[Vision2020] Council Budgets 3rd Street Bridge

Thu Aug 10 14:42:53 PDT 2017

It is an idiotic idea to put a bridge there. Having lived on Third Street
for awhile, and picking up my granddaughter for five years it is a mess as
is, with all the traffic.

First and foremost is the safety of the kids who attend Lena, there will be
a tragic end for a child because of this. Second, there is not enough
parking on Third Street between Blaine and Hayes Streets. It is narrow and
with additional traffic, how are people who park in their driveway and in
the parking lot of White Harlem (sorry, don't know what the name of the
apartments are now)  going to get to the street safely

Janesta, or 'Nesta for those of you who disagree with me. *eyeroll*

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:37 PM, g crabtree <direoutcome at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is extremely fortunate that a resolution signed by a former mayor is
> not binding on a future, more practical, city council.
>
> g
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:33 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> I invite your attention to a ten year-old Moscow (the one in Idaho)
>> resolution.
>>
>> http://www.moscowcares.com/Our_Moscow/Third_Street_Bridge/
>> Resolution_2007_30_Third_Street_Bridge.pdf
>>
>> 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
>>
>> On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Ron Force <ronforce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's in the 2018 budget.
>>
>> Ron Force
>> Moscow Idaho USA
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:50 PM, g crabtree <direoutcome at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Excellent news, connecting third st. has been long over due. Any
>>> indication of when the project is to commence?
>>>
>>> g
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Ron Force <ronforce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News:
>>>>
>>>> Moscow City Council approves budget in heated hearingSome residents
>>>> angry over motor bridge line item
>>>>
>>>>    - By Taylor Nadauld, Daily News Staff Writer
>>>>    - Aug 8, 2017 Updated 8 min ago
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>>>> The Moscow City Council approved its 2018 annual budget during its
>>>> regular meeting Monday night to the annoyance and anger of several
>>>> residents who showed up to oppose a line in the budget for the construction
>>>> of a multi-modal bridge on Third Street.
>>>>
>>>> Some residents told the council the details of the $79,896,719 budget,
>>>> which includes a $10 million bond to be voted on next year, were not made
>>>> transparent enough before the Monday night meeting.
>>>>
>>>> “I think it’s a little late,” Gretchen Stewart of Citizens for a
>>>> Liveable Community told the council during the public hearing for the
>>>> budget.
>>>>
>>>> Stewart criticized the council for not including a copy of the budget
>>>> online and for holding its public budget workshop in the middle of the
>>>> summer.
>>>>
>>>> Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert said the workshop is held the same time every
>>>> year. Other council members echoed that statement.
>>>>
>>>> “This is not being sprung out of the blue,” Councilman Walter Steed
>>>> said.
>>>>
>>>> The council and public have debated for years whether the bridge, which
>>>> would cross over Paradise Creek and fully connect East Third Street, would
>>>> be restricted to pedestrians and bicyclists or include transportation of
>>>> motor vehicles.
>>>>
>>>> Of the bridge’s total cost of $595,085, $15,085 comes from outside
>>>> sources, including individual donations.
>>>>
>>>> Joann Muneta of Citizens for a Liveable Community asked that those who
>>>> donated to make the bridge restricted to pedestrian and bicyclists receive
>>>> a refund.
>>>>
>>>> Several residents argued the bridge would be unsafe, increase traffic
>>>> and congestion and decrease nearby home values.
>>>>
>>>> Members of the organization said they had a petition with more than 400
>>>> signatures opposing construction of a motor bridge.
>>>>
>>>> But Councilman Jim Boland said he believed a majority of Moscow
>>>> residents supported the bridge and he moved to approve the ordinance, which
>>>> was approved unanimously. Councilwoman Gina Taruscio said the budget, while
>>>> not perfect, is for the greater good of the community.
>>>>
>>>> Other residents thanked the council for including budgeting for the
>>>> bridge, though some criticized other line items.
>>>>
>>>> “I don’t think Moscow’s had this many people in a budget meeting in the
>>>> time I’ve been here,” Steed said.
>>>> Ron Force
>>>> Moscow Idaho USA
>>>>
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