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<DIV><SPAN class=688022619-18112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Wayne,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=688022619-18112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Your hatred for Phil really clouds your judgment. At no time
did Phil suggest that these are the only options for economic development in
Latah County, he gave a list of economic development options based on his
knowledge of geology, the minerals industry, and his overall philosophy of
development. He has some great ideas that if implemented could help the
economy, strengthen Moscow's claim as the heart of the arts, and can do so
without much need to import materials into the county.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=688022619-18112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> I don't know about you, but I expect those that are well
versed in their field to put forward ideas from their field. I suppose
that is why universities offer specialized degree programs???? I
would hope that instead of attacking Phil every time he takes the time
to write down his ideas that you take the time to mull over what he
writes. Wayne, why don't you throw some economic development ideas
into the hopper and make a positive contribution to community development
instead of attacking Phil and others?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=688022619-18112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=688022619-18112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Chris </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<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> Friday, November 18, 2005 9:55
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Vision 2020<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Acceptable
business<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Phil:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Your total ignorance again about what I would do in any
particular economic development proposal scenario is <STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000 size=5>absolutely stunning</FONT></STRONG>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>However, your post <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff
size=5>spectacularly</FONT></STRONG> demonstrates a point of an earlier
post: You really belong on the LEDC board. Why? Because of
your "hands out" attitude.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Almost all of the economic development projects you discuss
would provide direct economic benefit to a practicing geological
consultant. Guess what? You are a practicing geological
consultant. Could it be that your concern for <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>your own economic benefits</FONT></STRONG> are more important to
you than the overall benefits to Latah County of economic development no
matter how cleverly and saintly you describe these projects and no matter what
their overall impacts?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I do not mean to imply that every member of the LEDC board
is a selfish, egotistical slug. There are some very fine, selfless,
community-minded members. However, there are a number of members with
attitudes similar to the ones you have expressed in your posts decrying and
nay-saying the suggestions I and others previously made.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I would expect no change in the future in <FONT
color=#0000ff><STRONG>your</STRONG></FONT> attitude or
perspective.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>However, I would hope that each LEDC board
members would have a <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>brutally frank
discussion</FONT></STRONG> <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>within</FONT></STRONG>
themselves about their attitudes and fitness to serve. This should be
followed by a <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>brutally frank
discussion</FONT></STRONG> <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>between</FONT></STRONG>
the board members. One would hope the result of these discussions would
be either an abrupt change of behavior of or resignations from the board from
those members who are kedges.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Latah County has decided to invest $30,000 of our tax money
this year in economic development. Without some changes in the LEDC, we
will be throwing some or all of that money down a badger hole, in my
opinion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=4>From: "Phil Nisbet" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pcnisbet1@hotmail.com"><FONT
size=4>pcnisbet1@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
size=4>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:19 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Subject: [Vision2020] Acceptable business</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=4>> One of the greatest
dichotomies in our little burgh is the variation between <BR>> the desires
of the white collar University element and the blue collar rural <BR>>
element and those who join either camp.<BR>> <BR>> Our white collar
worker wants non-impactive business, something thats nice <BR>> and officy
that pays good money for the degrees that each hang on their <BR>>
walls.<BR>> <BR>> Blue collar workers are looking for industry, where
their skills at hard <BR>> work receive a premium and which are often seen
as very impactive by the <BR>> white collar clique.<BR>> <BR>> In the
white collar cliques universe, the blue collar is doomed to live <BR>>
life taking jobs in retail or similar service occupations. The wages and
<BR>> the future for these workers becomes a modern serfdom, what Dr. Aaron
Harp <BR>> called social stratification by elevation. The high white
collar earners <BR>> move steadily up hill to buy view lots on the top of
Palouse Hills and the <BR>> blue collar earners have rented trailers in
selected valleys below.<BR>> <BR>> Here in Latah County, we have Moscow
and then we have the rest of the <BR>> county. Moscow has a built in
employment bonus because it draws state tax <BR>> funds into the economy
every year to fuel the University. The Moscow <BR>> economy has ups
and downs according to the money made available from the <BR>> Legislature,
but provides good steady jobs for the 3000 people who work <BR>>
there.<BR>> <BR>> The rural portion of our area does not have that
advantage. The rest of the <BR>> county is plagued by high
unemployment and gross underemployment with little <BR>> sense that there
is a future for them in the place of their birth.<BR>> <BR>> University
families earning 50-60 thousand a year want things like small <BR>> shops
and personal services and a small but classy clubby atmosphere. The
<BR>> blue collar family dragging down $20,000 a year is more interested in
<BR>> getting what ever they can cheaply at Wally World.<BR>> <BR>>
Creating a few more jobs in white collar sector outside the university
<BR>> setting does not solve this problem. The lone wolf business
model simply <BR>> creates a few more jobs for people headed for the top of
a hill and creates <BR>> no living wages for the blue collar.<BR>>
<BR>> Mark Seman has an interesting perspective on this, suggesting home
<BR>> occupation, in essence cottage industry as a means of providing
higher wage <BR>> employment for white and blue collar alike. The
skill set there is <BR>> craftsmanship, value added through personal
attention and artistry. Its <BR>> not a bad small scale model, but
can also be upgraded to allow similar <BR>> businesses on a slightly larger
scale.<BR>> <BR>> Then there are also jobs and industries that can
combine the skills of the <BR>> knowledge center with the skills of our
blue collar workers.<BR>> <BR>> Latah County has trees and no wood
carvers. We have stone and no stone <BR>> cutters. We have clay
and no brick makers. We are adding very little to <BR>> the value of
the things we produce for export.<BR>> <BR>> Training for development in
craftsmanship for blue collar workers would <BR>> increase the living wage
for that sector of our economy. Melding University <BR>> knowledge of
our materials to add value to exported products would also add <BR>> living
wage jobs.<BR>> <BR>> Things like Medical Ceramics using locally sourced
materials to make dental <BR>> porcelain, joint replacements, synthetic
bone and other such devices would <BR>> seem a good fit. Making high
value porcelain in china wares or in art <BR>> related ceramics would also
be a good fit.<BR>> <BR>> Nanomaterials and nanocomposite production
from local feedstocks is also an <BR>> area worthy of research for local
development.<BR>> <BR>> Research and development of higher value crops
and value added through <BR>> skilled organic farming is also a living wage
alternative.<BR>> <BR>> And of course lets not forget slate and marble
tile production, thus <BR>> allowing us to convince Angelina that Carl has
the appropriate shower to <BR>> justify hanging out with him.<BR>>
<BR>> The vision that I see is one in which we have local craftsman turning
out <BR>> things of beauty side by side with people making high tech high
value items. <BR>> It is a vision that sees the wage gap shrink and
uses the skills of all <BR>> members of our community. Adding jobs
solely for the white collar will not <BR>> solve our problems and simply
leads to eventual class conflict.<BR>> <BR>> So Wayne tells us that he
is not anti-business, but if we snagged somebody <BR>> like CoorsTek to
turn out medical ceramics here on the Palouse, would we not <BR>> hear
horror stories about them? If we got Boeing to build a composite
<BR>> materials plant here are we going to hear shouts of no way? If
Quarry Tile <BR>> built a facility to make ceramic wall tiles with a
100,000 square foot <BR>> facility? How about if a plant to make
marble counter tops came in?<BR>> <BR>> Because I think that most of us
know that the minute any new business looked <BR>> at the area, Wayne would
be out there 'digging up dirt' and turning siting <BR>> them here into the
next big battle. And most businesses know that any call <BR>> to move
here will be accompanied not by a welcome mat, but by a battle <BR>>
royal.<BR>> <BR>> Phil Nisbet<BR>> <BR>>
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