[Vision2020] Fw: Recall the city council

[Tom Hansen]

Betsy -

That is one of the motives behind . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com

I am also pursuing another venture in tandem with the website.

If you are interested, contact me off list.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Betsy Dickow" <betsyd at turbonet.com>
> To: "roger hayes" <rhayes at turbonet.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Recall the city council
> 
> 
> > Dear Roger,
> >
> > Thank you for your remarks...I, for one, could not agree with you 
more. 
> > This Hawkins deal is not the first time I have found the city
> > negotiating behind closed doors.
> >
> > For the good of the community, I encourage all concerned citizens to 
> > become watchdogs of our city "guardians"  (irony intended)...Please 
attend
> > as many Moscow City Council meetings as you can, whether you are 
directly 
> > affected by their actions or not.  It is only with the watchful eyes, 
> > speech, and actions of  its citizens that Moscow will have the 
transparent 
> > and open government that is our due in a democracy.
> >
> > And to the council, mayor, and staff at City Hall, while I believe 
most of 
> > you have the best of intentions, your actions have, in recent years, 
been 
> > deplorable.
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Betsy Dickow
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "roger hayes" <rhayes at turbonet.com>
> > To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:40 AM
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Recall the city council
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> 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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