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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is exactly the kind of post that lured me into
the original donnybrook a la Mack's trailer court. Does it ever occur to folks
that others might not be interested in your thoughts and plans for their
property? I am not a engineer or a building contractor but I am fairly sure that
there is no way the scattaboe could be modified to become a meeting hall
sufficient to holding several hundred people. Certainly not via sweat
equity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think that the "zoning problem" will soon be best
solved by the council changing the code and the comprehensive plan will do
what all plans do. Evolve.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=joanopyr@earthlink.net href="mailto:joanopyr@earthlink.net">Joan
Opyr</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</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> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Doug's downtown
cathedral? (was NSA Zoning Trouble)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 18 Dec 2005, at 15:56, Michael wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger>Joan
Wrote:<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger>Mr.
Wilson can then find some legal use for the Skattaboe Building -- as I've
suggested before, a church is a perfectly legal use. If Doug wants a
downtown cathedral, here's his chance. Even if his sermons should happen to
get long-winded, no one's going to care if his parishioners clog the Jackson
Street parking lot on a Sunday
morning.<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger>Me:<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger>This
is actually a helpful suggestion; it is not a bad plan if NSA did have to
leave that building. Why didn’t I think of that?<?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger><?bigger>Michael
Metzler<BR><?/bigger><?/bigger><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><?bigger>Believe
it or not, it was meant to be helpful -- if Doug and NSA lose their zoning
fight, this does not mean that they will lose their building. They'll simply
have to put it to another use -- a legal use. Why not a church? Rumor has it
that Doug was once upon a time interested in the Gart's building. He already
owns the Skattaboe. Right now, Christ Church meets for Sunday services in the
Logos Field House. Could they not meet in the Skattaboe instead? Perhaps no
single room in the building is, at present, large enough, but "sweat equity"
from Doug's parishioners might well take care of that; I believe that's how
Doug achieved the original renovation of NSA. According to the two or three
building permits issued, Doug renovated the Skattaboe Building for well under
$20,000. Surely he could renovate again using the same volunteer-labor model.
<BR><BR>Doug might also do what other churches in the area do -- hold more
than one service on Sundays. Offer the congregation a 9 AM and an 11 AM
service or some such. Zoning problem solved; Moscow's comprehensive plan
intact; downtown retail space preserved Monday through Saturday, and everyone
happy. Sounds like a win, win, win, win to me. <BR><BR>Joan Opyr/Auntie
Establishment<BR>www.joanopyr.com<?/bigger><BR><BR>
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