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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Joan,
I will answer this one additional question if you promise to ask at least one
more question sometime this month, because people don't ask me questions often
enough. So, anyway, thanks for the opportunity to answer.<br>
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6) Would you support requiring city staff to live inside Moscow city limits?<br>
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</span></font><font color="#993300" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;
color:#993300'>No. I think that where a person lives is dependant on so many
factors and that living in a city provides only a few advantages for a city
staff person. Here are a few reasons that someone might not be living in Moscow:
I might not be able to afford a home in Moscow; I might be living on my
grandfather’s family farm; I might have a lot of money and decide to live
on 40 acres just outside of town; or whatever. The choice of a home is complex
and personal. About the advantages of living in town – they can get to
city hall sooner in an emergency situation; they pay the same taxes & rates
as everyone else in town; they might shop locally more often. But the more
important issues are can they perform their job and do they have the community’s
interest at heart. I believe strongly that staff can perform their job and love
the community without living here. <br>
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Now, aren’t you all happy that I am on City Council and will be for two
more years (especially if you are a city staff person).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Dickinson<br>
Moscow City Council<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
-----Original Message-----</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Joan Opyr</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 7:12 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
To: Vision2020 Moscow</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
Subject: [Vision2020] One more question for City Council candidates</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
I'd like to add something to my original five questions:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
6) Would you support requiring city staff to live inside Moscow city</span></font></p>
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limits?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
Just curious,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Gautami><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>
www.auntie-establishment.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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