[Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow

[Andreas Schou]

Darrell --

Actually, they're paying less than market price for the water, even if
"market price" is the same as I pay for the water: the infrastructure
that provides the water is subsidized by the taxes I pay; taxes that
Hawkins won't.

-- ACS

On Feb 7, 2008 5:13 PM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Andreas-Your analogy doesn't quite hold up.  Hawkins (as you note) isn't
> getting the water free.  They are paying market price.  If you offered me
> market price for my car I may very well decide to sell it to you.
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> On 07/02/2008, Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Feb 7, 2008 3:07 PM, g. crabtree <jampot at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> > > And what is it that makes "Moscow water" any different from Pullman
> water or
> > > Yakima water or Richland water or Pendleton water or water pumped in The
> > > Dalles?
> >
> > The same thing that makes "my car" different from "your car." Hawkins
> > should be prevented from getting access to Moscow water at market
> > price for the same reason that you're not going to give me your car
> > for free.
> >
> > I might also note that both Idaho's and Washington's water law gives
> > preferential treatment to prior users. Which includes literally
> > everyone in Moscow over the Hawkins devolpment.
> >
> > -- ACS
>