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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>French<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 12, 2005
10:53 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] The GWPZ
Hearing</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Donovan, those hard-working,
time-pressed volunteers who were selected from a variety of segments of the
community crafted an ordinance for the overlay zone that had to address
not only current but also future potential uses of that land area. That
they have addressed golf courses in the ordinance does not mean there are any
nor necessarily that there will be any in the future. <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>They have anticipated a possibility
and made provisions for it. </span></font></i></em> I don't play
golf. I think golf courses are a colossal waste of resources and
unnecessary. But my view of golf courses is not shared by many,
therefore, I'm glad to see willingness to provide restrictions on how golf
courses should be managed with regard to water use.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Phil Nisbet makes valid points about
the ordinance and I agree with him on some of those. The ordinance is not
perfect, but it is moving in the right direction and will be modified over time
as additional studies are completed. Do I wish we had better tools in the
toolbox for fixing this problem? You bet. But we work with what
we've got.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>One of the reasons water problems
and water crises are having to be dealt with by emergency ordinances and other
means today is that previous elected officials and others did not want to deal
with such an important, and often overwhelming, subject. It's not
politically expedient to ask for conservation or to raise water
rates. Citizens want their resource protected, but seem unwilling to
make any allowances personally. I appreciate the Latah County
Commissioners for their willingness to be the first of the entities that make
up the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) to take a bold step toward
sustainable use of our water resource.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If people would like to see the
cities of Moscow and Pullman reduce their water consumption, then they must
ask their city councils for good policy with regard to water use,
development, and so forth. Then when councils propose such policies we
need to support them not nitpick them to death. If we want to provide
livable communities for our own future and future of our kids, grandkids, and
others, then NOW is the time to adopt strong conservation measures (many
water-saving techniques are easy to adopt, inexpensive, simple, and do not mean
"doing without"), water rates that reward those that are
water-efficient and a clear signal to others to improve their habits, and a
comprehensive plan that allows for reasonable growth while AT THE SAME TIME
consistently reducing our overall demand for the water resourse. Is this
all possible? YES! Just ask Seattle. They keep growing, but
are using less water now than they did 20 years ago. Is Moscow up to this
task? I sure hope so since I plan to be living here for many
decades to come. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This fall, Moscow will have a chance
to elect a new mayor and 4 council persons. Let's ask the tough
questions, listen thoughtfully to the answers and elect LEADERS who will take
bold, decisive steps in solving this and other community issues. As other
councils and commissions have elections, pay attention, elect good people, and
then help them work toward solutions.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dianne French</span></font></p>
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.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>From:
Donovan Arnold <<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The GWPZ Hearing<br>
To: Mark Solomon <<a href="mailto:msolomon@moscow.com">msolomon@moscow.com</a>>,
Phil Nisbet<br>
<<a href="mailto:pcnisbet1@hotmail.com">pcnisbet1@hotmail.com</a>>, <a
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
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"At least as far as golf courses go, the ordinance <br>
says it will either be a water conserving course <br>
or not at all. The only parts of the course <br>
allowed to be irrigated with groundwater are the <br>
driving tees and putting greens."--Mark Solomon<br>
<br>
Mark, how is this golf course saving water? The only<br>
way I see saving water is not to build it. It really<br>
pisses people off when they are told that they cannot<br>
water their lawns because there is no water but there<br>
seems plenty for golf courses, ballparks, and rows and<br>
rows of brand new three story 8 bedroom 5 bath homes.<br>
<br>
Donovan J Arnold</span></font></p>
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