[Vision2020] Latah Commission 'Shocked' By City's Action

Mon Jan 29 22:18:13 PST 2007

Randy likes to play the lacky role and does it very well. After all, he's 
had years of practice.   But, it is he who did the research and suggested 
the order be given based on what he sees the law as saying the City can get 
away with.  It might behoove you to stop listening to the Three Stooges 
(Plaskon, Fife and Riender) and try listening to the people who are a little 
bit closer to the reality of the issues.

Just how do you think Chaney alone, whom I do NOT like, is responsible for 
what Moscow is going through?  When she was on the Council, she constantly 
referred to those three for advice and information.  She is NOT one to look 
into it herself as much as she is to rely on others to make up her mind for 
her.  A total disappointment in that respect and I am so sorry I got fooled 
enough to vote for her the first time around - won't happen again, I can 
guarantee you that.  While I agree Chaney must go, she should be quickly, if 
not simultaneously followed by The Three Stooges, as well as Les McDonald, 
and Dean Weyan (aka, Mike Hoffman's unofficial mouth piece.)

Put all those people together and what do you get -  A BIG MASS OF "I DON'T 
KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M DOING BUT I GET PAID DAMN WELL TO DO IT!"

J  :]

>From: Jerry Weitz <gweitz at moscow.com>
>To: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>,   
>      "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>CC: aaron ament <aaronament at moscow.com>, Bob Stout <bstout at uidaho.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Latah Commission 'Shocked' By City's Action
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:08:01 -0800
>
>No Bill, It was Chaney that made Randy Fife serve the order.  Randy was
>following orders.  Randy Fife is a person of integrity. Another
>example,  Chaney's actions on unbundling the development process caused at
>least a 20% increase of building cost for Good Sam as our community now
>lacks space for those in need of long term care.  Antigrowth and lack of
>respect for the UI really stinks and it hurts to see it happen for people
>who care.  Unfortuately, the bottom does not seem to be in sight.  Chaney
>must go.  Jerry
>
>
>At 11:52 AM 1/20/07, Bill London wrote:
> >I want to thank Aaron Ament and Bob Stout, the two council members who 
>are
> >clearly explaining that city attorney Randy Fife should never have issued
> >that cease-and-desist order shutting down the ice rink.
> >Fife made a mistake.  The Council was trying to mellow out this little 
>turf
> >war thing with the county and Fife threw gasoline on the fire.
> >I agree that Fife needs to go.Fife
> >BL
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> >To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 7:47 AM
> >Subject: [Vision2020] Latah Commission 'Shocked' By City's Action
> >
> >
> > > >From today's (January 20, 2007) Lewiston Tribune -
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Latah commission 'shocked' by city's action
> > >
> > > By DAVID JOHNSON of the Tribune
> > >
> > > MOSCOW -- Bottom line: The Moscow Rotary Veterans Memorial Pavilion 
>ice
> >rink
> > > at the Latah County Fairgrounds should remain open through the current
> > > skating season and probably beyond.
> > >
> > > It also appears the powers-that-be have joined ranks to ensure a 
>permanent
> > > enclosed multipurpose building, which includes a bigger ice rink, will 
>be
> > > built in the near future.
> > >
> > > Those predictions prevailed Friday after miffed members of the Latah
> >County
> > > Commission voted unanimously to appeal a Moscow cease-and-desist order
> >that
> > > threatened to shut down the popular ice rink next week.
> > >
> > > "That's the first cease-and-desist order I've ever gotten," 
>Commissioner
> > > Jack Nelson said, adding he was "shocked" with the city's action.
> > >
> > > The order came from City Attorney Randy Fife, apparently with Mayor 
>Nancy
> > > Chaney's concurrence. "I think it's in keeping with enforcing the 
>city's
> > > laws," she said earlier in the week, and she stood by the statement 
>after
> > > the commission meeting.
> > >
> > > But two Moscow city councilors, Aaron Ament and Bob Stout, washed 
>their
> > > hands of the tactic. Stout said he was "embarrassed" by the
> >cease-and-desist
> > > order and Ament said the administrative action was a "slap in the 
>face" to
> > > city council members and county officials.
> > >
> > > The rink is located on county-owned fairgrounds property within the 
>Moscow
> > > city limits.
> > >
> > > The city order, issued last week, said the threatened shutdown was 
>based
> >on
> > > the county's failure to finish a parking lot paving project around the 
>ice
> > > rink under a city special-use permit. Several people at the meeting 
>said
> > > afterwards they couldn't believe city officials would actually close 
>the
> > > rink, especially to all the children who use it, over an unfinished
> >asphalt
> > > project. They said the situation smacked more of a power struggle 
>between
> > > political entities.
> > >
> > > Latah County Prosecutor William Thompson Jr., acting as the 
>commission's
> > > legal council, said evidence shows the county had done much of the 
>paving
> > > work and substantially complied with the special-use permit.
> > >
> > > But the bigger issue, Thompson suggested, revolves around a legal 
>question
> > > whether the city has any authority over what happens with the ice 
>rink.
> >The
> > > county, Thompson said, has never acquiesced to city authority. The
> > > commissioners agreed to provisions of the city special-use permit, he
> >said,
> > > mostly as a good-neighbor gesture.
> > >
> > > The county appeal of the cease-and-desist order will go to the city's
> >board
> > > of adjustment, Thompson said. The appeal should result in a stay of 
>any
> > > enforcement action and the rink will remain open. If the board denies 
>the
> > > appeal, the matter can then be appealed directly to the city council. 
>The
> > > courts ultimately could get involved and that would buy even more 
>time,
> > > Thompson said.
> > >
> > > That's good, said Tim Ewers of the Palouse Ice Rink Association 
>(PIRA),
> > > because the rink is extremely popular and hundreds of people devoted 
>to
> > > figure skating, hockey and open skating would be left without a 
>facility
> > > should the city take enforcement action.
> > >
> > > In the meantime, the commissioners, PIRA representatives, members of 
>the
> > > Latah County Fairground Board and apparently city representatives have
> > > apparently agreed to resume talks leading to construction of a 
>permanent
> > > enclosed structure at the site.
> > >
> > > Chaney said the city's cease-and-desist action served as a catalyst to
> >bring
> > > all interested parties together to ultimately build what the majority 
>of
> > > people want at the fairgrounds. But Stout and Ament said the same ends
> >could
> > > have been reached through less drastic means.
> > >
> > > The meeting was attended by about 50 people, most of them ice rink 
>users.
> > >
> > > Mike Fredrickson, chairman of the fairgrounds board, said he and other
> > > members want to work with PIRA to develop a multi-purpose facility 
>that
> > > meets the needs and wants of those who like ice-skating and others who
> >could
> > > enjoy different activities under the same roof.
> > >
> > > Steve Bush, spokesman for the Moscow Rotary Club that's supplied most 
>of
> >the
> > > financial backing for the ice rink, said it's time to keep all 
>entities
> > > working together toward construction of a facility that meets the 
>growing
> > > demands of a public hungry for ice time. He said a better building 
>will
> > > easily attract more people and pay for itself.
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > > "Only by going too far can one possibly find out how far one can go."
> > >
> > > - Jon Dyer
> > >
> > >
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