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<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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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=327572122-10082004><SPAN class=437132822-10082004><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
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>
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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>
<DIV><SPAN class=874305320-10082004><FONT face=Arial
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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size=2></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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