[Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: second reply from Walter Steed

[J Ford]

Wow....thanks, Garrett, for posting Mr. Steed's reply to your emails..

Question to Mr. Steed - why would you purposefully "cut off all replies" to questions put to you by the people that elected you?  Are you saying you will refuse to respond to the public regarding any issue that directly/indirectly affects and effects the tax payers - you know, the ones that pay for you to be in office and voted you there?  If I mis-understand your statement, I totally am open you correcting me on that.

Question 2 to Mr. Steed - you state "I was attempting to get what I could for the City out of a presumed done deal."  IF it were a "done deal" then what are you trying to get out of it for the City?  That phrase indicates that what is, is and there will be no other additions or changes.  Again, if I am incorrect in that, please explain how.

Question 3 to Mr. Steed - You and Mr Krause were apparently not very well informed prior to the vote regarding this vote and yet you voted - ever hear about putting the question off until more details can be presented?  Wouldn't that have been the prudent thing to do in order for you two to make a better, well-informed decision that affects thousands of people's taxpayers? Are you in the habit of voting for something solely on the fact "heck, they are going to do it anyway"?  

WOW!  That seems like a really reliable way to go......



J  :]


> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:12:05 -0800
> From: garrettmc at verizon.net
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: second reply from Walter	Steed
> 
> I am pasting the 2nd reply from Walter Steed below,
> followed by my response, as to keep you all informed
> on his comments...
> 
> Garrett
> 
> 
> Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:47:22
> 
> Garrett, 
> 
> Sorry about the Jason as you are right, that is the
> name I saw at the end.  I purposefully deleted V2020
> because, as a policy, I do not respond to it.  I try
> to respond promptly at all e-mails sent directly to me
> by individuals (please do not incite V2020 to start
> sending everything to me as I will have to stop all
> responses).
> 
> Let me try to clear up the noise ordinance.  You are
> right about my response to you during the campaign.  I
> did not think the one month came up during this
> council's discussions and I was prepared to vote for
> the night times only, but came to believe only Version
> A would pass.  What I said during the campaign was
> what I believed prior to having additional
> information.  We did give officers the ability to
> write noise "speeding" tickets.  I don't think they
> will be too interested in daytime hours but time will
> tell whether or not I am right.
> 
> Re my comment "Locating by Pullman would have had no
> impact on water from our aquifer as it would be drawn
> from the same basin" was poorly worded in that I meant
> their locating in Pullman would have had the SAME
> impact on our water as locating by Moscow as it is
> drawn from the same basin.  Additionally, I have no
> idea what Hawkins thoughts were re scaling back if
> locating in Moscow or what they were set on size wise.
> 
> One thing I have thought about that I should have put
> in the earlier e-mail and might also answer your
> latest is that I, and I believe Wayne, presumed that
> Hawkins would build regardless of what we did.  I did
> not think the present council had the will to continue
> the water rights appeals as they could have cost the
> City 100,000's of dollars with no guarantee of
> success. That being the case, Hawkins would have
> drilled wells and built their project and I was
> attempting to get what I could for the City out of a
> presumed done deal.  Whitman County seems determined
> on seeing this and other development in the corridor
> and I did not want Moscow to sit by as just a
> spectator.  In other words, I do not think we created
> any greater competition for Moscow businesses than
> what was going to occur anyway; and, as I have said, I
> believe the greater volume of business traffic created
> by the Hawkins development will create sales in
> existing Moscow businesses.  A recent newspaper
> article by a U of I economist said as much re a Super
> WalMart.
> 
> Thanks again and let's keep up the dialog,
> 
> Walter
> 
> Walter Steed
> Moscow City Councilor
> 
> 
> Hi Walter,
> 
> Yes, the NO deal was pretty disappointing.  I thought
> you and Dan, who told me he wanted to "shitcan" the
> whole proposal and start from scratch, would join with
> Tom and vote for version C, as that seemed like the
> most reasonable solution, without having to wait and
> see if the police will indeed focus on the advertised
> problem, party houses.
> 
> I've learned in this process that the law you voted on
> is probably "unconstitutionally vague and overbroad",
> and in the right circumstances, will probably be
> challenged and overturned, costing the city, I
> imagine, lots of money if they decide to defend the
> law and lose.
> 
> The least Mayor Chaney could have done is allowed the
> public to speak to the council at the meeting (like
> she said she would) because, like you said at the
> meeting, 3 of you were new members and deserved to
> hear from your constituents.  Perhaps I couldn't have
> convinced you to vote against version A, but at least
> the council would have had the perspective from the
> person who put a lot of time into insuring the city
> passed a reasonable law.
> 
> Unfortunately, I left that meeting with a bad taste in
> my mouth.  I can't help but think how much time I put
> into getting a better law passed, all for naught...
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Garrett
> 
> 
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