<P>Rose,</P>
<P>It is sad that NSA makes you want to vomit. I pray God would soften your heart.</P>
<P>Now, I must respond to your lack of understanding of how property taxes work. When (not if) NSA begins buying more property in the downtown, it will result in property values going up. Increased demand = increased prices. When property prices increase downtown--not only directly from NSA's bidding, but also indirectly by well cared-for buildings occupied by clean well groomed students who exemplify dignity and respect--so do property taxes. The amount of property taxes paid by downtown land owners is directly tied to the value of downtown land. Thus, NSA's downtown growth, far from decreasing Moscow's tax base, will actually expand it.<BR><BR></P>
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<DIV>I have a passing interest in property tax and NSA. Saundra Lund and I have spent considerable time over the past year thinking about it, asking questions (get that part, Donovan?), and apparently, learning more about its claim to non-profit status than its current president. Nonetheless, I must thank Vision 2020 poster, Mr. Mail, for his very astute description of the expansion of NSA until, at some point the population of that center of learning will spill over and run down the gutters of Main Street. </DIV>
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<DIV>"It is important to note that NSA's future growth is not merely hypothetical. It is a coming reality. NSA has expanded from 4 students when it was first founded to over 140 students in the last year. Now, when NSA gets accreditation (which will occur most likely in the next year or two), that expansion will be uninhibited in a new way. With each student paying over $6000 a year in tuition, the college will be able to expand it's campus in the downtown."</DIV>
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<DIV>I guess that might make some kirkish hearts beat faster, it makes me want to vomit. Additional property tax loss to Latah County - that's certainly nothing to cheer about.</DIV>
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<DIV>And now, we have Donovan's thoughtful remarks about how he sees students in NSA uniforms (what uniforms ???? do you mean those pretentious little Harry Potter dresses, just like they wear in a "real" British universities) pop in and out of shops like clever jacks-in-the-boxes - doing their little businesses? What in the world does that have to do with anything? A pack of gum here, a steno pad there, yes, I know it all adds up....</DIV>
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<DIV>How bout this for a novel idea? No more zoning "mistakes," and lots more retail and service outlets, preferably locally owned, in the central business district. </DIV>
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