare of the Palouse. Hard for
>>Moscow to create more commercial space along the corridor as it is
>>built out to the state line. There are seven flat acres available
>>along Highway 95 just north of Moscow Building Supply but the
>>corridor location apparently trumped staying in Moscow. Water supply
>>in the corridor will continue to be a limiting factor in development
>>there. I've yet to see the application for a water right transfer
>>associated with the proposed dealership on the Wa DOE database or in
>>the legals. Not good news for Hawkins Companies as it will mean one
>>less potentially available water right to transfer to their proposed
>>big box retail development.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>At 6:16 AM -0700 10/12/06, Dan Carscallen wrote:
>>>Paul asks:
>>>"What did the legal notice say?"
>>>
>>>It can be found here:
>>>http://www.lmtribune.com/filehub/documents/legals/1160406089-378753.PDF
>>>
>>>Chas says:
>>>"It could mean nothing more ominous than a business needing a larger
>>>premises and suitable property being available."
>>>
>>>That's exactly what it means.  There *could* have been part of 77 acres
>>>of suitable property available, but we all know what happened there.
>>>
>>>DC
>>
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