[Vision2020] Item of interest

[Darrell Keim]

How is the city council working in conjunction with the Chamber on an item
of potentially broad benefit a bad thing, Tom?

PS-West of Paris has been closed for several years now.  Too bad!  It was
delicious.


On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> In other words, a city council that '*GIVES A DAMN ! ! !'*
>
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> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:51:18 -0700
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Item of interest
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> After the city council has approved an 11-percent property tax increase.
>
> Courtesy of item #9 of the City Council agenda at:
>
> http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/records/Agendas/Council%2009-02-14.pdf
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> *9.  Special Event Sidewalk Cafe Extension Trial - Jen Pfiffner*
> The City of Moscow, in partnership with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce, is
> hosting a downtown block party to welcome new and returning students back
> to the community on September 26, 2014. The event is designed to
> introduce the Moscow community and local businesses to students and to
> provide an opportunity to celebrate our community as a whole. For the event
> Main Street from ‘A’ Street to 6th Street will be closed with the Third
> Street crossing remaining open. The City and Chamber would like to provide
> a festive and enticing atmosphere for the September 26 event, as well as
> provide an incentive for businesses to participate. To do so, it is
> proposed that the restrictions relating to Sidewalk Cafeìs be adjusted for
> this event and as a pilot for potential future downtown events. The
> proposed adjustment to the restrictions would include allowing
> establishments to abut a neighboring businesses property lines rather than
> their own property lines, thereby expanding the available area for a
> Sidewalk Cafeì presence for an establishment. All other restrictions would
> still apply. The establishment would be required to file an amended
> Sidewalk Cafeì Licensed Area diagram to the City Clerk with written
> permission from the neighboring business allowing the extension of the area
> in front of the neighboring business. For those establishments permitted to
> serve alcohol, they would need to apply for a catering permit with the City
> of Moscow in accordance with State liquor regulations. It is proposed that
> fees for these adjustments for this event be waived.
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>
> What we have here is the Moscow tax payer footing the bill for Mayor
> Lambert's "If Moscow loved me as much as I love myself" party.
>
> Three vendors that I imagine will present a major appearance are *West of
> Paris*,*Bucers*, and *NuArt* . . . maybe even *NSA* . . . all at Moscow
> tax-payer expense.
>
> I wonder if I can get the city of Moscow to pay for next June's
> Intolerista Wingding . . . probably not, huh?
>
> Tom
>
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