[Vision2020] Dispel the anti-growth myth

[Sunil Ramalingam]

Stookey's closed?  When?  Crap, I always bought fertilizer there to melt ice 
in the winter.

Sunil


>From: "April Fingerlos" <aprilf at fingerlos.net>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Dispel the anti-growth myth
>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:30:56 -0700
>
>A perspective from Lurkerville...
>
>The only problem with Brandy's interesting list is that nearly every one of 
>them is a replacement business, not a new one. That's not growth--that's 
>maintenance. Don't forget Winger's doubled in size by reworking the old 
>Bonanza building, and Tucci's took their old building. But, again, both are 
>replacement businesses, not new ones. VJ's BBQ and Loco Grindz are more 
>replacement business. Fastenal moved into a bigger building, and Animal 
>House slowly moved into their old building (returning the building to a pet 
>business). The Inland Blood Center is yet another replacement business, as 
>is the list-beloved Moscow Food Co-Op. I'm admittedly not one that puts the 
>magnifying glass to the council's meeting agendas, but offhand, I don't 
>know that the city council had much influence on any of these, nor any of 
>the additional replacements Brandy lists.
>
>What about totally new construction for a totally new business to Moscow? 
>PAWS is one I can think of right off--it was neat to see an Arxx building 
>go up from bare ground. The small malls (Rodeo Mall and Village Center) are 
>businesses in their own respect, but at the same time, aren't really in 
>this context. It's kind of like calling a condo complex a business--it sort 
>of is, but I'm referring primarily to general public-interacting businesses 
>in this context.
>
>If that's all the real growth there has been, I can see the support for the 
>anti-growth perception.
>
>As for future replacement predictions, I already miss Stookey's for my show 
>gelding's Purina Strategy supply, but I would guess that the building will 
>be leveled and replaced by a recycling center expansion. And, of course, 
>there's the URA ground, but who knows what will ultimately wind up there.
>
>April
>
>April Fingerlos
>Moscow, ID
>
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