<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Courtesy of the Tuesday (September 26, 2017) edition of the Lewiston Tribune with thanks to Linda Pike.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">---------------------------------</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div id="AppleMailSignature"><b>Wasteful spending</b></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">After many years of debate, the city of Moscow plans to spend more than a half-million of our tax dollars for a bridge at the end of East Third Street. Many of us have argued for years that a pedestrian, bike, handicapped-access bridge would provide safe connectivity for people commuting from east to west, and we were raising money to complete this.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">However, the city somehow magically found more than a half-million dollars and put it in its budget for a motor bridge, which it is expediting prior to the election.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The word is that it is being done for safety. Yet, I recently inquired about the plans for safety and traffic calming since it will increase traffic near two schools, East City Park, the senior center, and high-density neighborhoods, and I was told they had no plans yet.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">How is this responsible government? Where did this more than a half-million dollars come from suddenly? Are they doing it for safety or are they doing it for developers east of Mountain View?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The city election is Nov. 7 and the mayor and four council seats are up. And new candidates have filed.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Find out their views on this issue if you care about street safety and how your tax dollars are spent.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Vote.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Linda Pike, Moscow</div><div><br></div></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">---------------------------------</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">FYI: The Moscow League of Women Voters is presenting a candidates (mayor and city council) forum at the 1912 Community Center on October 4th (next Wednesday) at 7 pm.<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya there, 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);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><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><div> </div></div></div></body></html>