[Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News

[Tom Hansen]

I have no problem with housing development.  As Moscow expands housing
development becomes an absolute necessity.  Tacking on another mega-shopping
center isn't.

We have enough shopping malls to support the population of Moscow (as well
as Pullman).  What we need is expansion of career-oriented professions here
in Vandalville.  More shelf-stockers and fast-food egg flippers merely
doesn’t fit the bill.

As professional, career-oriented jobs develop and grow in Moscow, more
students will opt to stick around after graduation.  Housing developments
will increase along with the tax base.

Until we can calculate just how much water remains in the aquifer, we must
assume a defensive posture.

If not, what will we do when the faucets run dry?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Decker [mailto:mattd2107 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 8:08 AM
To: thansen at moscow.com; donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com; msolomon at moscow.com;
lfalen at turbonet.com; jampot at adelphia.net; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News

Tom,

You stated"If we allow unlimited
>use of the aquifer by corporate "gluttons", it will disappear and our
>citizens will suffer.   We must restrict access to our limited water 
>sources
>until another source is identified and put into use."

So are suggesting that we stop all houses being built? Maybe even a high 
tech industrial baised company moving into Moscow? All this while Pullman 
catapults itself way ahead of us, and continues to drill new wells which 
draw from the same water source. Thus drawing more business, residents, and 
tax revenue, most of which is beneficial to the area. Granted, some such as 
a Walmart I could go without. Along with growth would become more problems 
too. However, the ending result will most likely create a better community 
with more options.

Matt

>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "'Donovan Arnold'" <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>,        "'Mark 
>Solomon'" <msolomon at moscow.com>,        "'lfalen'" <lfalen at turbonet.com>,

>      "'g. crabtree'" <jampot at adelphia.net>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News
>Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:05:17 -0700
>
>Arnold stated:
>
>
>
>"Mr. Solomon's ideas are not based on economic realities and don't solve 
>the
>water problem, it just prolongs it."
>
>
>
>So, you are admitting that there is a water problem.  If we allow unlimited
>use of the aquifer by corporate "gluttons", it will disappear and our
>citizens will suffer.   We must restrict access to our limited water 
>sources
>until another source is identified and put into use.
>
>
>
>Arnold goes on . . .
>
>
>
>"Thinking we shouldn't have stocking and service orientated jobs for
>students I think is a bad idea. First, those lower paying jobs should go to
>college students, not 40 year olds trying to make a living; somebody has to
>ask, "Would you like fries with that?" And I don't think it should be 
>people
>middle aged with Master's in Environmental Science."
>
>
>
>Our community NEEDS career-oriented, professional jobs if it is to compete.
>If Moscow were to limit its growth to those minimum-wage, service-oriented
>jobs you reference, those 10,000 college students (referenced by Dale
>Courtney below) will simply graduate and move on to greener pastures away
>from Moscow.
>
>
>
>Question:  What 40 year olds and local residents "with Master's in
>Environmental Science" are you aware of that are hold these jobs at fast
>food outlets?  I have lived here in Moscow for 15 years.  All I have seen
>are college students working at local fast food restaurants (as well as
>bartenders at my favorite haunts).
>
>
>
>Tom Hansen
>
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
>students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>


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