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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for posting the article, Bill.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It is refreshing to realize that for the
time being <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>
is NOT part of the . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Wal-Mart Nation”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Sounds/WalMart_Nation.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Sounds/WalMart_Nation.mp3</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We will simply have to limit ourselves to
the one outlet for . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Wal-Mart Specials”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Sounds/WalMart_Specials.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Sounds/WalMart_Specials.mp3</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'> “Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but
rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'”</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bill London<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 16, 2006 3:10
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Mark Solomon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] no
superwalmart -- Tribune report</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><b><font size=6 face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart
shelves <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
super center<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
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<address><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>By ELAINE WILLIAMS<br>
of the Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<p><a name=story><!--Start Story--></a><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!--End Byline-->Wal-Mart has put
plans for a super center in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
on the back burner. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart
will not pursue a location on the southeast corner of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Mountain View Road</st1:address></st1:Street> and Highway 8, east of
a former Tidyman's site and near Eastside Marketplace, said Karianne Fallow, a
spokeswoman for Wal-Mart in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boise</st1:place></st1:City>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"Wal-Mart
has decided to re-evaluate our opportunities for a super center in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>,'' Fallow said in
a Thursday announcement. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"While
we're fully committed to continuing to serve our customers on the Palouse, we
can't continue to delay our relocation plans at this time,'' Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart
will continue to operate its existing <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
store, Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart
will also seek to open a 223,000-square-foot super center on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Bishop Boulevard</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City>, Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>That
project has been appealed by Pullman Alliance for Responsible Development in
Whitman County Superior Court. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And
Wal-Mart will also look for alternative super center sites in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, Fallow said. "We still continue
to view <st1:City w:st="on">Pullman</st1:City> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> as two very distinct markets.'' <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fallow
said Wal-Mart has no plans to build a super center in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:place></st1:City> at this time. Rumors about such a
store have been circulating in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:place></st1:City>
for months. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart's
decision is directly related to action taken by the Moscow City Council last
month, Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
panel rejected a request to rezone 77 acres from agriculture-forestry to motor
business, a designation that could have opened the door for a number of big-box
retailers on the site. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>At
the time, the council indicated that a rezone request for a lesser amount of
property might be acceptable. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>But
Wal-Mart isn't interested in following up, Fallow said. "The city council
has continually changed the rules of the game. And creating a guessing game for
any kind of development is a very expensive endeavor.'' <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>First
the land needed to be rezoned and then how much needed to be rezoned wasn't
clear, Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Then
it wasn't possible for the store plans to be reviewed before the rezone and
other parts of the process were settled, Fallow said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Attempts
to reach the city's elected officials Thursday afternoon by e-mail were not
successful. All of them were out of town, most of them attending the Idaho
Association of Cities conference in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:place></st1:City>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"We
certainly respect the decision Wal-Mart has made,'' said Bill Belknap,
assistant city supervisor. "We wish them the best in their endeavors.'' <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mark
Solomon, a coordinator of No Super Wal-Mart, said <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> already has the services a Wal-Mart
would have provided at its own store and in retailers owned by Palouse
residents. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"It's
great news that the most predatory retailer on the planet won't be gaining any
larger presence in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>,''
Solomon said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Solomon's
group already had a party planned for 7 p.m. tonight at the 1912 Center in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> to mark the
previous zoning decision of the city council. "There will be additional
cause to celebrate <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>'s
vitality,'' Solomon said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>But
Fallow said it's wrong for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
residents to view her employer's decision as a victory. "With a super
center comes additional jobs, additional tax revenue. You name it, there are a
lot of benefits to having a super center in the city.'' <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Solomon
disagreed. Wal-Mart jobs replace better paying ones in existing local
businesses, Solomon said. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>------
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Williams
may be contacted at ewilliam@lmtribune.com or at (208) 743-9600, ext. 261. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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