[Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: second reply from

[pkraut at moscow.com]

Maybe you should refer to the recent comments about snide remarks on this 
site. V2020 has a reputaion all over town for people who are not willing 
to learn and listen. Steed and Krauss have been very involved in city 
politics for a long time they both know about the water situation. Thats 
why I voted for them. 



> 
> 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
w> ill refuse to respond to the public regarding any issue that
directly/indir> ectly 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
statemen> t, I totally am open you correcting me on that.
> 
> Question 2 to Mr. Steed - you state "I was attempting to get what I 
could
f> or the City out of a presumed done deal."  IF it were a "done deal" 
then
wh> at are you trying to get out of it for the City?  That phrase 
indicates
tha> t 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
i> nformed prior to the vote regarding this vote and yet you voted - ever
hear>  about putting the question off until more details can be 
presented? 
Would> n't that have been the prudent thing to do in order for you two to 
make a
b> etter, well-informed decision that affects thousands of people's
taxpayers?>  Are you in the habit of voting for something solely on the 
fact "heck,
the> y 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
Walte> r	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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