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<div align="center"><b>Opponents outnumber supporters 2-1 at Council
hearing.</b></div>
<div align="center"><b>Deliberation and decision set for next Council
meeting 5/15.</b></div>
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<div>After four hours of testimony on the rezone request to
accommodate 77-acres of big box development including a proposed
Walmart Supercenter, the City Council closed the public hearing and
set 5/15 for their deliberations and decision. Thirty-two people,
including several prominent Moscow business people, spoke in
opposition to the rezone as the hour approached midnight. Fifteen
people, including the landowner, the realtor, several of her real
estate associates and local Walmart employees spoke in support. The
Moscow Chamber of Commerce offered only general testimony, speaking
neither in favor or opposition to the rezone.</div>
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<div>NoSuperWalmart presented expert studies on Retail Demand and
Traffic to the Council. The Palouse Water Conservation Network
presented an analysis of "unfunded water liability". You may
see these reports (soon) on the Documents page at
http://www.nosuperwalmart.com</div>
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<div>Mark Solomon</div>
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