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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And,
I strongly disagree. If Whitman County wants to develop the corridor to
increase their tax base, more power to them, but they need to pay for the
infrastructure themselves rather than counting on taking water pumped by Moscow’s
taxpayer funded infrastructure to “tide them over” until they
eventually make enough money from the development (while eroding our taxes) to
do so. I think the fact that they didn’t want to pay the rate
Moscow offered speaks volumes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Further,
I’ve long had serious concerns about the junior & senior water rights
Kit discussed in her great post recently. If the additional draw by
Hawkins causes the aquifer to drop unacceptably, neither the idiotic agreement
Moscow signed nor the moronic pending legislation provide any mechanism for
reducing the Hawkins draw when they piggyback on senior water rights. If
done contractually (i.e., the secret agreement), all the rest of us could be required
to reduce our water use (mandatory conservation, or water rationing) while
Hawkins continues to get 2% of our water annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We
would also lack the ability to legislate conservation measures when selling
water across state lines. Some of our council members have been very
dishonest about what the costs would have been of continuing to refuse to get
into bed with Hawkins, but let me assure you, those inflated costs will
absolutely pale into comparison to the costs should we have reason or need to
shut off the out-of-state faucet. And, unfortunately, neither our local
elected officials nor the legislator(s) behind SB 1002 had the intelligence or
foresight to address this in the secret agreement with Hawkins or in the
legislation. Quite frankly, Donovan, with your background, you would see
the gaping flaws in SB 1002, so I can only assume you’ve not read it.
Why don’t you take some time to do so – it’s shockingly short
for such sweeping legislation – before you spout off supporting a piece
of extremely poorly crafted legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For
pro-growth advocates, and for those devotees of “all growth is good,”
it’s a no brainer to realize that selling water out of state will limit
the amount of growth we can sustain on this side of the state line. The
less water our municipality keeps available for us and for growth here, the
less growth there can be here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And,
whatever happened to reciprocity? If Idaho thinks it’s a good idea
to open the Pandora’s Box of selling water across state lines, it should
at least have the mother wit to insist on reciprocal agreements with the other
states. Of course, that likely wouldn’t ever be possible because
most citizens and legislators aren’t stupid enough to buy into whole “water
as a commodity” rather than “water as a precious natural resource”
thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Finally,
and this may seem like a petty point, but it seems incredibly unfair to me that
our kids no longer have the opportunity to enjoy cooling off on a hot summer
day by running in the sprinkler yet we’ve got enough water to spare that
we can sell 1-2% of our annual use across state lines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regardless
of what one thinks about the Hawkins development, what people need to realize
is that this legislation *<b>isn’t</b>* just a local issue . . . it has negative
sweeping ramifications for water resource management throughout the
state. I’ve long been a supporter of regional water management, but
this legislation cuts completely undermines that water management gold
standard. And *<b>that’s</b>* the real no brainer here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good
people to do nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2009
through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt,
or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written
permission of the author.*****<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Donovan Arnold<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 16, 2009 8:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> garrettmc@verizon.net; vision2020@moscow.com; Tom Hansen<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Communication Breakdown and Unreasonable
Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It doesn't matter if Hawkins gets a contract with Moscow
or not, they are still going to get water from the Palouse Aquifer. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The only question is if they are going to get the water by
a well on the Latah or Whitman side of the stateline. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I think Moscow would be wise to control the water being
pumped instead of giving Whitman an excuse to pump from their side. This in
turn will lead to more and more businesses on the Whitman side of the line to
pay for the costs of pumping the water if we choose not to work with them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To me it is a no brainer to work with Whitman, not against
them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Donovan<br>
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--- On <b>Sun, 3/15/09, Tom Hansen <i><thansen@moscow.com></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: Tom Hansen
<thansen@moscow.com><br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Communication Breakdown and Unreasonable
Expectations<br>
To: garrettmc@verizon.net, vision2020@moscow.com<br>
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 12:52 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>Apparently what email communications are claimed between Councilman Steed <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and the IDWR (in early 2008) are contradictory of the emails I have <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>obtained between Rep. Tom Trail and the IDWR (during the same timeframe).<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>These emails, along with loads of videos of city proceedings are available <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>at:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>http://www.moscowcares.com/washingtonWater_HawkinsMall.htm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Or you may browse each individual city council session (beginning on <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>December 17, 2007) at:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>http://www.moscowcares.com/City_Council_Sessions.htm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>However, for the purpose of reflection . . .<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>"What I would like to do is to make a motion that staff is directed to <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>pursue all options including, but not limited to, conferring with the <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Idaho Department of Water Resources, the Attorney General's office and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>changing state code to meet the requirements of the Hawkins agreement, and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>allow the city to commence water delivery to the state line project."<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>- Walter Steed (October 6, 2008)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>At the 3:14 mark of Part 2 of the series of videos at:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>http://moscowcares.com/100608_HawkinsAgreement.htm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>In recogniton of the 2009 Moscow City Council and their many alleged <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>accomplishments, I am thinking of closing various future video clips with <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(and crank up your speakers for) . . .<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>"The Moscow City Council<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoGO4Kpoklw<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Seeya round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, featuring <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale. For details go to . . .<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Seeya<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>there.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>---------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>This message was sent by First Step Internet.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> http://www.fsr.com/<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> List services made available by First Step Internet, <o:p></o:p></pre><pre> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre> http://www.fsr.net <o:p></o:p></pre><pre> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote>
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