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<DIV><SPAN class=927210518-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
point is there are worse things to put in besides retail. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=927210518-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Frankly the smell of cattle doesn't bother me, I've wound up face down in
a wet barnyard too many times. Frankly I find the cookie cutter housing
developments a bigger scourge. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=927210518-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
town needs to get its eggs diversified between retail, both local and national,
ag, some type of manufacturing and the university. Right now, it seems as though
everyone wants to throw all their eggs into the university basket.
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<DIV><SPAN class=927210518-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What
happens when the grants fail to materialize or cutbacks are forced by less
taxpayer money? The UI is a hurting institution, BSU is rapidly overtaking it as
the state's premier public college. It is going to feel the squeeze of
competition by BYU as it expands it program in S. Idaho.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=927210518-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Relying too much one one industry is not a smart move.
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mark Solomon
[mailto:msolomon@moscow.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:57
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor; Vision2020@Moscow.
Com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject
Rezone<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Except for that little water right detail. The county appropriately took
care of that when they adopted their Moscow Sub-basin groundwater ordinance
which limits the amount of animals at any confined facility in the sub-basin.
Theoretically, this would not be an issue in the City either if they had
followed their own code and rezoned the Thompson property when annexed to
Farm-Ranch Transitional which does not allow dairy operations except as a
conditional use on parcels larger than 20 acres and facilities located more
than 500' from a property line.</DIV>
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<DIV>The point I'm trying to make here, Kai, is flip statements regarding
community planning and zoning issues usually don't work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mark</DIV>
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<DIV>m.</DIV>
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<DIV>At 10:28 AM -0700 5/9/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=-1>Ok,
so put in a dairy.....same effect</FONT><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=-1>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mark
Solomon [mailto:msolomon@moscow.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 08, 2006
6:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor; Vision2020@Moscow.
Com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject
Rezone</FONT><BR><FONT size=-1></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Kai,</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Actually, they can't (put in a feedlot). The city zoning code
does not allow for feedlots. Even before last June's landowner requested
annexation, when it was in the county, city rules would have still applied
as it is in the Area of City Impact.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT color=#000000>B. Permitted Principal Uses
and<BR>Structures:<BR>1. Agriculture, including the
raising,<BR>harvesting, and selling of crops; on-site<BR>storage of grain
and seed; the raising<BR>and sale of livestock or poultry;<BR>dairying and
sale of dairy products; and<BR>other similar agricultural,
horticultural,<BR>or animal husbandry uses, excluding<BR>feedlots with
more than twenty (20)</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><TT><FONT color=#000000>animals.</FONT></TT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>As for purchasing the land and keeping it green space, word on
the street is Frank Bennett, who lives on the adjoining property, made
Thompson's an offer but was refused. I'm afraid I don't have Frank's ear
so have not been able to personally verify.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Mark Solomon</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>At 4:08 PM -0700 5/8/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Of course, the Thompsons could keep it
agricultural and put a feedlot there.<BR>It has good drainage, power to
the property and easy highway access for<BR>semi-trucks.<BR>The odor
would be in keeping with Moscow's "rural ambience".<BR>Be careful what
you wish for................<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com<BR>[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]On
Behalf Of Dan Carscallen<BR>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 3:43 PM<BR>To:
'Moscow Vision 2020'<BR>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject
Rezone<BR><BR><BR>Tom says:<BR>"One suggestion to maintain a large
portion of Moscow's "green"ery would<BR>be not to pave a 77-acre parcel
that may evolve into nothing more than a<BR>weed-infested blacktop
eye-sore."<BR><BR>Another suggestion: The best "zoning" is
"owning". You want to keep it<BR>"green", buy the
sucker.<BR><BR>DC<BR><BR><BR>_____________________________________________________<BR> List
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