[Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow

[Matt Decker]

Paul,

Smack in between Airport rd and applebees, and further north, adjacent to the Mormon Church.

Matt

> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:36:09 -0800
> From: godshatter at yahoo.com
> To: rhayes at turbonet.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow
> 
> Not trying to necessarily take a contrary view, simply trying to 
> understand...
> 
> Where exactly will the mall be located?  I've heard "just across the 
> border", but where, exactly?  Is it relatively close to Applebees and 
> Walmart?  If it's close enough to need to connect to our water mains, 
> won't this have the offsetting effect of bringing more Washington state 
> dollars to our mall, Walmart, fast food joints, etc?  If they're already 
> over here, won't at least a few people get their groceries at Winco 
> instead of driving back to Pullman and across the town to get to a 
> grocery store?
> 
> Won't this bring people from out of the area, some of whom will shop 
> here in Moscow?  Do we really expect that many fires or police calls to 
> this megamall to really affect their readiness to handle in-town 
> emergencies?
> 
> I understand about the water issues.  It's all the same milkshake and 
> their straw could suck it dry, just like was mentioned in the "There 
> will be blood" movie.  I can understand being concerned about our 
> aquifer, and I share that concern.  However, at least we're getting some 
> compensation for it.
> 
> I'm also on your side about the secrecy.  Very few reasons should 
> justify secrecy in our city government, and protecting the pockets of 
> fatcats should definitely not be one of them.
> 
> Paul
> 
> roger hayes wrote:
> > Dear Moscow taxpayers and business owners,
> >
> > It appears the city of Moscow will provide water, sewer, and most 
> > likely police and fire services to the proposed Hawkins development 
> > which is slated to be built just across the border in Washington. Who 
> > will benefit by this? Hawkins, regional developers and Whitman county. 
> > The losers will be Moscow businesses and Moscow taxpayers.
> > If this plan comes to fruition, we will be exporting our tax dollars to 
> > Whitman county, shipping the profits of local business to another 
> > state, while reducing Moscow's tax base, AND increasing the demand on 
> > our city's infrastructure. How much money will Hawkins agree to pay 
> > Moscow to mitigate the destructive consequences this megamall will have 
> > on our city?
> > With the exception of Tom Lamar, the city council voted against the 
> > best interests of our city and its citizens. Walter Steed said he could 
> > not comment on the negotiations because they were held in "secret." Why 
> > the secrecy? Steed also said "this will not make some people happy." 
> > Well, when you make a deal which is destructive to the people who 
> > elected you, it is bound to make them unhappy.
> > We need to consider a RECALL!
> >
> > Roger Hayes
> > Moscow!
> >
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