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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is nothing naive about that idea. Its been considered already. In a past issue we found that Idaho would have to work something out to have US 95 by-pass Moscow through Washington. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> I assume that Walter Steed is fairly well educated on the matter.</FONT></DIV> Dave<BR><BR>>> <BR>> Hello, Visionaires:<BR>> <BR>> Please excuse what may seem extraordinary naïveté in asking this. Why could <BR>> not the City of Moscow, in cooperation with State of Idaho, purchase the <BR>> Hawkins site from the State of Washington, and therewith adjust the <BR>> boundary line between the two states? Yes, the closing paperwork for such a <BR>> transaction would be somewhat more extensive in that it would involve two <BR>> states, and I presume federal, approval, but aside from the extra levels of <BR>> paperwork, and the subconscious idea that "you just can't buy part of <BR>> another state", I don't understand why, with effort and cooperation, this <BR>> advanced real estate transaction could not be done to the benefit of all <BR>> parties involved.<BR>> <BR>> (As an aside, I understand that Latah County was created by an act of <BR>> Congress, so there is some precedent for them revisiting the boundary.)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Ken<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><br /><hr />Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. <a href='http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan' target='_new'>Play now!</a></body>
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