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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave says:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"they (Latah/Whitman co. farmers, presumably) are
using their land (as) a lever to maximize profits as they know best,
trying to protect their futures."</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"The ag community needs to break its
monoculturalistic thinking and adopt <BR> sustainability
principles."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Who are we to tell the owners of "the most valuable
resource in the area", the palouse soil, how and what to think? As land
owners I am certain that they have given the matter more than a little bit
of thought. If what you say is truly what you believe, would I be correct
in assuming that you are acquiring farm land as it becomes available and putting
your "sustainability principles" into practice? If not, why? If you are, could
you please share with us the details of your experience and
profitability?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "david sarff" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:davesway@hotmail.com"><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:mattd2107@hotmail.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>mattd2107@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>;
<</FONT><A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>; <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:36
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow's Growth Policies
Don't Apply to Whitman(ordothey?)</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> Matt et.al<BR>> <BR>> I'm not so sure that it's a Whitman
County vs. City of Moscow fight; It's a <BR>> constituency struggle.
What we have are some city folks who want to live in <BR>> one kind of
surroundings and they are surrounded by a pack of farmers who <BR>> are tired
of being pressured and wrestling with economic realities. Looking <BR>> out
for themselves, they are using their land a lever to maximize profits as
<BR>> they know best, trying to protect their futures.<BR>> What I would
prefer is that city retain its agricultural foundations and <BR>> integrate
them more fully back into the community. Put the farmer square in <BR>> the
middle of the community. There are some small signs in town, that this <BR>>
is trying to happen.<BR>> The ag community needs to break its
monoculturalistic thinking and adopt <BR>> sustainability principles.<BR>>
The Palouse soil is the most valuable natural resource in the area, if we
<BR>> don't work to utilize and enhance this medium, we will all
loose.<BR>> Don't pave Paradise.<BR>> Dave<BR>>
<BR>>>Tom,<BR>>><BR>>>What a great post. I only hope more of
these come out in the near future.<BR>>><BR>>>And cheers to Whitman
for not allowing Moscow to bully them with silly<BR>>>excuses and
agendas.<BR>>><BR>>>Matt<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
>From: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>><BR>>> >To: "Vision 2020" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>><BR>>>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow's Growth Policies Don't Apply to Whitman
(or<BR>>> >dothey?)<BR>>> >Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:47:52
-0800<BR>>> ><BR>>> > >From today's (January 13, 2007)
Moscow-Pullman Daily News -<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>>
><BR>>> >OUR VIEW: Moscow's growth policies don't apply to
Whitman<BR>>> ><BR>>> >By Murf Raquet, for the editorial
board<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Saturday, January 13, 2007 - Page Updated
at 10:20:50 PM<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Political boundaries on the
Palouse are clear.Moscow city limits extend <BR>>>to<BR>>> >the
Washington state border as does the eastern edge of Whitman County.<BR>>>
><BR>>> >Both entities have their own regulations to follow when it
comes to<BR>>> >development. Often those rules are similar in that they
require <BR>>>development<BR>>> >plans to undergo sufficient
public scrutiny to protect the environment.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>It's time for Moscow to recognize that Whitman County is perfectly
<BR>>>capable<BR>>> >of determining how and what acreage is
developed within it borders.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Whitman County has
all but cleared the way for the Hawkins Companies of<BR>>> >Boise to
develop a 600,000-square-foot retail center along the<BR>>>
>Pullman-Moscow corridor. The center would abut the state line and
Moscow.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Moscow registered concerns about the
effects the development would have <BR>>>on<BR>>> >the aquifers,
wetlands and traffic.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Those concerns and others
were addressed through the Washington State<BR>>> >Environmental Policy
Act, an environmental assessment procedure that is <BR>>>one<BR>>>
>of the more stringent in the nation.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>Whitman County had no legal obligation to consider Moscow's concerns
but<BR>>> >did<BR>>> >so because of Moscow's proximity to the
development.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >That was the right thing to
do.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >"Moscow is our very close neighbor," said
Whitman County Prosecutor Denis<BR>>> >Tracy. "We have taken extensive
steps to take their concerns into<BR>>> >consideration. If they have
any concerns that are not part of the SEPA<BR>>> >review the county
hopes Moscow will pick up the phone and we can talk
<BR>>>about<BR>>> >their concerns."<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>Dialogue is a fine way to resolve problems.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>Now, Moscow must accept the SEPA conclusion and not drag the issue
<BR>>>through<BR>>> >the court system.<BR>>>
><BR>>> >Moscow has every right to determine growth policy within
its city limits.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >We hope the city can restrain
itself in the future if the urge to impose<BR>>> >its<BR>>>
>standards elsewhere pops up again.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>>
><BR>>> >My concern is not with what facilities are built on
Washington's side of<BR>>> >the<BR>>> >line, but what
resources are used by those resources. As has been<BR>>>
>discussed<BR>>> >here on Vision 2020, Moscow and Pullman share a
common aquifer. The<BR>>> >primary<BR>>> >concern, in
relation to the aquifer and facilities built on either side
<BR>>>of<BR>>> >the state line, is the "right to use" of that
aquifer.<BR>>> ><BR>>> >As discussed by guests Rocky Barker,
environmental reporter (Idaho<BR>>> >Statesman), State Senator Charles
Coiner (R-Twin Falls), and Prof. <BR>>>Barbara<BR>>> >Cosens,
University of Idaho Law School, when "Mary in Moscow" called in
<BR>>>on<BR>>> >Thursday's Idaho Public Television's "Dialogue"
program, this decision <BR>>>may<BR>>> >not be made locally, but
by the US Supreme Court.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
>http://www.tomandrodna.com/Stuff/Dialogue_011107_01.mp3<BR>>>
><BR>>> >Thoughts?<BR>>> ><BR>>> >Tom
Hansen<BR>>> >Moscow, Idaho<BR>>> ><BR>>> >"The
Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
<BR>>>change<BR>>> >and the REALIST adjusts his
sails."<BR>>> ><BR>>> >- Unknown<BR>>> ><BR>>>
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