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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff><SPAN class=740365500-30122004>For
those of you that would like to develop some useful community dialogue, I'd like
to hear some ideas/comments/suggestions/etc. on the issues I raised
in "Their Veiw" printed in the Daily News 12/24/04. Whether it's
about St. Maries School, 1912, MSD, residential, or whatever development - how
can we make it better?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2>* * * * * * * *
* *<BR>Mark Seman, Architect<BR>Heather Seman, Landscape Architect<BR>Full
Circle Studios<BR>1404 East 'F' Street<BR>Moscow, Idaho
83843<BR>v208-883-3276<BR>f208-883-0112<BR>FCS@Moscow.com</FONT> </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>Kit Craine<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:28
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Bill London<BR><B>Cc:</B>
vision2020@whale2.fsr.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] recall
petition<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>There were enough people in Moscow who were
dissatisfied with the decisions the previous council was making that they
worked within our constitutional system to a change our leadership by electing
Chaney, Dickinson, and Pall. Now an unnamed group of "business owners" are
demanding a recall of those individuals. <BR><BR>Why? Supposedly because they
disagree with ONE decision the current council made as part of the job they
were elected to do.<BR><BR>All without having to put their names on the
line.<BR><BR>Is this the democracy people are dying to establish in
Iraq?<BR><BR>Kit Craine<BR><BR>On Dec 27, 2004, at 10:34 AM, Bill London
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller> 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).<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>
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.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>
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." <?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>
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.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>
If you care about the quality of life in Moscow, don't sign this petition.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>
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