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<DIV><FONT size=4>Bill, et al,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>This news is hardly surprising. It reflects
the propensities of the Christ Church Cult for dishonesty and illegal
activities in the name of their alleged god and Douglas Wilson (some people
sometimes confuse the two, including apparently Wilson himself) and long
standing corruption in the City of Moscow with respect to planning, zoning, and
development. I hope the newer city councilpersons will show some real
moxie in this case. That is why they were elected in my
opinion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Kudos to the private citizens who, despite the obviously
intentional lack of oversight by the city, have brought this matter, at their
own private expense, to the attention of the public.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG><FONT size=5>There are good reasons for keeping
educational institutions out of downtown commercial cores and it has nothing to
do with the nature of the institutions</FONT></STRONG>. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Downtown commercial cores need to present a variety of vibrant
shopping and service opportunities for the general public in order to remain
commercially viable. Downtowns die when non-commercial activities replace
shopping/service opportunities: because downtown shopping/service
opportunities are diminished when noncommercial activities move in while
malls/big box stores expand their shopping opportunities, fewer people use the
downtown area. This causes some shopping/service providers to move or to
fail which, in turn, makes the downtown area less desirable; the vicious cycle
continues </FONT><FONT size=5><STRONG>until the downtown area becomes a
commercial disaster.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>In my opinion as a former planning and zoning coordinator and
since a student of various kinds of development, I think it would be
extremely foolish of the city to revise the zoning code to allow NSA to remain
where it is at the risk of further endangering the commercial viability of the
downtown area. Having dealt with a similar situation before, a court order
demanding the illegal activities cease immediately and possible criminal
prosecution is the most effective way to deal with such nuisances.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I look forward to hearing the perhaps ingenious
explanations/excuses of the city's negligence in this case and the CCC's
"innocent" denials (especially their and the city's explanations of why all the
required building permits were not procured for the remodeling of the old [and
sick] GTE building).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=london@moscow.com href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=nchaney@moscow.com
href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com">Nancy Chaney</A> ; <A title=johnd@moscow.com
href="mailto:johnd@moscow.com">John Dickinson</A> ; <A
title=ginagormley@hotmail.com href="mailto:ginagormley@hotmail.com">gina</A> ;
<A title=peg_hamlett@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:peg_hamlett@sbcglobal.net">PEG
HAMLETT</A> ; <A title=prall@moscow.com
href="mailto:prall@moscow.com">prall@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=lpall@moscow.com href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">Linda Pall</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 22, 2005 9:21
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] NSA illegal?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When New St. Andrews college moved into downtown
Moscow two years ago, that use of downtown space was a violation of the city
zoning ordinance. In the city code for the zoning of the central
business area, schools are not a permitted use. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Commercial schools" like Leon's hairdresser
school are permitted, but educational institutions are not permitted.
You can read the code (see section 3.5) at:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE04/chapter3.pdf">http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/citycode/TITLE04/chapter3.pdf</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Daily News (Saturday, 1/22/05, page 3A)
included an article (see below) about 3 residents who filed a complaint with
the city about this mistake.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Coupled with the NSA/Christ Church property tax
scam, this seems to show a pattern:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. incompetent legal advice to NSA/Christ Church
leadership -- or -- a knowing violation of the law by the NSA/Christ Church
officials</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. public-minded citizens forced to take their
own time and resources to force the NSA/Christ Church to follow the
law</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. lack of oversight by city and county
staff as well as Moscow City Council and Latah County officials.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Daily News, January 22, 2005
<H2>Complaint alleges New St. Andrews not permitted downtown by city
code</H2><BR>
<ADDRESS>Alexis Bacharach</ADDRESS><BR>A complaint was filed with the city of
Moscow on Friday requesting operations at New St. Andrews College be
discontinued in the downtown business district.
<P>Attorney Mike Curley, who represents plaintiffs Joseph Hansen, Dustin Bauer
and Charles Nolan, said Moscow code prohibits public and private colleges in
the central business zone. The private Christian college purchased the former
Verizon building in 2002 and moved into the facility in 2003. It is located at
405 S. Main St., on Friendship Square.
<P>"I suppose some people realized the operation of a college in the central
business district was illegal and they wanted to stop it," Curley said about
his clients' motivations in filing the complaint. "
<P>I expect the zoning administrator, as requested in the complaint, will
investigate and take some action."
<P>Greg Dickison, attorney for New St. Andrews, said the complaint is
baseless.
<P>"The college is not doing anything illegal," he said. "The college has been
in touch with the city since it opened up there. To say we're violating the
zoning code is absolutely silly."
<P>Hansen, a former student at New St. Andrews, said he has nothing against
the school but believes its use is prohibited downtown.
<P>"I want (New St. Andrews) to stay in Moscow. I was a student there for two
years, and I like (New St. Andrews) very much," he said. "It's just not
supposed be in the central business zone."
<P>Moscow Community Development Director and Zoning Administrator Joel Plaskon
confirmed he received the complaint on Friday, but refused to comment further
<P>Curley provided the Daily News a copy of the complaint, signed by Hansen,
Bauer and Nolan.
<P>"New Saint Andrews College is expressly prohibited from conducting business
at its current location in downtown Moscow," the complaint reads. "
<P>We respectfully request that, as provided by Moscow City Code, you prevent
and restrain the continued illegal use of their building."
<P>According to Moscow City Code, central business zones are supposed to
provide a 'location for groups of compatible commercial uses ..."
<P>Permitted uses in the central business district include trade schools,
churches, museums, libraries, police and fire stations and other public and
private institutions.
<P>"New Saint Andrews College (NSA) is a private college defined as 'an
educational institution' in Moscow City Code ...Educational institutions are
not allowed in the Central Business District under any circumstances,"
<P>the complaint cites from Moscow City Code. "Therefore, NSA operates a
prohibited illegal business at its current location."
<P>Dickison is not sure what the next step will be for New St. Andrews.
<P>
<P>"We're exploring our options and we'll see what the proper response is," he
said.
<P>
<P>* Staff writer Megan Doyle contributed to this story.
<P>
<P><B>Alexis Bacharach</B> can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 234, or by
e-mail at abacharach@dnews.com.
<P>
<P><B>Megan Doyle</B> can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 237, or by e-mail
at mdoyle@dnews.com. </FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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