[Vision2020] Steed still selling Moscow water?
Paul Rumelhart
godshatter at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 20 21:38:33 PST 2008
You make a very good point. I agree with it completely. I'm just
reminded of this quote from the movie "There Will be Blood":
Drainage! Drainage, Eli, you boy. Drained dry. I'm so sorry. Here, if
you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There
it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches
acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I...
drink... your... milkshake!
(sucking sounds)
I drink it up!
Paul
g. crabtree wrote:
> /"Moscow's water is pumped from an aquifer that gets smaller every
> year. Despite this dwindling resource, Steed wants the city to pump
> even more and ship it across the state line to flush toilets at the
> Hawkins' development."/
>
> We've been over this before. There is no difference between the water
> that is pumped by the City of Moscow for consumption by the Hawkins
> development and the water that Hawkins would drill for itself. It all
> comes from the same aquifer and the toilets get flushed one way or
> another. If the City of Moscow can generate additional revenue by
> selling water to the development and have a bit of control at the same
> time I am in favor of the plan. I applaud Walt in his efforts and as
> far as the time that is being wasted by the council, staff, and state
> legislators I say good. It might keep the more spendthrift
> members away from stupid projects that will fritter away more of our
> precious tax dollars. I'm thinking about the recent three percent
> increase in our city taxes to be misspent on the latest "urban
> renewal" boondoggle.
>
> g
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bill London <mailto:london at moscow.com>
> *To:* Tom Trail <mailto:ttrail at moscow.com> ; Shirley Ringo
> <mailto:ringoshirl at moscow.com>
> *Cc:* vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net
> <mailto:vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net> ; Nancy Chaney
> <mailto:nchaney at moscow.com> ; tom lamar <mailto:lamar at pcei.org> ;
> tara roberts <mailto:troberts at dnews.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 20, 2008 5:19 PM
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] Steed still selling Moscow water?
>
> Representatives Trail and Ringo:
>
> An article in the Daily News (Dec. 19) indicated that Moscow City
> Council member Walter Steed is trying to change Idaho law in order
> to sell Moscow's water to the Hawkins' retail development on the
> Pullman Highway. Steed is now lobbying legislators statewide for
> their support, and I urge you to tell him NO.
>
> Steed needs to end this bizarre quest to sell our water to
> facilitate sprawl development in Washington state.
>
> Moscow's water is pumped from an aquifer that gets smaller every
> year. Despite this dwindling resource, Steed wants the city to
> pump even more and ship it across the state line to flush toilets
> at the Hawkins' development.
>
> The Hawkins' retail development, totally located in Washington
> state, will have profoundly negative impacts on Moscow's economy.
> Sales tax dollars will flow out of Moscow from sales made at
> Hawkin's stores. Also, remember that new retail does not create
> new jobs or new wealth. It only reshuffles the existing dollars.
> Some Moscow stores will likely relocate to the new mall, and more
> Moscow stores will close because of that new development. And, if
> Steed has his way, Moscow would be foolishly funding those
> economic problems by providing the water that makes it possible to
> build the development in the first place.
>
> Steed is wasting his time, but worse he is wasting the time of the
> Moscow City Council and city staff and now legislators statewide
> in his quest to facilitate development in an adjoining state.
> Please tell him NO.
>
> Please respond. I would like to know your opinion on this matter.
>
> Bill London
>
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