<FONT face=Verdana size=1>I agree about the water thing. We haven't heard much lately about the proposed mall on the Washington side of the border and the water issues with that. Does anyone know what is going on with that? Also, have the County Commissioners ever weighed in on the water issue and actually taken any steps (proactive or reactive)?</FONT><BR><BR><BR><B><I>Nils Peterson <nils_peterson@wsu.edu></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">There was a thread here recently about a rail-based shuttle from Moscow to<BR>Pullman. That strikes me as more interesting and valuable than a interal to<BR>Moscow trolly -- there isn't much track left in town.<BR><BR>ALSO-- the reason there is less track is that several of the railroad using<BR>businesses are going or gone. There is a P&Z hearing on 3 parcels of<BR>industrial land (grain elevators at the south end of Main) to
convert them<BR>sites to Central Business District.<BR><BR>I hope to go to the hearing Wed nite, to support the idea. Moscow growth in<BR>the CBD and mixed use ways that these sites suggest is MUCH more interesting<BR>to me than generic motor business growth on the edge of town. If the<BR>buildings can be re-used in some way, that would be cool also (but this<BR>hearing in about zoning, not a specific use).<BR><BR>Besides, I want to go to one of these hearings and speak for the proposal,<BR>rather than against it.<BR><BR>My one reservation is water. We still need to come to grips with having and<BR>balancing a water budget.<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
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