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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Gerald Weitz, spokesperson for a
group of local business owners who plan to remain anonymous, is now selling
some especially sleazy snakeoil. Weitz is collecting signatures on a
recall petition, hoping to drive John Dickinson, Linda Pall and Nancy Chaney off
the Moscow City Council (Daily News front page, Dec. 23).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Weitz is angry since these three
council members are thoughtfully examining development plans, seeking the
community's best interest and hoping to maintain our quality of life, instead of
rubberstamping any project like previous council members did.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Weitz is very angry, and
the irrationality of his position was clearly revealed in his
overblown rhetoric. For example, in the article, Weitz was quoted as
saying in reference to the three council members, "We will crush them."
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> That level of irrational
anger is the driving power behind this petition. Some local business
interests, who have enjoyed years of virtually no oversight by Moscow city staff
or council members, are very upset that their goal of more profit, more houses,
more roads, more of everything is now receiving some scrutiny by our council
representatives. So, they are venting their anger through this recall
petition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If you care about the quality of
life in Moscow, don't sign this petition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> BL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>