[Vision2020] Oppose Noise Ordinance Modifications

[Craine Kit]

Garret and all,

My City email address has not yet been assigned. For the time being,  
I can be contacted at kcraine at verizon.net.

Kit Craine

On Oct 3, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Garrett Clevenger wrote:

> Hello,
> I am asking you to take a moment and contact Moscow’s City  
> Council.  Emails are below...
> On October 1, Moscow's City Council unanimously voted yes to modify  
> Moscow’s Noise Ordinance to allow police officers to issue  
> citations without warning and without civilian complaint.  There  
> isn't even a set decibel limit.  It is up to the discretion of the  
> police.
> In other words, if you are making any noise the police deem  
> inappropriate, they can now fine you on the spot on public and  
> private property.
>
> They also did not ask the public for input at the meeting.
>
> The only reason it is not now law is because Linda Pall blocked  
> Bill Lambert from suspending the rules of 3 votes.
> According to our city attorney Randy Fife, our district judge Bill  
> Hamlett has ruled that Idaho law states police officers cannot  
> represent themselves as citizens since their job is to represent  
> all citizens.  It is illegal for them to have the power this  
> proposal gives them.  Therefore, this new proposal seems like it  
> would be struck down if challenged.
>
> We certainly don't have the power to have our voices heard at the  
> federal level, where civil liberties are on the attack.  Take a  
> moment to have your voice heard by your local representatives.   
> They are just doing there job trying to solve a problem and need  
> guidance to insure they are not mimicking the erosions on the  
> national level.
>
> Aaron Ament  aaronament at moscow.com
> Bill Lambert  blambert at ci.moscow.id.us
> Linda Pall  lpall at moscow.com;
> John Weber  jweber at moscow.com
> Tom Lamar  tlamar at moscow.com
>
> Unfortunately, the city website has not yet posted the new council  
> woman Kit Crane's email.  Perhaps her phone number is in the  
> phonebook?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Garrett Clevenger
>
>
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