[Vision2020] Rescind or End Motion & End the Taxpayers' Costs

[Saundra Lund]

Dear Mayor Chaney and Council Members Lambert, Carscallen, Weber, Lamar,
Steed, and Krauss:

 

In light of the unanimous decision yesterday against special interest
legislation SB 1002 by the House Conservation and Resources Committee, I'm
interested in knowing when the Council will put an end to the costly and
ridiculous unending motion proposed by Council Member Walter Steed and
passed by the Moscow Council on 2008-10-06?  What, exactly, is the process
for making it happen?

 

Steed said he is not sure that the City has completed all reasonable
efforts. Steed moved to direct staff to

pursue all options including but not limited to conferring with the Idaho
Department of Water Resources, the

Attorney General's Office and changing state code to meet the requirements
of the Hawkins agreement and

allow the city to commence water delivery to the Stateline project.
Carscallen seconded the motion.  <snip> 

 

Weber called the question. Lamar asked if all avenues include staff
recommendation and was told yes.   <snip>

 

Riedner asked for further direction from the Council. Steed said in talking
to staff, he believes that staff, like

other agencies, have options to consider and he would like them to follow
through. He said the original staff

recommendation should be included but staff would have the ability to
change. Steed re-stated the motion:

to direct staff to pursue all options including but not limited to
conferring with the Idaho Department of

Water Resources, the Attorney General's Office and changing state code to
meet the requirements of the

Hawkins agreement and allow the city to commence water delivery to the
Stateline project. He said this will

allow staff to decide what the best options are to make this work. If that
is still the letter proposed then so be

it.

 

Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Steed, Krauss, Weber, Carscallen. Nays: Lambert,
Lamar. Abstentions: None.

Motion carried. <snip>

http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/media/PDFOnly08.htm?select=10-06-08

 

 

I think it's reasonable to point out that in these incredibly difficult
economic times, any further costs from the attempt to advance - on the backs
of Moscow taxpayers -- the special financial interests of an exceedingly
limited group that will benefit Washington state will not be looked upon
kindly.  It's past time to quit trying to ram this issue down the throats of
Moscow citizens who have made it plain as day that they reject this lunacy,
and it's definitely past time to quit wasting our money on this!  Let the
taxpayers of Whitman County foot the bill of figuring out how to make The
Hawkins Companies mega-mall work on their side of the state line since
that's where The Hawkins Companies chose to buy and build.

 

Please note that I've copied my inquiry to Moscow Vision 2020.  If you don't
want your response(s) posted there as follow-up, please be sure to specify
that in your response(s).

 

 

Sincerely,

Saundra Lund

1220 Highland Dr.

Moscow, ID   83843

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.

~ Edmund Burke

 

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