[Vision2020] The Vision 2020 Mission Statement

[Joe Campbell]

Did you say you wanted a piece of me? Just kidding! Here's to a
kinder, more gentle new year! Best, Joe

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:58 PM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:
> Happy Birthday, Joe!  I wish you nothing but peace in the coming year . . .
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>> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 05:31:12 -0800
>> From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
>> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: [Vision2020] The Vision 2020 Mission Statement
>>
>> Tomorrow is my birthday and as a birthday present to Darrell and
>> everyone else, I've decided to make this my last post on the topic.
>> Time off for good behavior, so to speak.
>>
>> Suppose I asked Dan or Matt or Darrell to destroy all of their guns
>> and to stop buying new ones. What would they do? Likely they would
>> laugh. So maybe that's the approach I'll take to Darrell or Matt the
>> next time they'll try to prevent me from exercising my right to free
>> speech: I'll stop talking about what I want, when you destroy all of
>> your guns and promise never to buy another one!
>>
>> On Dec 1 00:17:15 Darrell wrote: “Here is our Mission Statement.
>> Perhaps it should be posted periodically, so that people might read
>> it. It is one of the reasons
>> I initially signed on to V2020.” After posting it, he wrote: “Does
>> this much focus on one topic help us to achieve our mission? I submit
>> that it does not.”
>>
>> I’ve already dealt with the suggestion that V2020 focuses too much
>> attention on Christ Church and NSA. Based on recent findings, we do
>> not. This is just a myth that folks from the right like to spread. But
>> is there anything contrary to discussing this issue in the Mission
>> Statement? Here it is, as quoted from Darrell’s post.
>>
>> Vision 2020 Mission Statement Adopted March 1995:
>>
>> 1. To ensure that all parts of our community have an opportunity to
>> take part in visualizing and planning for the community's future.
>>
>> 2. To strengthen citizens' sense of community by promoting awareness,
>> ownership and investment in Moscow's future.
>>
>> 3. To foster cooperation among (and public involvement with) the
>> agencies and organizations that plan for and make decisions about the
>> future of Moscow and Latah County.
>>
>> 4. To raise awareness on the part of citizens and public officials that:
>> a. uncontrolled and unplanned growth may have negative effects.
>> b. short-term decisions have long-term consequences.
>>
>> 5. To inform ourselves about growth and development issues.
>>
>> 6. To have fun thinking critically and creatively.
>>
>> Keep in mind that NO posts meet all of these criteria, so that can’t
>> be the basis of satisfying the Mission Statement. A better idea is
>> that posts must meet at least one of the criteria. I have fun thinking
>> critically and creatively about Christ Church and NSA. Sure that is
>> not everyone’s idea of fun but it is my idea of fun, so I’m going to
>> keep doing it!
>>
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