[Vision2020] Patrons speak out about Perch changes

[Stephanie Kalasz]

If you go to the City’s website http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/records/Pages/default.aspx you can read the minutes from the July 21, 2014 City Council meeting where it was discussed.  The video is also available if you wish to watch it.



Stephanie Kalasz, CMC
City Clerk
City of Moscow
206 E. 3rd Street
Moscow, ID   83843
(208) 883-7015

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Paul Rumelhart
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 11:30 AM
To: Tom Hansen
Cc: Moscow Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Patrons speak out about Perch changes

What was the reasoning for the city council decision?  I don't remember hearing about this.
And what's the connection to guns?
Paul

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com<mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
Ah, yes . . . Back when guns were not allowed on campus.

Courtesy of the August 28th edition of the UI Argonaut at:

http://www.uiargonaut.com/2014/08/28/patrons-react/

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Patrons react — Students speak out about Perch changes, show support, share memories

The porch is packed with college students, neon beer signs hang in the window and party music lingers in the background at The Perch — just a few feet away from the University of Idaho’s famed Hello Walk.

It was a typical weekend night at The Perch, and the scene has made the store a beloved hangout for UI students.

“It’s a perfect little spot,” said Dradin Kreft, a Perch patron and a senior nutrition major at UI.

Many UI students have expressed remorse over a unanimous decision by the Moscow City Council this summer that prevents The Perch from selling alcohol for on-site consumption.

Located near Old Greek Row, Kreft said The Perch offered a convenient alternative to walking downtown for a drink. He said the storeowner offered great prices on-tap beer, knew students by name and created a welcoming environment for patrons.

Kreft said he would miss going to The Perch after Friday classes to catch up with friends over a beer.

“We’re not going to be able to do that anymore,” he said.

Like many other Vandals, Kreft said he has many memorable moments at The Perch.

He recalled his 21st birthday last March, when his father came to Moscow to help celebrate the day and the two shared his first legal drink at The Perch.

The “21 run” at The Perch is a tradition within many Greek houses, said Allison Sullivan, a member of Delta Gamma Sorority.

Although Sullivan has not made the run yet, she said hanging out with fellow sisters at The Perch is a good time, and a tradition that will be missed. She hopes The Perch will be pouring drinks before her own 21st birthday in November.

Kreft said he appreciated that The Perch did not have an intense drinking environment like many of the bars downtown that serve hard liquor.

UI student Peter Rustemeyer said the store was a hangout spot for many students — particularly those in the Greek community.

“The Perch was a really nice place to go with our friends and meet new friends,” he said.

Zach Cosgrove, a junior mechanical engineering student, said what he enjoyed most about going to The Perch was hanging out with friends.

“It’s just a fun place to be,” he said. “It’s more of just a social thing.”

Kreft said The Perch has been involved in the campus community, and even partnered with his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, to raise money for the fraternity’s national nonprofit, the ALS Association.

The Perch also donated hundreds of dollars to the nonprofit as part of a promotion with the fraternity’s annual Turtle Derby.

The well-known business continues to resonate with UI alumni years later.

John Weber, a Moscow city council member and UI alumni, said he remembers The Perch as a popular malt shop that served hamburgers and milkshakes, and even had a jukebox and pinball machine.

He said he remembers delivering Wonder Bread to The Perch years later as a Hostess Products delivery driver, and went on to even install the draft system inside the business today.

Another city council member, Wayne Krauss, said he recalls The Perch as a convenient grocery store on campus that served canned beer for off-site consumption.

For regular patrons like Kraft, he said he hopes The Perch will return to pouring drinks as soon as possible.

“Bring it back,” he said. “Whatever they have to do.”
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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still.
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon


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