Chas,<br> <br> There are two different types of growth. One is economic, the other is population growth. Economically we have to grow, that is what generates wealth for the community. If our community has zero economic development, that would mean the standard of living in Moscow would decline as the cost of housing, energy, health care, and other goods and services increased and Moscow remained economically stagnant.<br> <br> As to the population growth, I would tend to agree that we should keep those numbers low. I don't want Moscow to be a city of 50,000 people either. <br> <br> Take Care,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Chasuk <chasuk@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> On 4/24/06, Matt Decker <mattd2107 @hotmail.com=""> wrote:<br><br>> If we are going to continue to grow and have a future for our children here in<br>> Moscow<br><br>I hope that
this isn't a naive question. It certainly isn't meant<br>disingenuously. But here it is: why is growth important? A town<br>isn't a corporation, in a business sense, so we don't have<br>shareholders to pay or a CEO. Therefore, what is the benefit of<br>growth? For myself, Moscow is the perfect size; that's why I live<br>here (amongst other reasons).<br><br>I guess I am anti-growth, if growth means increased congestion and<br>more crime and more anonymity.<br><br>_____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ<br></mattd2107></blockquote><br><p>
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