[Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Fri Feb 8 05:43:06 PST 2008


Moscow water may not be the finest water in the world, but it is the ONLY 
water we've got.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> I find it hard to believe that anyone would pay for Moscow water. Have 
you tasted it? You
know that brown ring it leaves in all the sinks and bathtubs in Moscow, 
that isn't normal.

>    
>   Best Regards,
>    
>   Donovan
> 
> Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Andreas-It looks like we differ on the definition of "market price."  
I say that market
price is when I pay the same as everyone else.  That is not to say the 
market price
everyone is paying isn't being subsidized by another party.  Oh well, it 
is really a minor
point to the overall discussion.
> 
>   On 07/02/2008, Andreas Schou <ophite at gmail.com> wrote:   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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> 
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