[Vision2020] Selling Latah Health Services

[lfalen]

Donovan has some good points here. What is the hurry in putting it to the voters? The only thing left is the pool and Gritman is running it. Why spend $20,00 on a vote that has only the option of Gritman or the status quo? Would not it have been better to publicly solicit interest from prospective bidders. There are two unsolicited bidders offering in excess of $200,000, both of which would keep the pool open. Why would it have not been wise to see who else was interested, before a costly vote is taken and might result in putting us back were we are now. Gritman may very well be the best bet, but we do not know that. Apparently a group in Spokane was interested in it as assisted living facility. All options should be  on the table before a costly vote  is taken.

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: Donovan Arnold donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:41:41 -0800
To: Debbie Gray graylex at yahoo.com,  vision2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Selling Latah Health Services

> Debbie,
>    
>   My first fear is that the building will no longer be used to provide a place of care for the indigent elderly and disabled members of the Palouse community. I think that in the near future a building will be needed for this purpose. 
>    
>   My second fear is that the county will be duped, in that the building will not be used for the purposes that Gritman wishes due to high costs of renovation and maintenance. I think that the building will simply be used as office space leased out by Gritman. What else can they possibly afford to use the building for? The renovation costs to convert that building for what they want will cost more than just building a new building. 
>    
>   My third major fear is that millions of dollars that the taxpayers have invested over the last 50 years into the building will be tossed, or given away. We will be losing a multimillion dollar investment because we don't want or cannot spend the money to maintain and repair the building at this moment in time. 
>    
>   The generation that fought in WWII and understands sacrifice, sacrificed to have that building build so that they, their children and grandchildren would have a decent place to live in the event that they lose their independence.
>    
>   I would be willing to sell the building to Gritman provided that:
>    
>   1) The therapy pool was kept open and maintained for members of the community
>   2) In the event that Gritman could not start the modifications as promised within five years, the building ownership reverts back to Latah.
>   3) That the building be used for Non-Profit community needs ONLY.
>   4) That any offers to maintain and operate the facility as an assisted living of skilled nursing facility take precedence over any other proposals for use of the space. 
>    
>   Best,
>    
>   Donovan J Arnold
>    
>   PS, I would not be overly objective to using a portion of the building as an alternative High School. 
>    
>   PSS, Why does Gritman want to own the portion of property where the child care center is located? 
>   
> Debbie Gray <graylex at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   So what are the main complaints against this proposal?
> That Gritman might change their mind and not provide
> the services they are intending? That Latah County is
> somehow going to lose out by letting this happen
> because....?
> 
> Too tired to devil's advocate myself,
> 
> Debbie Gray 
> 
> --- "B. J. Swanson" wrote:
> 
> > Visionaries,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Gritman Medical Center's Proposal to Purchase and
> > Letter of Intent regarding
> > Latah Health Services can be found by visiting
> > Gritman's website (the front
> > page) at www.gritman.org ,
> > and clicking on the
> > "Proposal to Purchase and Letter to Latah County
> > Regarding Latah Health
> > Services" link in the bottom right hand corner.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Gritman will continue to update the website with
> > more information and plans
> > as they become available. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > B. J. Swanson
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >
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