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<DIV><FONT size=2>Here's' a view from one who lives on and uses North Latah
County Highway District maintained roads.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>We are very grateful for the stripes the district has painted
and the speed limits they have posted, enforceable or not. The driving
conduct of the public on some county roads is absolutely atrocious! Not
only is excessive speed common, but many seem to believe that they may drive in
the middle or on the left side of the road with impunity. The Latah County
Sheriff's Department does not have enough resources to deploy on this
epidemic problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Between the Karen Lane intersection and the top of Saddle
Ridge, there is not 10 feet of Saddle Ridge Road where some dumb speeding
ass has not gone off the road in the 19 years we have lived here. One
person has went off at least five times -- speed being the major
factor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In our neighborhood there are school children who walk to the
school bus, walkers are about 24/7, horseback riders use the road,
etc. All these</FONT><FONT size=2> are constantly put into peril, not
to mention the wildlife that not only in peril, but victims off speeding and/or
wrong side of the road drivers. This year alone, three fawns have been
killed by reckless, speeding drivers in a one mile stretch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Our neighborhood petitioned the highway district for stripes
about 3 - 4 years ago. When the stripes were painted, a great deal of the
wrong side of the road driving was eliminated. So was some of the
speeding.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The state law needs to be changed so that local agencies can
determine their own speed limits. So far, the "I'm in favor of local
control" conservatives have vehemently opposed this change. </FONT><FONT
size=2>Perhaps our local state legislators can try again to change this asinine
"one size fits all" law (after all, its a public road, not a
prostitute).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In the meantime, thank you North Latah Highway District for
the stripes and speed limit signs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Now if there were only some nonlethal way to get rid of the
multitude of yellow-bellied, chicken shit road hunters that plague and endanger
us from the end of August until the end of December, we'd be even
more appreciative.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow,
ID 83843</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>208
882-7975</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ckovis@turbonet.com href="mailto:ckovis@turbonet.com">Chuck Kovis</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bear@moscow.com
href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">Wayne Price</A> ; <A title=areaman@moscow.com
href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">Dan Carscallen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] North Latah
County Highway District sign policy</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Wayne, don't get your panties too bundled
up. The highway district could just change the color of the signs to
black and yellow - they then become advisory/warning signs - just like you see
on curves. The law is just fine and so are our highway district
personnel. Chuck Kovis</FONT></DIV>
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