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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2>I'll bite: <SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> <SPAN class=828551713-28092005> Be gentle .
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<DIV>1) Would you support a two-year moratorium on any elected official doing
business and/or bidding on a contract with the city after he or she has left
office?<SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2>No<SPAN
class=923054218-27092005>t necessarily</SPAN>. <SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> Moratorium is a pretty strong
word. </SPAN> What if someone stepped down so they could have a chance to
make some money rather than being stuck with the 500-some-odd dollars they make
as a member of the council? <SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> Maybe I'm a pollyanna, but </SPAN>I don't
see that big of a conspiracy.<SPAN class=923054218-27092005> Of course an
official would have to keep out of contracts while they serve, and would also
have to recuse themselves from decisions where they may have some sort of
influence or could potentially see some gain. <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2><SPAN class=923054218-27092005><SPAN
class=828551713-28092005>I'm having a hard time thinking of the "who" that would
be affected . . . </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=500220513-27092005></SPAN><BR>2) Would you enforce existing city code even
if such enforcement were painful, uncomfortable, or not politically
expedient?<SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><SPAN class=923054218-27092005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=2> Of course. Sure things
"slip through the cracks" on occasion, and usually its a neighbor that
notices it. While we do have staff to keep track of these things,
it's still a relatively small staff when you compare it to other cities.
Do I want to hire more staff? Not necessarily. I think the
staff we have now is trying to fill those cracks by rewriting the comprehensive
plan, but the plethora of recent complaints takes their attention away from
it. <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><SPAN class=923054218-27092005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000 size=2><SPAN
class=828551713-28092005> </SPAN>Hopefully with a rewrite things won't be
so "complaint driven".</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005></SPAN><BR>3) What is your position on the
Third Street Bridge project?<SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
size=2>This is a sticky wicket just in my house, as I live nearby. I can
argue with myself for hours about whether the bridge should be there, but people
cannot really say this is a "new" idea, as it has been in the plans for over
20 years. When I moved into the neighborhood I realized that the
bridge was an inevitability. Otherwise, Third Street on the East side of
Paradise creek would have been made into a cul-de-sac like Dogwood Court to the
south. I do, however, think there are steps that can be taken to
mitigate problems that would be associated with the construction of the
bridge. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2>That being said, I don't argue against anyone's right
to voice their opinion to the city regarding the proposed
bridge. I've been on both sides of the same type of situation.
Whether things went my way or not, I abide by the decision made, and try to do
what I can to make that decision liveable.<SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2><SPAN class=828551713-28092005>Just to be clear, I'd
have to see ALL the evidence as a council member before I could say I was goint
to vote for or against the bridge. As Joe Public, though, I've survived
without it for the last (almost) 37 years. I can probably make it a few
more.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005></SPAN><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#800000 size=2></FONT><BR>4) What do you believe are the most difficult
issues facing ethnic and racial minorities in our community? Also, what are the
most challenging issues faced by women, gays and lesbians, and the economically
disenfranchised?<SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2>Being a university town, Moscow has been pretty
culturally diverse for a long time<SPAN class=923054218-27092005>, so </SPAN>I
have a hard time thinking there are "difficult" issues facing these
groups. I'm not going to blow sunshine up everyone's collective skirt and
say there are none, but Moscow is a pretty neat place to live. Sure, there
may be some who lack tolerance for said groups,<SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> just like in any other community, </SPAN>
but <SPAN class=923054218-27092005> I think </SPAN>they are in
the minority. <SPAN class=923054218-27092005> <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2><SPAN class=923054218-27092005>By pointing out the
differences, sometimes that causes more harm than
good. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=500220513-27092005></SPAN><BR>5) What are Moscow's three greatest
opportunities in the next five years?<SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT
color=#800000><FONT size=2>1. We need to pay more than lip service to
economic development. I would like to see Moscow get someone here that
actually MAKES something. I keep thinking about Post Falls and Buck
Knives. Moscow will always benefit to a certain extent by having
the shopping options here (Pullman residents will come here to pay less in sales
tax), but having some name-brand manufacturer would be a real boon.<SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> I'm not against "box stores", per se, but
I do think we can have conditions which will make said stores
less "boxy". For all its perceived ills, the current Wal
Mart does not encroach as bad as it could, since you don't really see it
from the highway. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#800000
size=2>2. The joint law-enforcement center needs to become a
reality. While I saw the dollar savings of Moscow dispatch going to
WhitCom, I think the ball was dropped by not combining with the Latah County
Sheriff's department. Now it seems we have a Sheriff who is ready and
willing to work with the Moscow Police Department to get this done. I
think we also need to get our legislators to work at making a local option
tax available to pay for it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=500220513-27092005></SPAN><SPAN class=500220513-27092005><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#800000><FONT size=2> 3. <SPAN
class=923054218-27092005> Water is and always will be a big
issue. I would like to see the City of Moscow follow Latah
County's lead and try to come up with a plan to help protect this
resource. BUT, I would like to see substantive research, and
with the recent grants for said research, I think the city will be able to make
informed decisions regarding water issues instead of having to take a shot in
the dark.<SPAN class=828551713-28092005> Hopefully nobody drops the
ball on the $450,000.00 that has been earmarked for this research, like the
recent "oops!" regarding the $100,000.00 for the test wells over at WSU.
Of course, I don't know the whole story, only what I've read in the
paper. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>