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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, Visionaries!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hesitate to swim in the shallows here with the
potential recall, etc., but here I am anyway!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>ANNOUNCEMENTS!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Winter Market, sponsored by Heart of the Arts,
Inc., will warm your heart and give you something fun to do INSIDE
<STRONG>this Saturday</STRONG> morning! Artisans, bakers, story tellers,
musicians and maybe a juggler (?!?) will gather at the 1912 Center between 10 AM
and 2 PM for your shopping, chatting and chewing/chugging pleasure. All the
gossip about the latest in Moscow, dreams and imaginings for spring gardens,
great pottery, jewelry and a new secret booth by Pam Peterson and superior hot
coffee and breakfast pastries... be there!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Latah County Human Rights Task Force Annual
Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Dr. King's birthday, Saturday, January 15,
2005, at the multi-purpose room of the Moscow Junior High School at 9 A.M.
Cherie Buckner Webb , Boise, will be the featured speaker. Cherie is a fine jazz
singer and an even more impassioned community activist for human rights and
dignity. You will find her message moving, inspiring and entertaining, all at
the same time. Join us! Breakfast tickets are available at Bookpeople now... the
breakfast sells out, so get your ticket right away.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>THE CITY THIS WEEK...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>City Council...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The more things change, the more... oh, it always
sounds better in French... you know what I mean.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Council reorganized last Monday night and life
goes on. The parade ordinance (a good revision and clarification of city
practices for <EM><U><STRONG>parades</STRONG></U></EM> by city attorney Randy
Fife) made it through a second reading and will come up for the third reading at
the next Council meeting <STRONG><EM><U>Tuesday, January 18,</U></EM></STRONG>
(because of the MLK Jr. holiday). Take a look at the city's website <A
href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us">www.ci.moscow.id.us</A> for information about
agendas. You can get a copy of the proposed ordinance from the City's
Administrative Office on the third floor of City Hall (for some reason, it's not
on the web or I can't find it).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>PUBLIC WORKS/FINANCE and ADMINISTRATIVE
COMMITTEES...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Both Committees will meet Monday, January 10...
Administrative Committee at 3 PM and Public Works Finance at 4:00 or
4:15 P.M. (check for the time). Council members assigned to these
committees are Peg Hamlett, JoAnn Mack and John Dickinson, Administrative
Committee, and Jon Kimberling, Nancy Chaney and Linda Pall, Public Works/Finance
Committee. On the Public Works agenda will be further discussion of sidewalks
and pedestrian mobility. The needs of those of Moscow who have mobility issues
(read: wheel chair, cane, walker users, unsteady walkers for whatever
reason and those with limited stamina) will be particularly
reviewed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AND SPEAKING OF
SIDEWALKS...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't forget to remove the snow from your
sidewalks within 24 hours of the snowfall!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whether you own or rent, your sidewalk can be a
magnet for accidents and serious injury. Believe me, you would not want on your
conscience the broken hip of a neighbor who slipped and fell because your
sidewalk was an icey trap! That fall could be the beginning of a life-ending,
declining experience for an elderly person. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PLEASE clear your sidewalk during the winter... it
makes it possible for people to move about with less fear and loathing of the
winter ice and snow. I have been the beneficiary on many occasions of my
neighbors and friends who have helped me keep ahead of the game AND, of course,
the regular and wonderful service of Steve McClaine of Me and My Truck who, for
a small fee, will put you on his regular list for sidewalk snow removal. He's
great!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SINCE YOU
ASKED...</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The City has brought forward, from 2002, funds and
a strategic plan goal of preparing and implementing an economic strategic plan.
Some work was done on this in 2002 but many felt that a broader discussion was
necessary. The City has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the Latah
Economic Development Council and will soon be talking with them about the shape
of things to come, including the scope and process of the planning
effort.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Meanwhile, at the National League of Cities meeting
last December, I attended a thrilling (yes, really!) seminar on economic
development that introduced me to a new group that Moscow might qualify to
participate with, the New Cities Foundation. They have a New Cities Initiative
that will be deciding which among a number of candidate cities of various sizes
which 12 cities will be their first participants in the New Cities initiative.
These 12 of varied sizes and varied locations will work with Foundation staff to
bring their respective cities into the 21st century with a unified, progressive
and innovative attitude and set of strategies for the community's economic life
and more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Council took a crack at the New Cities
Assessment tool that covered interesting topics for any city council to look at
with respect to Moscow. The exercise covered many questions under
provocative topics: Connection to the Wider World; Encourage Youth, Diversity
and Inclusiveness; Feed the Mind and Nurture the Soul; Embrace Healthy Living;
Remain True to the City's Uniqueness; Don't merely Grow... Plan and Develop over
Time; Build Beautifully and Steward the Environment; Cultivate Leadership and
Civic Involvement; Recruit, Retain and Generate Wealth; Overcome Obstacles;
Rethink Boundaries; Buy Locally, Sell Globally.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We'll be looking at this opportunity which could
give us more flexibility in our economic development expenditures and bring
additional positive attention to Moscow, <EM>if we were ultimately selected from
among the many cities who would like to be the first set of "New
Cities."</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stay tuned. In the meantime, read more about it on
<A href="http://www.newcities.org">www.newcities.org</A> Take a look at the
press releases from December in the center/lower part of the home page on the
Initiative. exciting, yes!?!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think we have "new" potential, especially if we
move forward together!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linda Pall</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Moscow City
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