<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> <br> Who cares if the majority is opposed or against a Super Wal-Mart? Does something being in the majority of opinion make it the correct one? Does the majority have the right to tell people what religion to practice, what to wear or where to buy it? Majority doesn't even mean you are elected President. It sure as hell should not determine where a person can shop. <br> <br> The idea that a Wal-Mart will some how increase consumption of water by people in Moscow is deeply flawed thinking. <br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Mark Solomon <msolomon@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <style type="text/css"><!-- blockquote, dl, ul, ol, li { padding-top: 0 ; padding-bottom: 0
} --></style><title>Thompson rezone</title> <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> <div><b><br></b></div> <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> <div><br></div> <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> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div>Mark Solomon</div> _____________________________________________________<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></blockquote><br><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com <p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com