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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Steve,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>What you say does not surprise me.
For many, many years this kind of thing has gone on in Moscow.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Look at all the sub-divisions that were
approved without paved streets, sidewalks on both sides, without curb and
gutter, etc. without regard to safety and for future homeowner's
costs. As a former planner elsewhere, I know that this kind of thing
points to corruption, unregulated influence, manipulation, and
gullibility at various places in the system.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Moscow is for most a wonderful community to
live in. I thank the city council for going through with some of the
needed improvements on Mountain View. (Some of the problems addressed
should have never happened in the first place.) As nice as Moscow is it
does have a have a few major problems. "Developers Rule!" is one of
them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Again, I had hoped that the new city
council would have reined in the developers and the paid city staff who have
created the environment at city hall of
appeasement/bending-over-backwards to developers at the cost to the
ordinary citizen. It is one thing to assist developers; it is another to
allow them to run roughshod over the needs and concerns of
citizens.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Perhaps, we can hear from an assortment of
city employees, elected officials, and others on why this unfortunate
trend continues.</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>
<DIV><BR>Wayne</DIV>
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<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lindsey@nrsweb.com href="mailto:lindsey@nrsweb.com">Steve Lindsey</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco aka W. Fox</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision
2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Aug 10 Update
on Dog Park</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=327572122-10082004><FONT face=Arial size=2>The truly
frustrating thing is that the developers and the School district had all but
decided they were going to take over the dog park, gave an hour notice to most
other parties involved in the planning committee meeting, including members of
the committee. Then pressure<SPAN class=437132822-10082004>d</SPAN> the
city to approve the plan with "minor" adjustments so they could get the
project started and the new asphalt down to accommodate the new school
year. The developers and/or school district are in the back pocket of
someone with enough power to push this big of a project through in less than a
month. I'll be sure to remember all these events come election time,
hopefully others will as well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=327572122-10082004><SPAN class=437132822-10082004><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Art Deco aka W. Fox<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 10, 2004
3:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision 2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Aug 10
Update on Dog Park<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Steve,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>I am at a loss to see why the city
needs to accommodate the developers. Why can't they just say
"No." I thought the results of last election was to get rid of this
kind of good ol' boy/girlism where developers rule. I guess I was
wrong.</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>
<DIV><BR>Wayne</DIV>
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<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lindsey@nrsweb.com href="mailto:lindsey@nrsweb.com">Steve
Lindsey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=kcraine@moscow.com
href="mailto:kcraine@moscow.com">Kit Craine</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">2020
Vision</A> ; <A title=hsop@moscow.com
href="mailto:hsop@moscow.com">hsop@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Aug 10
Update on Dog Park</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Kit,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the
information, however, the statement "there will be no major losers" is a
bit out of line. For one the "New" area of the dog park in
the Southeast corner will be if not directly connected very close to the
existing outdoor dog kennels on the south side of the shelter. The
Humane Society staff, when meeting with the city engineers, specifically
asked that a concrete or cinder block wall be built to separate and
obstruct the view of the shelter dogs and the dogs in the park. This
request has been ignored as have many other requests the Humane Society
has asked for. Who will be responsible should a dog from
the public jump the fence into the Humane Society kennels or vice
versa, and one of the dogs is injured? Who will be accountable
when the poor dog or dogs that stay in the kennel closest to the dog park
become "kennel crazy" due to watching all the other dogs in the park run
free, and therefore being at the shelter for a much longer time?
Thankfully the Humane Society is a no-kill shelter, and spot will not
be euphonized because he has been there for months.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial size=2>There will be
major losers in this and it will be the users of the dog park,
the Humane Society of the Palouse, and the
dogs. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve
Lindsey </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=874305320-10082004> </SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Kit
Craine<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 2020
Vision<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Aug 10 Update on Dog
Park<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Here's the latest on the Dog Park:<BR><BR>Yesterday (August
9, 2004) staff presented what they feel is the best solution to the
encroachment into Dog Park to the Public Works/Finance committee. This
was a report so no decisions were made.<BR><BR>According to the City
Engineer, the proposed route through the park is, in fact, the only
viable solution to the school district's requirements for a
bus\-compatible driveway. The following actions will be taken in order
to mitigate the damage to the park:<BR><BR>\-> The school district
will trade land that is currently a landscaped buffer along the east
boundary of the park for the land they need.<BR><BR>\-> The east side
of the park will be expanded into that area, plus a chunk on the
south\-east corner of the existing park; roughly, this chunk goes along
the east side of the shelter to the south side of the shelter. The
result will be an L\-shaped area that is approximately 5,000 square feet
larger than the current park.<BR><BR>\-> The park expansion will eat
four parking places. To replace these, five spaces will be built on the
west side of the shelter's driveway.<BR><BR>\-> The estimated cost
for this project is $25,000\-$26,200. The Salisburys will pay this by
foregoing the city's contribution (approx. $25,000) for upgrading the
sewer main from 8 inches to 12.<BR><BR>\-> The city will try to do
the work in stages so the park can remain open.<BR><BR>At this time, the
drawbacks appear to be:<BR><BR>\-> The Humane Society has raised
funds and purchased materials to build two outdoor dog runs where people
can meet prospective pets. Their plan was to put these runs on the west
side of the shelter; the city engineer feels there will be enough space
south of the new parking spaces for these runs; the Humane Society isn't
sure whether that is true. The city and Humane Society are still looking
into that.<BR><BR>\-> The school district's driveway will take the
best\-drained area of the park. The users are concerned over the park
becoming a mud\-hole during the rainy seasons. That issue is being
evaluated.<BR><BR>\-> The suggested solution will make it impossible
to expand the already at\-capacity animal shelter. As a result, when the
shelter must expand, it will have to be relocated to a new
site.<BR><BR>The city is working with all involved parties, including
the Humane Society, so it doesn't appear that there will be any major
losers.<BR><BR>That's all for now.<BR><BR>Kit Craine<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?/smaller><?/fontfamily>
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