[Vision2020] Fwd: Confederate Flag Burning Activity
Debi Smith
Debismith at moscow.com
Fri Jun 26 17:29:14 PDT 2015
Oh, yes! Lovely!!
Debi R-S
On 6/26/2015 4:30 PM, Scott Dredge wrote:
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> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:02:17 -0700
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fwd: Confederate Flag Burning Activity
>
> One thing I learned during my twenty years in the Army . . .
>
> "Don't tell me *_WHY I CAN'T_*. Explain to me *_HOW I CAN_*!"
>
> Instead of burning the three Confederate battle flags, how about
> shredding them. Does anybody have access to a sizable shredder . . .
> like maybe Moscow Recycling?
>
> Apparently, this is a concept totally foreign to this little corner of
> the world.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
> 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
>
> On Jun 26, 2015, at 3:53 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com
> <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>> wrote:
>
> Would ANY of you fine V-Peeps know of a venue in the city . . . in
> the county . . . in the state where I may legally conduct
> a Confederate Flag Burning activity . . . free . . . or otherwise?
>
> Neither raising a gay Confederate flag nor laying a Confederate
> flag on the ground (for stomping) accomplishes ANYTHING.
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
> 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
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Brian Nickerson <BNickerson at ci.moscow.id.us
> <mailto:BNickerson at ci.moscow.id.us>>
> *Date:* June 26, 2015 at 2:33:47 PM PDT
> *To:* Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com <mailto:thansen at moscow.com>>
> *Cc:* Joe Williams <jwilliams at ci.moscow.id.us
> <mailto:jwilliams at ci.moscow.id.us>>
> *Subject:* *RE: Confederate Flag Burning Activity*
>
> Tom,
>
> Thank you for your email back. As you mentioned we are in the
> busy time of our year in the area and with the temperatures
> and dryness that we are currently experiencing we have extreme
> concerns for the possibility of a wildland or grass fires in
> the area. In addition as you might or might not be aware the
> City has a no burning policy with very few exceptions
> throughout the year and currently only allows open burning a
> two week period during the spring.
>
> At this time we are not allowing any open burning of any kind
> due to the conditions and the weather for any purposes. Once
> the conditions change any request is reviewed on a case by
> case basis.
>
> Sorry was unable to help you at this time but if I can be of
> any other assistance in the future please let me know.
>
> Thank you again for contacting us with this question.
>
> Brian R. Nickerson
> Fire Chief
> City of Moscow
> Moscow Volunteer Fire Department
> 229 Pintail Ln.
> Moscow, ID 83843
> 208-882-2831
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 5:41 PM
> To: Brian Nickerson
> Cc: Joe Williams
> Subject: Re: Confederate Flag Burning Activity
>
> Chief Nickerson -
>
> Thank you for your response.
>
> I realize that this is the busy part of the year for fire
> departments, as temperatures break 100 during the day.
>
> Any assistance/guidance that you can provide would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> We are hoping that such an activity would be possible.
>
> I have been tracking the three Confederate battle flags that I
> have purchased from Amazon mere hours before their embargo
> against sales of Confederate flags went into affect.
> Currently they are scheduled to arrive on Monday (June 29th).
> We are hoping for a date for the flag burning between July
> 6th and July 16th.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
> On Jun 25, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Brian Nickerson
> <BNickerson at ci.moscow.id.us
> <mailto:BNickerson at ci.moscow.id.us>> wrote:
>
>
> Tom,
>
>
> Sorry it took a day to get back to you.
>
>
> As you might know I am still new here and learning the
> processes and programs that we have had in place over the
> years. I will get back to you tomorrow to let you know
> what I find out and provide any information or guidance
> that I might have.
>
>
> Thank you for reaching out.
>
>
>
>
>
> Brian R. Nickerson
>
> Fire Chief
>
> City of Moscow
>
> Moscow Volunteer Fire Department
>
> 229 Pintail Ln.
>
> Moscow, ID 83843
>
> 208-882-2831
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:39 AM
>
> To: Brian Nickerson
>
> Cc: Joe Williams
>
> Subject: Confederate Flag Burning Activity
>
>
> Chief Nickerson and Fire Marshal Williams -
>
>
> In protest to the recent mass killings that took place in
> the AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by an
> individual personally committed to the racist, pro-slavery
> Confederate cause, a group of us would like to burn a
> Confederate Battle Flag within a public venue here in Moscow.
>
>
> I have been informed that unusable U.S. flags here in
> Moscow are destroyed by fire (as they should be, once the
> stripes are separated from the union jack). Could the
> facilities used in this activity also be used in our
> proposed activity?
>
>
> What would be required of us prior to this activity?
>
>
> Is there a public venue currently available for such
> activity . . . perhaps equipped with burn barrels?
>
>
> Your guidance would be seriously and sincerely appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Tom Hansen
>
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
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