<div>I also agree with Pat about the reason Basilios faced a downturn. It had nothing to do with parking. I took my family there several times, and each time the food was mediocre and the service was terrible. I don't have enough money to waste it. I try to give restaurants a second chance, but I figure that three bad experiences is enough. </div> <div> </div> <div>It's the same reason my family started boycotting Gambino's - thugs hanging around the front door smoking, horrible service, and filthy conditions.<BR></div> <div>I didn't stop going to either place because of parking.</div> <div> </div> <div>Penny P.</div> <div><BR><B><I>Pat Kraut <pkraut@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I wanted to submit this letter to the paper but it is too long so I have<BR>edited it but will post the whole thing on this site for your enjoyment.<BR><BR>Editor:<BR><BR>I
disagree that the city council did a good thing in postponing the decision<BR>about the possible parking problem downtown.<BR>The council was shown a photo of the Jackson Street lot and Mr. Lambert said<BR>there were empty spots available a fact that seemed to get lost somewhere as<BR>the evening went on. No one asked just how many spaces are in the lot and if<BR>NSA has 200 or 150 students and they all want to park will it fill that lot?<BR>Am I to assume that the council already knows the answer to the question?<BR>Does anyone on the council know the answer to that question? How many spots<BR>on main or any other street in the area are there and who fills them? Are<BR>people eating? Visiting the doctor? How long do they stay at the gym? Do<BR>other businesses downtown ask their employees their parking habits? Shouldn'<BR>t we actually do some sort of survey and find out if there really is a<BR>problem?<BR>The council was informed that there are problems with zones
putting a<BR>parking lot in any other area of town except the central business zone but<BR>is making NSA find more spots anyway. It would be fair to ask NSA to find 42<BR>more spots in town if anyone could be sure that there actually is a parking<BR>problem. I would be more convinced that there is a problem with some people<BR>finding what they believe is convenient parking. Maybe what we need is more<BR>handicapped parking for those who have trouble walking any distance and an<BR>exercise program for the others. How long has it been since the city<BR>actually did any type of questioning of those parking downtown because other<BR>businesses say there is a problem does not make is truth. I remember the<BR>restaurant in the hotel and I can assure it wasn't parking that made my<BR>friends and I stop eating there. It was one very bad meal with lousy<BR>service. Moscow is a small town and the word gets out quickly. Most of my<BR>friends and I have lived in Moscow a long time
and know how to find parking<BR>to any location so I do not believe it was parking that closed that<BR>restaurant.<BR>Once again a city council has simply left the real decision for another year<BR>and another council.<BR>Pat Kraut<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 <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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