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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Moscow Civic Association (MCA) is
sponsoring a free public forum on Monday, February 13, at <?xml:namespace prefix
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Hour="19">7 pm</st1:time>, at the 1912 Center in
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> with smart growth expert Jon
Barrett discussing the proposed Super Wal-Mart in
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Barrett’s presentation will be followed
by audience questions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Jon
Barrett, of </SPAN></STRONG><st1:City><st1:place><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Boise</SPAN></STRONG></st1:place></st1:City><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">,
is the</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> co-director of
Idaho Smart Growth, a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping sprawl and
advancing smart growth principles. </SPAN>Smart growth is a national planning
movement that focuses on the patterns in which we build our communities. It
encourages the development of walkable compact neighborhoods located in
proximity to commercial services, schools, protected green space and
recreational opportunities, public transportation, and employment centers so
that trips can be conveniently made by a variety of means including public
transit, foot, bicycle and car. <BR><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Barrett<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> worked in community
planning and growth management for more than 10 years as a city planner and a
private sector consultant after earning a bachelor’s degree in Landscape
Architecture from </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Washington</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">State</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> in 1986. He joined Idaho Smart Growth (<A
href="http://www.idahosmartgrowth.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">www.idahosmartgrowth.org</SPAN></A>)
in October 1997. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
Moscow Civic Association is a non-profit citizen’s organization that</SPAN>
strives to improve the quality of life for
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> residents. The <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">mission of Moscow Civic Association is to
inform community members about important local issues and encourage civic
participation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>More
information is available on the MCA website, </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.moscowcivic.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.moscowcivic.org</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>