<div dir="ltr"><div>It is an idiotic idea to put a bridge there. Having lived on Third Street for awhile, and picking up my granddaughter for five years it is a mess as is, with all the traffic. <br><br>First and foremost is the safety of the kids who attend Lena, there will be a tragic end for a child because of this. Second, there is not enough parking on Third Street between Blaine and Hayes Streets. It is narrow and with additional traffic, how are people who park in their driveway and in the parking lot of White Harlem (sorry, don't know what the name of the apartments are now) going to get to the street safely<br><br></div>Janesta, or 'Nesta for those of you who disagree with me. *eyeroll*<br><div><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:37 PM, g crabtree <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:direoutcome@gmail.com" target="_blank">direoutcome@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It is extremely fortunate that a resolution signed by a former mayor is not binding on a future, more practical, city council.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>g</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:33 PM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I invite your attention to a ten year-old Moscow (the one in Idaho) resolution.</div><div id="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225AppleMailSignature"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Our_Moscow/Third_Street_Bridge/Resolution_2007_30_Third_Street_Bridge.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.moscowcares.com/Our<wbr>_Moscow/Third_Street_Bridge/<wbr>Resolution_2007_30_Third_<wbr>Street_Bridge.pdf</a><br><br><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><span class="m_4371081600021136400HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div></font></span></div><div><div class="m_4371081600021136400h5"><div><br>On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Ron Force <<a href="mailto:ronforce@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronforce@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">It's in the 2018 budget.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:50 PM, g crabtree <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:direoutcome@gmail.com" target="_blank">direoutcome@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Excellent news, connecting third st. has been long over due. Any indication of when the project is to commence?<div><br></div><div>g</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225h5">On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Ron Force <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ronforce@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronforce@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">From today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-asset-masthead" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 40px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica 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its regular meeting Monday night to the annoyance and anger of several residents who showed up to oppose a line in the budget for the construction of a multi-modal bridge on Third Street.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Some residents told the council the details of the $79,896,719 budget, which includes a $10 million bond to be voted on next year, were not made transparent enough before the Monday night meeting.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">“I think it’s a little late,” Gretchen Stewart of Citizens for a Liveable Community told the council during the public hearing for the budget.</p><div id="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-tncms-region-article_instory_top" class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-tncms-region m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Stewart criticized the council for not including a copy of the budget online and for holding its public budget workshop in the middle of the summer.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert said the workshop is held the same time every year. Other council members echoed that statement.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">“This is not being sprung out of the blue,” Councilman Walter Steed said.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">The council and public have debated for years whether the bridge, which would cross over Paradise Creek and fully connect East Third Street, would be restricted to pedestrians and bicyclists or include transportation of motor vehicles.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Of the bridge’s total cost of $595,085, $15,085 comes from outside sources, including individual donations.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Joann Muneta of Citizens for a Liveable Community asked that those who donated to make the bridge restricted to pedestrian and bicyclists receive a refund.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Several residents argued the bridge would be unsafe, increase traffic and congestion and decrease nearby home values.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Members of the organization said they had a petition with more than 400 signatures opposing construction of a motor bridge.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">But Councilman Jim Boland said he believed a majority of Moscow residents supported the bridge and he moved to approve the ordinance, which was approved unanimously. Councilwoman Gina Taruscio said the budget, while not perfect, is for the greater good of the community.</p><div id="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-tncms-region-article_instory_middle" class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-tncms-region m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail-hidden-print" style="box-sizing:border-box"></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">Other residents thanked the council for including budgeting for the bridge, though some criticized other line items.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:16px;line-height:27px">“I don’t think Moscow’s had this many people in a budget meeting in the time I’ve been here,” Steed said.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div class="m_4371081600021136400m_-2473515299298859225m_8125189954997787301m_5581582591555262634gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font></div></div></div>
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