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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you provide an example or two of the current
city council enforcing the city code in relation to zoning and a brief
description of how it helped to build a more solid economic base to the benefit
of all?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=jampot@roadrunner.com
href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com">'g. crabtree'</A> ; <A
title=bjswan@moscow.com href="mailto:bjswan@moscow.com">bjswan@moscow.com</A>
; <A title=lfalen@turbonet.com href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">'lfalen'</A>
; <A title=london@moscow.com href="mailto:london@moscow.com">'Bill London'</A>
; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">'v2020'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:11
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] real economic
development in Moscow</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One approach that has
been pursued by the current city council that is unique in and of itself,
although not as stringently pursued as most people would appreciate, is to
understand end enforce the city code, particularly that portion related to
zoning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the last two
years the people of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place> enjoyed a city council that did not
“rubber stamp” everything that came before them. The city code was
applied as a standard across the board and not merely something to line a bird
cage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let’s hope this
continues.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Seeya round town, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<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 students are not very
active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<BR><BR>- Dale Courtney (March
28, 2007)</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>g. crabtree<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:00
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> bjswan@moscow.com;
'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>'; '<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bill London</st1:PersonName>'; 'v2020'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020] real economic
development in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I guess if it's not fawning
agreement, it's distortion. (Or personal attack in one notable
case)</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can think of several instances
where the city has made decisions</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">that were not particularly
favorable to ALL economic sectors. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Various aspects of the big box and
dark store ordinances leap</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">immediately to mind along with
the ill conceived boarding</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">house amendment. Perhaps you would
care to take a stab </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">at turning me away from my evil
ways and point out a few of the "many"</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">wonderful things the current city
government has done to "Build a more solid</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">economic base to the benefit of
all." From my perspective, it seems
that</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">their overriding concern is to
maintain some sort of warped status quo.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">g</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message -----
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From: "B. J. Swanson"
<</SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:bjswan@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">bjswan@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To: "'g. crabtree'"
<</SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">jampot@roadrunner.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>;
"'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>'" <</SPAN></FONT><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">lfalen@turbonet.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>;
"'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill London</st1:PersonName>'"
<</SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:london@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">london@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>;
"'v2020'" <</SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">vision2020@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
6:11 AM</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject: RE: [Vision2020] real
economic development in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">> <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City>,<BR>> <BR>>
You seem to be the master of distortion lately. Perhaps if you had
attended<BR>> and heard the whole story you might have more of a clue
instead of missing<BR>> the point completely. "Focusing" on one
economic sector doesn't equate to<BR>> standing in the way of others.
<BR>> <BR>> The current City government has done many things to build a
more solid<BR>> economic base to benefit ALL of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> instead of just a
few. <BR>> <BR>> B. J. Swanson<BR>> <BR>>
------------------------<BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>
From: </SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>> On Behalf Of g.
crabtree<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:28 PM<BR>> To:
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bill London</st1:PersonName>; v2020<BR>> Subject: Re:
[Vision2020] real economic development in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City><BR>> <BR>> What has yet to be
explained is how you attract high tech businesses without<BR>> <BR>>
attracting business in general. Setting the city council up as some sort of
<BR>> business border guard with the power to say "come on in" to some and
"we <BR>> don't much care the likes of you" to others should not be a
function of city<BR>> <BR>> government or anyone else for that
matter.<BR>> <BR>> It's hard to imagine a statement more arrogant
than:<BR>> <BR>> "...<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> needs to wean itself from a housing
and retail fixation about <BR>> growth. "Our voracious appetite to approve
subdivision after subdivision, to<BR>> <BR>> build high-end homes, has
run out of high-end people to occupy them," <BR>> Swanson said, adding that
new retail businesses seem to be only replacing <BR>> old ones.<BR>>
<BR>> "Over-built housing and replacement retail is not a good
economic model..."<BR>> <BR>> Aren't we lucky that someone who is
infinitely smarter than our builders <BR>> will call a halt to high end
homes being erected. Goodness knows the <BR>> builder, who is the one
taking the risk, couldn't be bright enough to assess<BR>> <BR>> the
potential for profit or loss. If the market were to truly be saturated,
<BR>> I would imagine that banks might decline to lend the builder or buyer
money.<BR>> <BR>> Then again the builder/buyer could always seek
alternate forms of financing.<BR>> <BR>> (Does any of this sound like
the market sorting itself out?)<BR>> <BR>> If a new retail business
comes to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> and captures an old business's
<BR>> market, one would have to assume that there was a perfectly good
reason for <BR>> that to have happened. Either they had a better product, a
better price, or <BR>> better service. I don't believe there is anyone in
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
prescient enough <BR>> to decide that any one existing business is the apex
of quality, the <BR>> standard by which all others should be judged, and
that no new competitor <BR>> may come in and try their hand at providing
something better or different. <BR>> Often new businesses goad old
enterprises into running a better operation <BR>> and everybody wins. Why
would we want to interfere in this natural process <BR>> of
improvement?<BR>> <BR>> I suppose encouraging high tech biz is
wonderful, however it might magically<BR>> <BR>> be done, but standing
in the way of other entrepreneurs so a select few can <BR>> hold on to
their nebulous notion of a unique <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> is elitist, short <BR>> sighted,
and just plain wrong. I'm sure that Dan, Wayne, and Walter are <BR>> bright
enough to know when to get out of the way and allow people with a <BR>>
vision to have at it. The function of city government should be to work
<BR>> toward a prosperous and welcoming environment for all. Candidates who
would <BR>> presume to tell others how their lives ought to be lived should
be shown the<BR>> <BR>> door.<BR>> <BR>> g<BR>> <BR>> -----
Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">lfalen</st1:PersonName>" <</SPAN></FONT><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">lfalen@turbonet.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">><BR>> To: "<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bill London</st1:PersonName>" <</SPAN></FONT><A
href="mailto:london@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">london@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>;
"v2020" <</SPAN></FONT><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">vision2020@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">><BR>> Sent: Tuesday,
October 23, 2007 10:34 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] real economic
development in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City><BR>> <BR>> <BR>>>I can't
argue with bringing in high-tech companies, I'm all for it. I think<BR>>
<BR>>><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> should try to attract all kinds of
businesses. It is fine to place <BR>>>controls on those that would
create undue pollution. Other than that <BR>>>promote almost anything
that will provide jobs, increase the tax base and <BR>>>improve the
overall economy.<BR>>> Roger<BR>>> -----Original
message-----<BR>>> From: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill
London</st1:PersonName>" </SPAN></FONT><A
href="mailto:london@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">london@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:58:18 -0700<BR>>> To: "v2020" </SPAN></FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">vision2020@moscow.com</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>>
Subject: [Vision2020] real economic development in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City><BR>>><BR>>>><BR>>>>
Today's Tribune article about the MCA forum held last night is a great
<BR>>>> summary of the choices facing <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> voters in this council election.
<BR>>>> Vote for the future with MCA endorsed candidates and
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> will
aim for <BR>>>> both maintaining its uniqueness and attracting more
entrepreneurial <BR>>>> businesses. My thanks to the MCA board
for sponsoring this forum. BL<BR>>>><BR>>>>
----------------<BR>>>> Is high-tech the key to <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>'s
future?<BR>>>> Forum sponsored by Moscow Civic Association brings
together business and <BR>>>> community leaders<BR>>>> By
David Johnson<BR>>>> October 23,
2007<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> <st1:City
w:st="on">MOSCOW</st1:City> - The economic future of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> will depend more
on attracting and<BR>> <BR>>>> retaining high-tech companies than
encouraging more housing and retail <BR>>>> business, members of a
panel agreed Monday night.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "In the basic form,
economic development is jobs," said B.J. Swanson, <BR>>>> vice
president of AmericanWest Bank here and chairwoman of the board of
<BR>>>> directors for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Gritman</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. "But not just any job." She said
<BR>>>> jobs should provide enough money to offer a reasonably
comfortable <BR>>>> living.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Robin
Woods, president of Alturas Analytics located in <st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, said 100 <BR>>>> percent of her bio-tech
business comes from outside <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>, most of it <BR>>>> from the
San Francisco Bay Area. Yet, she and her partners opted to <BR>>>>
locate here because of the quality of life that's
available<BR>>>><BR>>>> "Probably it would have been better
to locate in <st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City> or <BR>>>>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>, but
with Fed Ex and the fiber-optic that we have ... and with <BR>>>> the
Internet, the world is flat and we can conduct our business here,"
<BR>>>> Woods said.<BR>>>><BR>>>> David Alexander,
a UI graduate and CEO of Ivus Industries, a small <BR>>>> business he
decided to locate here, said <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> is an ideal
location for <BR>>>> entrepreneurs to tap into a high-tech labor pool
that spins off both the <BR>>>> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName> and neighboring <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> in <BR>>>> <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Pullman</st1:place></st1:City>.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
"What the business is, is a focus on extremely fast-charging
rechargeable<BR>> <BR>>>> products," Alexander said of his startup
company. He said the company, <BR>>>> which has four employees, is
currently developing a fast-charging <BR>>>>
flashlight.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Judy Brown, an economist and
director of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on Budget and <BR>>>>
Tax Policy, said research shows if a community creates a good living
<BR>>>> environment, jobs will come. "The key thing that attracts"
entrepreneurs <BR>>>> and businesses to an area, Brown said, is
quality of life, not tax <BR>>>>
breaks.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "Quality of life and the ability to
work either from home or near home," <BR>>>> she said, "are the two
really key things in deciding where people locate <BR>>>> those kinds
of businesses."<BR>>>><BR>>>> The forum, sponsored by the
Moscow Civic Association, comes two weeks <BR>>>> prior to a city
council election here that many say hinges on attitudes <BR>>>> about
economic growth. Bruce Livingston, president of the MCA, said the
<BR>>>> forum was called in part to dispel the notion that the MCA is
<BR>>>> anti-economic growth. He said the MCA is "pro business, pro
growth and <BR>>>> pro community."<BR>>>><BR>>>>
About 30 people, including several council candidates, attended the
forum<BR>> <BR>>>> at the 1912
Center.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Swanson said <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> needs to wean
itself from a housing and retail <BR>>>> fixation about growth. "Our
voracious appetite to approve subdivision <BR>>>> after subdivision,
to build high-end homes, has run out of high-end <BR>>>> people to
occupy them," Swanson said, adding that new retail businesses <BR>>>>
seem to be only replacing old ones.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
"Over-built housing and replacement retail is not a good economic
model,"<BR>> <BR>>>> Swanson said.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
According to statistics presented at the forum, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> has a population <BR>>>> of
about 22,350 and UI employs about 2,870 people. Gritman employs 431,
<BR>>>> with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School
District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Wal-Mart, by comparison, employing
<BR>>>> 350 and 207 people,
respectively.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Swanson said it's time for the
community to get back on the right <BR>>>> economic track with the
primary focus on good-paying jobs and a secondary<BR>> <BR>>>>
focus on housing and retail business. "And as always, focus on anything
<BR>>>> that will help the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. They've carried us for years.
<BR>>>> It's time for us to get out and carry
ourselves."<BR>>>><BR>>>> All the panelists said <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> city officials
and members of the city <BR>>>> council have been extremely
pro-business.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "Our intent is to hire WSU and
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> graduates," Woods
said<BR>> <BR>>>> about her expanding business. She said that all
but one of the 30 people <BR>>>> working at Alturas Analytics are
from the two universities. Woods said <BR>>>> it's important for
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> to
complete it's rewrite of the comprehensive <BR>>>> plan, and to keep
tech businesses together to encourage more
business.<BR>>>><BR>>>> "I think it's important to have kind
of a think-tank atmosphere," she <BR>>>> said, "kind of a campus
atmosphere in your tech park. So I don't think <BR>>>> it's a good
idea to scatter things here and there."<BR>>>><BR>>>>
Swanson pointed out <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, located on the southeastern
<BR>>>> edge of town, had modest beginnings, but now is home to
around 150 jobs <BR>>>> that have annual salaries of $50,000 and up.
"And those jobs really <BR>>>> contribute back to the community," she
said.<BR>>>><BR>>>> ---<BR>>>><BR>>>>
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