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<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff>Wayne,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT color=#0000ff>The City has begun the
Comprehensive Planning process by utilizing the New Cities Initative. I'll
try an answer your questions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT color=#0000ff>Originally, the
Comprehensive Plan was going to be worked on in sections - Downtown, Economic
Development, etc. It was decided by Council and agreed to by many groups
interested in the Comprehensive Plan that first the City needed to find a way to
engage all stakeholders. This lack of engagement was made clear during the
formulation of the Downtown Plan. Action has been taken on the Downtown
Plan, the Chamber was selected to implement the Downtown Plan and has been
working with the merchants association to do some things - BID, Parking Survey,
etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT color=#0000ff>As far as the
information being "stale", many of the suggestions made in the plan are
being implemented - the use of CDBG funds to improve Friendship
Square</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT color=#0000ff>The LEDC agrees that the
focus should be on completing a Comprehensive Plan update that contains the
following: a clear vision for Moscow's future; sufficient public input to
validate the vision; a buy-in from the decision makers and citizens.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT color=#0000ff>I know that the
City Council, MCA, LEDC, Chamber, etc. all want to ensure that the planning
process is open, fair and respects the needs of all citizens and other
stakeholders.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff>Barbara</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=676290216-12072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<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>Art
Deco<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision
2020<BR><B>Cc:</B> JoAnn Mack; Nancy Chaney; Peg Hamlett; Linda Pall; Marshall
Comstock; John Dickinson; Jon Kimberling<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] RE:
The Key to Helping Downtown Moscow Thrive<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Barbara,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Thank you for the information about previous work on a
downtown Moscow plan. It was most informative. Perhaps you can post
a précis of the major elements and goals of that plan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Perhaps also you and/or some<FONT color=#0000ff>
open-minded city council members</FONT> (not an oxymoron, I hope) can
answer the following questions:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>After spending <FONT color=#ff0000
size=6>$50,000</FONT> and <FONT color=#ff0000 size=6>lots of effort</FONT> on
the part of citizens, businesses, political figures, and governmental
staff:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Why has action been delayed for more than three
years after the downtown plan was completed on the city
comprehensive plan?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Has not some of the information gathered and
recommendations made in this plan more than 3 years ago become
stale?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Since the issue of allowing educational
institutions and other possibly counter-productive uses in the
downtown core is one with great consequences for the future of Moscow, shouldn't
the current city zoning ordinances be updated only after the comp plan is
updated and clear goals are set for the downtown core and its relationship to
the rest of the city?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I am sure there are a large number of citizens (residents,
patrons, users, visitors, etc) that want to know why the normal city planning
processes are not being followed and what effort, if any, is being made to get
them back on track instead of doing planning/zoning business in a crisis driven,
piecemeal fashion.</FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
size=3></FONT><BR><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow,
ID 83843</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=edc@moscow.com href="mailto:edc@moscow.com">Barbara Richardson
Crouch</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=lpall@moscow.com
href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">Linda Pall</A> ; <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=peg_hamlett@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:peg_hamlett@sbcglobal.net">Peg
Hamlett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 10, 2005 2:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] RE: The Key to
Helping Downtown Moscow Thrive</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff>Everyone,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT color=#0000ff>If you do not
remember, Moscow and the University did complete a Downtown Plan. The
Committee was the CRC and was a part of the LEDC. We solicited for
consultants, hired a group and actually received and the City Council accepted
a short term plan from them - they felt the long-range plan was too
grandiose. This plan was the basis of the Downtown Grant and the
activities happening in Friendship Square. The plan cost a minimum of
$50,000 and the LEDC/Chamber used the plan to receive a grant from Verizon to
hire an interim Downtown Coordinator until a BID could be done. The
implementation of the Plan was left to the Chamber. The LEDC's
participation ended after we supervised the interim Coordinator. In
fact, First Step was kind enough to give the Downtown Association a website
and free hosting. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff>This all happened in the last three years (3).
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT color=#0000ff>There is also
a section that talks about zoning changes in the Downtown. If you would
like this section (it is about 40 pages) just e-mail me and I will send it to
you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT color=#0000ff>There was lots of
public input sought, including a tenant at the Ren Fair and a table at the
Latah County fair. The General Public Input was solicited in 2001 and
2002. Downtown Property owners and Business people met for almost a year
before public input.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT color=#0000ff>Moscow plans to start
the public process for the Comprehensive Plan re-write this fall as part of
the New Cities Initative. I would like to see the community focus on
writing a good solid, 20-30 year Comprehensive Plan.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=848335220-10072005><FONT color=#0000ff>Barbara
Crouch</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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