[Vision2020] Recall the city council

roger hayes rhayes at turbonet.com
Sun Mar 23 10:40:07 PDT 2008


> Moscow citizens need to take a good look at what the city council's 
> decision to provide water and sewer to the Hawkins company will bring.
> Yesterday's Daily News posted some serious speculation about WalMart 
> building a Super Center in the Hawkin's development. Earlier, I did 
> have a suspicion that was a distinct possibility. I could not see how 
> a Lowes could be the anchor store. WalMart, Idaho division, remains 
> tight lipped about its plans, but would not rule out the possibility. 
> A local WalMart employee speculated that it is a reality.
> By providing water and sewer service across the state line, Moscow 
> taxpayers may now subsidize the construction of WalMart. Whitman 
> county taxpayers are providing over 10 million in infrastructure 
> development.  This is an ultimate irony since both communities have 
> waged campaigns against the building of a Super Center in their 
> communities. And in Moscow's case, we are dealing a vast economic blow 
> to our community.
> Much more is going on than we citizens know. What other "deals" are 
> happening behind closed doors?
> I do feel that if WalMart comes in it will prove how inept, and most 
> likely, corrupt the current Moscow city council is. The council will 
> no doubt plead ignorance, and do so with an arrogant smile.
We need to do something and do it quickly. Any ideas?
>

> Roger Hayes
>



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