[Vision2020] The City This Week: An Occasional View from a Citizen
Jon Kimberling
jon@n-k-ins.com
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:04:12 -0700
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John- I believe you are correct. These are busy times for all of us. It =
has become more difficult to stay on top of what is going on in the =
community. I further believe that is just one of the reasons the council =
wanted to have a session focused on looking for ways to increase our =
effectiveness in communicating with the citizens of Moscow. One decision =
that has already been made is to start broadcasting the Administrative & =
Public/Works Finance committee meetings just like we broadcast the =
Council meetings. These committees will not be meeting today because of =
the aforementioned workshop. However, most Mondays we meet at 4 & 5 =
respectively. The Council realizes this is not the best time for the =
average person to sit and watch TV but most of us have the ability to =
record the proceedings and watch them at their leisure. There was also =
discussion of doing one or two rebroadcasts later in the week. I haven't =
heard the implementation date for broadcasting committee meetings but =
will let you know when I do.
And as Linda stated earlier, the workshop is open to the public. It =
starts at 4 PM today and will take place at the UI Incubator at 121 =
Sweet Avenue.
Jon Kimberling
Moscow City Council
----- Original Message -----=20
From: John Danahy=20
To: 'Linda Pall' ; vision2020@moscow.com=20
Cc: '"Jack Hill (E-mail)"' ; '""JoAnn Mack (E-mail)""' ; '""Marshall =
Comstock (E-mail)""' ; '""Mike Thomason (E-mail)""' ; '""Peg Hamlett =
(E-mail)""' ; '""Steve Busch (E-mail)""' ; griedner@moscow.com=20
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 6:30 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] The City This Week: An Occasional View from =
a Citizen
I would like to commend Linda for her discussion of past attempts at =
communicating with the community. There were some good things done it =
the past, but as Linda says, that was then and this is now. Perhaps one =
of the problems is the local economy no longer supports the general =
populace having the time or energy to attend meetings. Community =
involvement requires planning and an ability to make a commitment on the =
part of individuals today. For example, Monday's meeting sounds like a =
way to communicate, if the average working Joe in this community had =
nothing else to do between 4 and 6 on a Monday afternoon. I suppose =
either work, or chores, or family, or your kids activities can be easily =
set aside at the last minute by some, however most people are already =
committed elsewhere. Maybe that time is convenient for the council and =
the city administrators, but hardly for most people in the city.
Oh well
John
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John- I believe you are correct. These =
are busy=20
times for all of us. It has become more difficult to stay on top of what =
is=20
going on in the community. I further believe that is just one of the =
reasons the=20
council wanted to have a session focused on looking for ways to increase =
our=20
effectiveness in communicating with the citizens of Moscow. One decision =
that=20
has already been made is to start broadcasting the Administrative &=20
Public/Works Finance committee meetings just like we broadcast the =
Council=20
meetings. These committees will not be meeting today because of the=20
aforementioned workshop. However, most Mondays we meet at 4 & 5=20
respectively. The Council realizes this is not the best time for the =
average=20
person to sit and watch TV but most of us have the ability to record the =
proceedings and watch them at their leisure. There was also discussion =
of doing=20
one or two rebroadcasts later in the week. I haven't heard the =
implementation=20
date for broadcasting committee meetings but will let you know when I=20
do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And as Linda stated earlier, the =
workshop is=20
open to the public. It starts at 4 PM today and will take place at the =
UI=20
Incubator at 121 Sweet Avenue.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jon Kimberling</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Moscow City Council</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djdanahy@turbonet.com =
href=3D"mailto:jdanahy@turbonet.com">John=20
Danahy</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dlpall@moscow.com =
href=3D"mailto:lpall@moscow.com">'Linda Pall'</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Djmhill@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:jmhill@moscow.com">'"Jack Hill (E-mail)"'</A> ; <A=20
title=3Djmack@turbonet.com href=3D"mailto:jmack@turbonet.com">'""JoAnn =
Mack=20
(E-mail)""'</A> ; <A title=3Dcomstock@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:comstock@moscow.com">'""Marshall Comstock =
(E-mail)""'</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dmthomason@avistacorp.com =
href=3D"mailto:mthomason@avistacorp.com">'""Mike=20
Thomason (E-mail)""'</A> ; <A title=3Dpegh@uidaho.edu=20
href=3D"mailto:pegh@uidaho.edu">'""Peg Hamlett (E-mail)""'</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dsteveb@moscow.com href=3D"mailto:steveb@moscow.com">'""Steve =
Busch=20
(E-mail)""'</A> ; <A title=3Dgriedner@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:griedner@moscow.com">griedner@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 28, =
2003 6:30=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] The =
City This=20
Week: An Occasional View from a Citizen</DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I would like to commend Linda =
for her=20
discussion of past attempts at communicating with the community. =
There=20
were some good things done it the past, but as Linda says, that was =
then and=20
this is now. Perhaps one of the problems is the local economy no =
longer=20
supports the general populace having the time or energy to attend=20
meetings. Community involvement requires planning and an ability =
to make=20
a commitment on the part of individuals today. For example, =
Monday=92s=20
meeting sounds like a way to communicate, if the average working Joe =
in this=20
community had nothing else to do between 4 and 6 on a Monday =
afternoon. =20
I suppose either work, or chores, or family, or your kids activities =
can be=20
easily set aside at the last minute by some, however most people are =
already=20
committed elsewhere. Maybe that time is convenient for the =
council and=20
the city administrators, but hardly for most people in the=20
city.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oh=20
well</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">John</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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