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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff, I will ignore your implication that my
concerns weren't substantive and simply respond:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. We weren't involved in any litigation
regarding sewer rights, were we? I certainly don't rember
any.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. And how are we in competition with other
governing bodies regarding sewage disposal? I would hope that competition
would be based on historical fact, not something simply inferred by one of the
bodies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would further suggest that should you
not consider my ideas substantive, you would simply ignore them and move on
to whatever you define as substantive. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sue H. </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=jeffh@moscow.com href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">Jeff Harkins</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=suehovey@moscow.com
href="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com">Sue Hovey</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] (no
subject)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Sue - it was not only imminent litigation, it was actual
litigation - Moscow had already filed suit on the water transfer. Fits
perfectly!<BR><BR>And Moscow was impacting the ability of a sovereign state
(WA) from pursuing their economic development plans. Again, fits
perfectly.<BR><BR>Now, let's move on to something substantive - the actual
agreement signed. What are your problems with the accord
reached?<BR><BR>At 01:14 PM 2/14/2008, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Well e involves
competition with other public bodies and f involves imminant litigation, so
how do those fit? Certainly none of the other options do, but even so,
looks like a stretch to me.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Sue
H<BR></FONT> <BR> <BR>
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<DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR>
<DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">Jeff Harkins</A> <BR>
<DD>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> <BR>
<DD>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:13 PM<BR>
<DD>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] (no subject)<BR><BR>
<DL>
<DD>To those interested, it would appear that items e and f of the state
statute for executive sessions would be applicable.<BR><BR><BR>
<DD><FONT face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>(e) To consider
preliminary negotiations involving matters of <BR>
<DD>trade or commerce in which the governing body is in competition with
<BR>
<DD>governing bodies in other states or nations;<BR>
<DD>(f) To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to
<BR>
<DD>discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending
<BR>
<DD>litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently
likely to be<BR>
<DD>litigated. The mere presence of legal counsel at an executive <BR>
<DD>session does not satisfy this requirement;<BR><BR></DD></DL>
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