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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'>I agree with you 100%, Ellen, when it
comes to use of police services. <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'>My father, as I have stated here before,
is a retired LAPD officer. There were many instances, while he was a beat
cop, that he was called upon to respond to something that could have been
handled by the proprietor or amounted to nothing more than a neighborhood spat.
He still jokes about a few of them that he remembers. <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'>A police officer is trained to respond to
situations and deal with them as they occur whether that police officer’s
response was initiated by a telephone call or not.<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'>The thing that should concern us most is
when the rapport between a community and its police force degenerates and those
calls are no longer made.<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'>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:
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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
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>"Don't tell me why I can't.<br>
Show me how I can."<br>
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- Author Unknown </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>Ellen Roskovich<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 11, 2007
9:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> carolwstrobel@hotmail.com;
mmike@hotmail.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Closed doors</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today I stopped by the Moscow Hotel thinking I might
grab a bite to eat at Archies. I am so sad to see they have closed their
doors and the restaurant is for rent.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Two weeks ago I was in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City> and I read the postings to V2020
about the protests in <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Friendship
Square</st1:address></st1:Street>, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue about a
possible reason for closing.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I hate to see them leave. I enjoyed every meal I
ate there. . . breakfast, lunch and dinner. I always brought someone with
me and everyone agreed that Archies was an asset to downtown. I know the
"out to lunch bunch" looked forward to their visits to Archies.
What a sad loss!</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>There's been a lot of discussion lately about <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>. . . . it's
growth, the health and vitality of it's businesses, even having potential
businesses pass some type of scrutiny by City Council before being allowed to
open their doors and "nuisanse businesses" being shut down for over
usage of police services. For the most part, those who are participating
in these discussions are not business owners. You are users,
not providers. </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Understand I am not a very PC person who is up on all
the latest PC jargon. . . it changes all the time. So I will say
"sorry" ahead of time. I do not mean to offend but I have
something to say.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></b></strong></st1:place></st1:City><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"> has problems. I find it ironic that Archies
closed their doors because a group of people took offense at the
alleged treatment of a person with some type of physical, mental or
emotional challenge. Maybe you just don't know what kind of city
you actually live in. Let me clue you in. As a business owner
I was approached by the MPD and asked if I would like a certain challenged
person barred from my restaurant. I said no. . . I did not find him to be
a problem. All he wanted was a quiet place to drink his coffee and
smoke. We allowed smoking in the front room in those days. They
asked me if he paid for his coffee and I said yes. . . because he did.
The only "problem" was his seizures. That is not his fault. .
. and the reality is ALL of us are only one fall away of being in the
same boat. One time my customer had a seizure, fell off the bar
stool and hit his head hard. . . I did what most business owners would do
under like circumstances and called 911. When help arrived I thought they
were rather rough in rousing him but then I was shocked when I was told to
"never call them again" for this individual because they would not
respond. I had never heard of such a thing and they said this loud
enough that one of my customers waiting for a to go pizza heard them say it to
me. She seemed quite upset and I thought it because she had just
witnessed the seizure and the arrival of police and medics. I apologized
for the fuss and she told me she was upset at what I was told. . . that a
family member had epilepsy and she hoped they were never treated like this
if they had a seizure in public. I never barred this man from my
establishment like others in this town did. I watched as he was hog-tied
and thrown into the back of a patrol car because he "trespassed" at
another nearby establishment. I even posted bail for him. . . and he had
me paid back in full within an hour of his release. I can't even
say that about some of my "friends". Maybe some of you will say
an owner has the right. . . and then I think of Archies. . . and then I don't
understand any of it.</font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>There was occasion to call 911 again for a
different person. . . a young man in a motorized wheelchair. His chair
got stuck in racing mode and he hit my dumpster in the alley, hit a tree,
nearly went off into <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">sixth
street</st1:address></st1:Street> traffic and ended up in the bushes at
the offices next door with the wheelchair on top of him.
I thought there was a good possibility of broken bones and it was obvious
the wheelchair was no longer safe transportation. Did I get a
response to my call? Well, silly me. . . wasn't I told they wouldn't
respond to my address. Thank heavens he was only scratched and
scared. I ended up calling the pharmacy that handles
the purchase/rental of these wheelchairs and they came right out to assist
him. It was long after I found another solution that a lone cop car came
to the front of Gambino's and parked. It was obvious he had taken his
time. . stopped for a car wash on the way over. The water was still
beaded up on the car. I didn't wait for him to get out of his car. . . I
walked over a told him through the window that he wasn't needed. I
handled the situation myself. Then I composed a letter to the Chief
because I was REALLY angry. He replied in a timely manner. Said he
was out of town at the time this happened and he'd look into
matters. Hope he did.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I began to wonder if this happens to others. I
also wondered if I was flagged in some manner. . . .was it the address on <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">sixth street</st1:address></st1:Street> or the
name Roskovich? You get a little paranoid, but you don't want to take any
chances either. Well, once when my late husband had a heart attack at
home I didn't call 911 and wait around to see. Our son carried him to the
car and drove while I called Gritman to let them know that a heart
patient was coming in with chest pains. By the time I arrived at Gritman,
they were already talking about getting him flown up to <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spokane</st1:place></st1:City>.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have nothing but admiration for the doctors, nurses
and quality of care at Gritman. But getting there can be tricky. I
hope others never have to go through what I went through when my elderly mother
had a nasal hemorrhage. It was another time when Don was in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spokane</st1:place></st1:City> hospitalized with
his heart. . . .the phone rang around 5:00 a.m. and you just know it's
not going to be good. But instead of a nurse, I had my mother on the
phone and she sounded scared out of her wits. I went right over to find
her with a bathtowel to her face, drenched in blood. It was difficult for
her to talk or breathe. It was dark, icy and I had no choice but to call 911
for help. We waited and finally I could see lights coming up <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Cherry St.</st1:address></st1:Street>
hill. It turned out to be one police officer who came into the apartment
and promptly sat himself down on my mother's sofa and made himself
comfortable. I just wanted to GO! He was very pleasant. . . he took
out a notepad and a pen and asked for her name. I answered for
her. He wrote it down. I just want to go, NOW! Next, he asks
my almost 80 year old mother "are you a student at the U of I" and I
heard her say "no, I'm too old" from behind a blood soaked
towel. THAT DID IT! I asked him point blank if the ambulance was on
it's way. He told me NO. . .he was there to assess the situation and
determine if there was a medical necessity for dispatch of the ambulance.
At that point I got my mother's coat, told the officer he would no longer be
needed once he helped me get my mother down the icy steps and into my
car. I wasn't going to waste another precious minute. Once I got my
mother into the emergency room I had the opportunity to ask the doctor on duty
if the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
P.D. have been given the medical training and knowledge to assess
emergencies such as this and she told me NO. I told her that I thought
she should let the board know about this because they were setting themselves
up for a potential lawsuit sometime in the future. Have things changed. .
. I sure hope so. . . don't you? I do know that I needed to call 911
toward the end of Don's illness and the response time was great. But
only a short two years earlier it left a lot to be desired.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>So, "J :)" now you know why I got a little
bent when you raised the question yesterday about "nuisance
businesses" who take up time and resources of city services. But I
shut up before I said too much. But heck. . .maybe you all need to learn
about the problems associated with running a business in this town. The town
really can't change or move forward unless people speak up and
everyone understands what they are working towards.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I don't know if anyone would want to try and put
a restaurant in Archie's spot. What a shame we lost them. . . and it's so
much more important and far reaching in our business community than who's
buying kitty litter at Wal-Mart.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ellen Roskovich</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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