[Vision2020] Location is Everything

[Art Deco]

I do not all that material easily available.  It is on my machine in
Georgia.

w.

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:13 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Wayne -
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> Would you happen to have hard (or digitized) copies of your search results
> detailed below?
>
> Would like to post them publicly in September.
>
> Tom H.
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* Representative Tom Trail <ttrail at house.idaho.gov>
> *Date:* January 20, 2012 8:28:42 AM PST
> *To:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> *Subject:* *RE: [Vision2020] Location is Everything*
>
> Tom  I know that Wayne dug out this information during his research when
> the Hawkin’s issue was hot and we defeated the sale****
>
> Of water to Hawkins from Moscow.     So you would have to ask him.****
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> t****
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> *From:* Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2012 8:47 AM
> *To:* Representative Tom Trail
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Location is Everything****
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> Do you know if Wayne Fox has hard (or digitized) copies of his search?****
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> If so, I would love to obtain copies to be posted publicly no earlier than
> September.****
>
> Tom H.****
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> On Jan 20, 2012, at 7:28 AM, Representative Tom Trail <<ttrail at house.idaho.gov>
> ttrail at house.idaho.gov> wrote:****
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> Tom about the same time a well known Moscow City Councilman tried to sell
> Moscow water out of state and Hawkins had bought the****
>
> Land across the stateline for the mall site,  I remember talking to Wayne
> Fox.    Wayne conducted a search of the assessors office****
>
> In Colfax and found that some of Moscow’s “finest”  had bought farm land
> close to the mall site—and just about the the time or before****
>
> The announcement came out.    It would be interesting to have full
> disclosure on this topic.****
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> t****
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> *From:* <vision2020-bounces at moscow.com>vision2020-bounces at moscow.com[mailto:
> vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Hansen
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2012 2:34 AM
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020
>
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] Location is Everything
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> Courtesy of the Letters section of today's (January 20, 2012)
> Moscow-Pullman Daily News with much appreciation to Garrett Clevenger.****
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> Location is everything****
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> *Posted: Friday, January 20, 2012 12:00 am*****
>
> After reading Whitman County Commissioner Pat O'Neill's column (His View,
> Jan. 18), I wonder why, if he truly asks, "Is it good for all the residents
> of Whitman County," he supports placing the megamall where it's mostly
> intended to serve (i.e. take business away from) Moscow?****
>
> Wouldn't building the mall closer to Pullman, perhaps west of Pullman,
> instead of at the eastern border, better serve the rest of Whitman County?
> ****
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> Why should residents in Colfax, or even Pullman, who presumably will pay
> for the $15 million-plus Hawkins subsidy, have to drive almost to Moscow to
> shop? If the mall were west of Pullman, the rest of Whitman County would
> have more convenient shopping opportunities.****
>
> Folks in Whitman County may have to live with their elected officials'
> belief that tax dollars should be used to build the mall, but I imagine
> they'd want to at least make sure the subsidy makes sense and will pay
> itself back. They'd probably also hope that what they are supporting
> financially is built with their best interests at heart, not Hawkins's
> bottom line.****
>
> It seems like the Hawkins deal serves more the desire to develop the
> Moscow-Pullman corridor than serve the needs of Whitman County residents.*
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> I wonder what other enterprises these commissioners are willing to invest
> tax dollars in, with or without really doing due diligence?****
>
> Garrett Clevenger, Moscow****
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> Seeya later, Moscow.****
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> Tom Hansen****
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> Post Falls, Idaho****
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> "If not us, who?****
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> If not now, when?"****
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> - Unknown****
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Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
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