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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>To: Interested Media Groups<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>From: Gary J. Riedner, Interim Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> e | </span><a href="mailto:griedner@ci.moscow.id.us"><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>griedner@ci.moscow.id.us</span></a><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> p | 208.883.7006<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> w | </span><a href="http://www.Moscow"><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>www.Moscow</span></a><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>URA.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Date: October 8, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>(Moscow, Idaho)</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> - The Moscow Urban Renewal Agency has purchased a key piece of property for redevelopment in the Legacy Crossing Urban Renewal District.</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>The property is located at the <b>southwest</b> corner 6th and Jackson Streets. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>The decision to purchase the property was made in accordance with the mission of the agency, which is to promote and support projects that achieve sustainable economic growth, vitality, and which enhance the community. To that end, the Commission is working with a group of students at the University of Idaho to highlight the potential this property has to enhance the community. Ideas for imaginable redevelopment include taking advantage of green space opportunities, potential for calming traffic measures, public space considerations, as well as the potential for various types of development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Next steps the Agency will undertake are to facilitate cleanup of the site and gather ideas from the community on their vision of what the property could be.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>For more information regarding the Moscow Urban Renewal Agency or the property purchase, please call Interim MURA Executive Director Gary J. Riedner at 208.883.7006 or by email at <a href="mailto:griedner@ci.moscow.id.us">griedner@ci.moscow.id.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>###<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black'>The Mission of the MURA is to promote and support projects that achieve sustainable economic growth, vitality, and which enhance the community.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Jen Pfiffner</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>City of Moscow</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>Assistant to the City Supervisor</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>p | 208.883.7123</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>f | 208.883.7018</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#004080'>e | <a href="mailto:jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us">jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>