[Vision2020] Bridge

Sat Feb 17 08:05:30 PST 2018

>From Paradise creek to Hayes, 3rd is a pretty narrow street for multiple use. I cannot see how spending more than a million dollars of our tax monies is a wise use of those funds. I am very glad that our new council women are questioning the process as it has unfolded.  

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  1. Moscow City Council Agenda for TUESDAY (Laurie M. Hopkins)
  2. Public comment needed on bridge (Moscow Cares)
  3. Caturday (February 17, 2018) (Moscow Cares)

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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:09:15 +0000
From: "Laurie M. Hopkins" <lhopkins at ci.moscow.id.us>
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Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow City Council Agenda for TUESDAY
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The Moscow City Council agenda/packet for Tuesday has been uploaded to the City's website.

All City offices are closed Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday.

The link to the Agenda Center where you can find all our meeting agendas is here:

http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/AgendaCenter

The agenda and packet for Tuesday's City Council meeting can be found here:

https://id-moscow.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/City-Council-2/?#02202018-773

This link will open the agenda center and specifically show you the February 20, 2018 meeting.

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Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 02:02:06 -0800
From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] Public comment needed on bridge
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Courtesy of today?s (February 17, 2018) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with thanks to Judy Sobeloff.

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Public comment needed on bridge

Last week's front-page article ("Council OKs Plan C for traffic calming," Feb. 7) about the Moscow City Council's unanimous decision to approve traffic calming measures on Third Street in conjunction with the planned multimodal bridge gave me hope that the democratic process can function as it is supposed to, and that local residents can indeed have input into the decisions of local government.

The article states, "Given strong opposition to the multimodal bridge by some, newly elected councilwomen Brandy Sullivan and Anne Zabala suggested further discussing the construction of a significantly cheaper pedestrian and bicycle bridge before settling on the multimodal bridge."

The article then says, "Mayor Bill Lambert responded by saying the multimodal bridge is budgeted for this year and is moving forward. 'One thing I do know is change is very uncomfortable for most people, and we've seen this through this entire process,' Lambert said.' "

The general tendency of people to resist change may or may not be true, but what is certainly true - and should be applauded - is Lambert's observation that we've seen resistance through this entire process. Local residents have spoken up in what seems to be an overwhelming majority to oppose a change that seems expensive, unnecessary and destined to decrease the livability and safety of our community.

As I understand the situation, funding for the multimodal bridge was inserted into the city's budget last summer without opportunity for public comment. This should never have happened, and the unanimous approval of traffic calming measures is an excellent step in addressing concerns. The multimodal bridge is not a done deal, however, and it seems time for the mayor and the City Council to open the decision to public comment.

Judy Sobeloff
Moscow

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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:44:46 -0800
From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] Caturday (February 17, 2018)
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Stay tuned for the newest Olympic sport premiering this Caturday.

Courtesy of the AV Club at:

https://www.avclub.com/all-hail-the-greatest-olympic-sport-cat-curling-1822955906

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All hail the greatest Olympic sport: Cat Curling

http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_021718.jpg

Curling has been an official part of the Winter Olympics since 1998. Naturally, now that we?ve reached its 20th anniversary in the international spotlight, fans and athletes must look inward and consider whether or not its rules need reworking. Are the competitors being pushed hard enough? Are viewers entertained by the event? Is anything missing from Olympic curling that would make it a more complete?more exciting?sport? 

The answer, as with most things, is that it could probably use some cats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evNi4_2qHPY&sns=em

A rare clip of the inaugural Cat Curling event, back from the prehistoric era of 2006 internet videos, shows that there?s good precedent for the revised form. Though mysteriously scrubbed from official broadcast archives and absent from the ongoing Korean games, supporters are still been hard at work lobbying for its return. In the meantime, Olympic hopefuls have been inspired to submit footage of their own athletes deep in training.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97VO8mZGj7c&sns=em

Here we see a variation involving a shoe box and linoleum, which recreates the conditions of keen ice and allows the furry stone a brisk back line to hog speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAZaLn2L0Lo&sns=em

The ?barefoot marathon? version of the sport, though, has more adherents. Likely to supplant tool-assisted cat curling as the dominant form, supporters praise the purity of play as the living, purring rock interacts directly with the ice. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PP52Ah6L0k&sns=em

Whichever version finds favor with the International Olympic Committee, it?s thrilling to see a sport evolve in our own time. Complacency is the enemy of competition, applying to athletes and rule keepers alike. If curling is to maintain popularity in decades to come, we have to be willing to adopt bold new directions for the sport. The failure of cat luge, cat giant slalom, and cat figure skating to achieve widespread support in the past can?t be seen as a deterrent, but as a learning experience. 

And once curling has been reworked, it?s time to look toward the Summer Games. First up for consideration? 

Gymnastics . . .
https://youtu.be/1RE5OB38stU

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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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