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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'>Does anybody know the skivvie about that
mini-shopping center on the north edge of town on the east side of 95?<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><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Moscow, Idaho<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'>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.
The college students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<br>
<br>
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span></font><font color=navy><span
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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'> Mark Solomon
[mailto:msolomon@moscow.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 14, 2007
2:59 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Donovan Arnold; Tom Hansen;
mattd2107@hotmail.com; thansen@moscow.com; <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>@turbonet.com;
jampot@adelphia.net; vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Corridor
debate: Daily News</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>And that somehow explains the, ahem, "under-occupancy rate"
at the Eastside Mall?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>At 2:43 PM -0700 4/14/07, Donovan Arnold wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Businesses went under in the Palouse Mall because the Mall
owners raised the rent really high so many left. A new mall will create
competition and serve as a check on the lease prices. Also, the mall kicked out
many smaller businesses that are locally owned in favor of big chain
stores. Market Time Gifts was one forced out. The mall owners won't even
let Book People in there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It would be nice to have a mall that supports local business owners and
counters the over inflated rent prices. This is the free market at
work. One guy jacks his rates to the roof, so another builds one for cheaper.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tom Hansen <<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">idahotom@hotmail.com</st1:PersonName>></span></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Building more malls is NOT the answer. How many businesses have come
and<br>
gone from the Palouse Mall? And your answer is to build another mall?<br>
<br>
That reminds me of a joke:<br>
<br>
John and Jerry were buying widgets from a manufacturing warehouse at a<br>
dollar each. To develop and exapnd a customer base they decided to undercut<br>
their competition by selling their widgets at 80 cents a piece.<br>
<br>
Sure enough, customers were flocking to get more and more widgets from John<br>
and Jerry. John realized that the more widgets the customers purchased, the<br>
more widgets John and Jerry had to buy from the manufacturing warehouse.<br>
Joh also realized that somehow they were losing money on this venture. John<br>
approached Jerry and asked him what could be done to avoid further loss.<br>
Jerry's response was, "Simple. We will get a larger truck."<br>
<br>
Like John and Jerr's predicament, building another mall here in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> will<br>
not solve anything.<br>
<br>
We need to expand on career-oriented, professional jobs. As more and more<br>
people move to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
seeking professional employment in a career-oriented<br>
job, the more appealing another mall will be for retailers who will be<br>
targeting more than just the college-age customer.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
>From: "Matt Decker"<br>
>To: thansen@moscow.com, donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com, msolomon@moscow.com,<br>
> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>@turbonet.com,
jampot@adelphia.net, vision2020@moscow.com<br>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News<br>
>Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:18:40 -0700<br>
><br>
>Tom,<br>
><br>
>I do agree conservation and prevention should be on all our minds. Not just<br>
>water, but also electricity, fossil fuels, and such.<br>
><br>
>What I can't foresee, is why a company would want to move here. We have<br>
>very little to offer. Very limited businesses, resturaunts, shopping areas,<br>
>etc.<br>
><br>
>I don't see how adding a costco, olive garden, red lobster, old navy, and<br>
>whatever else comes into mind will kill our "perfect" little
town. We could<br>
>stand to grow a little without taking away the soul of our great little<br>
>community.<br>
><br>
>All of these will help draw in the bussiness types we would all hope for.<br>
>With this current Mayor and council nothing will happen. She will focus on<br>
>getting rid of poeple who oppose her. Instead of worrying about a $134,000<br>
>fine we have now received from the feds. Along with keeping/seeking a<br>
>conservation driven growth policy. Something that is very possible with our<br>
>technology.<br>
><br>
>Meantime, we lose bigtime money from our neighbors who seem to get it.<br>
><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City> need to both thrive for conservation.<br>
><br>
>Matt<br>
><br>
><br>
>>From: "Tom Hansen"<br>
>>To: "'Matt Decker'" ,<br>
>>, ,<br>
>>, ,<br>
>><br>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News<br>
>>Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:28:24 -0700<br>
>><br>
>>I have no problem with housing development. As <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> expands housing<br>
>>development becomes an absolute necessity. Tacking on another<br>
>>mega-shopping<br>
>>center isn't.<br>
>><br>
>>We have enough shopping malls to support the population of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> (as well<br>
>>as <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City>).
What we need is expansion of career-oriented professions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>>>here<br>
>>in Vandalville. More shelf-stockers and fast-food egg flippers merely<br>
>>doesn’t fit the bill.<br>
>><br>
>>As professional, career-oriented jobs develop and grow in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, more<br>
>>students will opt to stick around after graduation. Housing
developments<br>
>>will increase along with the tax base.<br>
>><br>
>>Until we can calculate just how much water remains in the aquifer, we
must<br>
>>assume a defensive posture.<br>
>><br>
>>If not, what will we do when the faucets run dry?<br>
>><br>
>>Tom Hansen<br>
>><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><br>
>><br>
>>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The
college<br>
>>students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<br>
>><br>
>>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>
>>-----Original Message-----<br>
>>From: Matt Decker [mailto:mattd2107@hotmail.com]<br>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 8:08 AM<br>
>>To: thansen@moscow.com; donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com;
msolomon@moscow.com;<br>
>><st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>@turbonet.com;
jampot@adelphia.net; vision2020@moscow.com<br>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News<br>
>><br>
>>Tom,<br>
>><br>
>>You stated"If we allow unlimited<br>
>> >use of the aquifer by corporate "gluttons", it will
disappear and our<br>
>> >citizens will suffer. We must restrict access to our limited water<br>
>> >sources<br>
>> >until another source is identified and put into use."<br>
>><br>
>>So are suggesting that we stop all houses being built? Maybe even a
high<br>
>>tech industrial baised company moving into <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>? All this while <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City><br>
>>catapults itself way ahead of us, and continues to drill new wells
which<br>
>>draw from the same water source. Thus drawing more business, residents,<br>
>>and<br>
>>tax revenue, most of which is beneficial to the area. Granted, some
such<br>
>>as<br>
>>a Walmart I could go without. Along with growth would become more
problems<br>
>>too. However, the ending result will most likely create a better
community<br>
>>with more options.<br>
>><br>
>>Matt<br>
>><br>
>> >From: "Tom Hansen"<br>
>> >To: "'Donovan Arnold'" , "'Mark<br>
>> >Solomon'" , "'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>'"<br>
>>,<br>
>><br>
>> > "'g. crabtree'" ,<br>
>> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News<br>
>> >Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:05:17 -0700<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City>
stated:<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >"Mr. Solomon's ideas are not based on economic realities and
don't solve<br>
>> >the<br>
>> >water problem, it just prolongs it."<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >So, you are admitting that there is a water problem. If we allow<br>
>>unlimited<br>
>> >use of the aquifer by corporate "gluttons", it will
disappear and our<br>
>> >citizens will suffer. We must restrict access to our limited water<br>
>> >sources<br>
>> >until another source is identified and put into use.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City>
goes on . . .<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >"Thinking we shouldn't have stocking and service orientated
jobs for<br>
>> >students I think is a bad idea. First, those lower paying jobs
should go<br>
>>to<br>
>> >college students, not 40 year olds trying to make a living;
somebody has<br>
>>to<br>
>> >ask, "Would you like fries with that?" And I don't think
it should be<br>
>> >people<br>
>> >middle aged with Master's in Environmental Science."<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >Our community NEEDS career-oriented, professional jobs if it is to<br>
>>compete.<br>
>> >If <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
were to limit its growth to those minimum-wage,<br>
>>service-oriented<br>
>> >jobs you reference, those 10,000 college students (referenced by
Dale<br>
>> >Courtney below) will simply graduate and move on to greener
pastures<br>
>>away<br>
>> >from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >Question: What 40 year olds and local residents "with
Master's in<br>
>> >Environmental Science" are you aware of that are hold these
jobs at fast<br>
>> >food outlets? I have lived here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> for 15 years. All I have<br>
>>seen<br>
>> >are college students working at local fast food restaurants (as
well as<br>
>> >bartenders at my favorite haunts).<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >Tom Hansen<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> >"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.
The college<br>
>> >students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<br>
>> ><br>
>> >- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>
>> ><br>
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