[Vision2020] Outdoor lights
Janice Willard
jwillard at turbonet.com
Mon Jan 31 10:36:53 PST 2005
Hi Jeff, Jim, Donovon and other Visionaries,
Thanks Jeff, for finding specific issues in the new proposed ordinance and
bringing them to our attention. I hope that these issues will be addressed
as they continue to work on this document. Donovon, your suggestions would
have more weight if you didn't lace them so heavily with insults. It sounds
like you simply have a personal vendetta and are going to throw up any
argument, no matter how ridiculous, to counter whatever point he has to
make.
I can see both sides of the light issue (no pun intended). It seems to me
that you do need to have some specific guidelines in the event that there
are some issues between neighbors. For example, if some mining operation
moved in next door and wanted to work all night with bright lights and
machinery going (as everyone slightly north of Moscow might have to contend
with if the proposed Naylor mining operation gets the water they want), then
it is nice to have a specific rule delineating how much light can be
actually used.
On the other hand, this runs counter to what the Sheriff's department and
country custom have been suggesting. Farmers leave outdoor lights on around
their property specifically because it discourages theft and vandalism while
they are asleep and can not keep a close eye on their places. Farmers also
leave lights on (and radios) around barns because it discourages coyotes.
And it is something of a country courtesy--if your car breaks down and you
are practically in the middle of nowhere, you can find the nearest farmhouse
by looking for the lights. Perhaps I am misunderstanding but there is no
way that a 60 watt equivalent would light up a barnyard as needed. Big
mercury vapor lights are the norm.
I'm also not sure why the county needs a law that tells people to have photo
sensors in their outdoor lights so they don't run in the day. That seems
kind of unnecessary to have as a rule. Certainly it makes sense, but if
someone doesn't have it or their sensors broke, they are the ones who will
be paying the increased electric bill. It doesn't hurt their neighbors
because once the sun is up, it is not like having the yard lights on are
going to be making much of a difference.
And you made a good point about temporary versus permanent lights. It is
generally in the middle of the night, in the middle of winter, in the middle
of a damned snow storm that your equipment breaks down, your horse colics,
your pump stops working or you go out to check the cows and find that the
fence is down and your animals are God only knows where. The nature of
emergencies is that you can't plan for them and when they come, as Murphy's
law would have it, it is generally dark and in the worst possible
conditions. (I remember when the Ferrell propane gas truck got stuck in the
snowdrifts in my driveway. It was late afternoon when he, quite unwisely,
tried to brave my road. In trying to free himself, he slid right off the
driveway with the back of the truck planted up against the electrical
utility pole (which was something of a concern--electrical sparks plus big
tank of gas equals big boom). The first tow truck that came to pull him out
got thoroughly stuck also. A bigger tow truck came and pulled out the first
tow truck but couldn't budge the gas truck. Other customers were out of gas
and they couldn't get to them because the truck was planted in my driveway
drifts. So people worked well into the dark trying to get the truck out.
It took many hours, many people, a caterpillar and yes, some bright lights
to get the gas truck out. Sorry Mr. Arnold, but we couldn't plan to do that
in the morning so that we could only work on it when there was light.
Gosh, I can see me calling the company, "gee, could you only get your gas
trucks stuck in my road in the morning, so that we don't disturb our
neighbors with the lights when we dig them out, because I don't have a
conditional use permit?")
That said, there are two examples of really annoying lights that I can think
of on the Palouse. One is in Whitman county and is the bright flashing
light that Ziggy Jorstad has next to his Ziggy Dome on Moscow Pullman
Highway. That one, I think is a traffic hazard and I would certainly *not*
want to be living next to it. The second are the playing fields by the
Junior High. They are incredibly bright and light up everything for a
couple miles around. Really obnoxious, in fact, although I suspect that the
baseball players won't want us to turn them off.
JW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Meyer" <m1e2y3e4 at moscow.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:24 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Outdoor lights
> All,
> Part of living in a community is being at least a little tolerant of your
> neighbors. That means we all should exhibit some courtesy to one another.
> For instance, if my neighbors have a party until 2:00 in the morning and
> there was more light and noise than I would like, then I would let it go
> unless the light and noise was beyond merely irritating and crossed over
to
> being extreme. In a similar manner, I hope that if I had a broken car, and
> could only fix it at night when I wasn't working, and I used two 150 watt
> halogen lights to see what I was doing, then I hope my neighbors would be
> tolerant of that as well.
>
> Jeff-- I didn't see any differentiation between stationary and movable
> lights in your law excerpt. That in mind, I can see a big difference
between
> a 150 watt halogen permanently mounted on a garage, and my temporary usage
> of a mobile halogen fixture totaling 300 watts that I might use to fix my
> car. Like you, I don't think it should be illegal to fix my car. However,
I
> don't mind having my permanent fixtures be somewhat restricted.
>
> Donovan--You have some points but you need to get your facts straight,
> because truly wrong facts tend to dilute your message.
> The following is a comparison between the wattage of commonly available
> incandescent lamps and the wattage of a CFL that will provide similar
light
> levels:
>
> 25 Watt Incandescent = 5 Watt CFL
> (http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/factsheets/ef2.html)
> 50 = 9
> 60 = 15
> 75 = 20
> 100 = 25
> 120 = 28
> 150 = 39
>
> Donovan, your comment that ".....In fact, if you had one soft light energy
> saving bulb at
> 60 watts it would be so bright (650 watts of an incandescent) you would.."
> is obviously wrong and dilutes your argument. .
>
> In summary, to be fair, the law should address the difference between
> stationary permanent lights and temporary movable lights.
>
> Jim Meyer
>
>
>
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> > 1. Next Posting on Proposed Latah County Land Ordinance
> > (Jeff Harkins)
> > 2. Re: inclusive justice (Donovan Arnold)
> > 3. Re: The Auntie Establishment and Brother Carl Show forJanuary
> > 30, 2 (Joan Opyr)
> > 4. RE: Next Posting on Proposed Latah County Land Ordinance
> > (Donovan Arnold)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:04:53 -0800
> > From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com>
> > Subject: [Vision2020] Next Posting on Proposed Latah County Land
> > Ordinance
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.0.20050130180507.057f4190 at mail.uidaho.edu>
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> > I am dedicating this post to Section 9.03 of the Proposed Ordinance.
This
> > section is entitled "Design Standards for all Outdoor Lighting". I am
> > moving over Sections 3. 02 to 8 because I have exhausted all the hours
> > available to me for preparing commentary before the Tuesday Planning
> > Commission Meeting.
> >
> > I will return to the skipped Sections after that meeting.
> >
> > Section 9.03 is rather short and may best be digested if read in full -
so
> > here it is:
> >
> > SECTION 9.03 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL OUTDOOR LIGHTING
> > 9.03.01 APPLICABILITY
> > In order to conserve energy and reduce light pollution, all outdoor
> lights,
> > including lights
> > attached to any type of building or structure shall be:
> >
> > * 1. Equipped with a photo-sensor so they are automatically turned
off
> > during daylight hours; and
> > * 2. Of a design that does not allow light to travel up or
> > horizontally; and
> > * 3. Lamped with high pressure sodium, metal halide, or compact
> > fluorescent lamps, or incandescent bulbs of 60 watts or less.
> >
> > 9.03.02 CHANGE IN USE
> > When application for a change of use or for a conditional use permit is
> > made, all existing lighting
> > must be brought into compliance with Section 9.03.01 of this ordinance.
> >
> > 9.03.03 QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISIONS
> > The Zoning Commission or the Board of Latah County Commissioners may set
> > stricter
> > conditions than are set in Section 9.03.01 of this ordinance for any
type
> > of permit that comes
> > before them.
> >
> > Now just sit back and reflect on this proposed County Wide
> > standard. Imagine changing a tire or repairing a combine or field
> tractor,
> > installing your snow blower under a 60 watt incandescent bulb. I can
see
> > the next line of jokes about Idaho - How many 60 watt bulbs does it take
> to
> > change a tire in Idaho? OR In Idaho, to save energy - residents are
> > required to purchase 60 watt luminaire fixtures (as many as it takes) to
> > get the light they need for a task. Or try this - In Idaho, apparently
> > folks there aren't smart enough to know to turn off their lights in the
> > daytime because County Officials have required everyone to install photo
> > sensor lights to turn them off during daylight.
> >
> > I can also imagine the headlines later this summer. Remember the
"breast
> > exposure" issue raised in Moscow a few summers ago. Well apparently all
> > those folks who geared up with their protractors and compasses to
> determine
> > whether or not the breast was legally or illegally exposed will now have
a
> > new task for their investment in equipment - then can go out and find
> > lights that are beaming rays out between 90 degrees and 270 degrees.
> Sigh!!!
> >
> > Come on folks - we have a lot of serious issues to be resolved in this
> > county. The last thing we need is designation of the "Illumination
> Police".
> >
> > Just so that you are fully informed, here are some price quotes for
> > replacement bulbs using the various options required by the proposed
> > ordinance - the price of the fixtures varies considerably.
> >
> > Price is cost per each
> >
> > 23W outdoor flood flourescent BR 38 $ 28.04
> > 12W NanoLux Spot $ 21.20
> > 50W High Pressure Sodium $ 10.88
> > 50W Mercury Vapor $ 10.50
> > 50W Metal Halide $ 10.88
> > 50W BR 30 Flood Incandescent $ 3.74
> >
> > I guess I trust the price system and the judgment of Latah's citizens to
> be
> > able to decide for themselves how much candlepower and lumens they need
> and
> > the means by which they provide it.
> >
> > Again, please keep your comments coming - they have been helpful.
> >
> > And try to attend the next meeting of the Latah Planning Commission on
> > Tuesday, February 1 at the Latah Courthouse at 5:30 pm,'
> >
> > While no public testimony is scheduled to be allowed, the Commissioners
> are
> > expected to discuss their findings following the previous public
hearing.
> >
> > I urge you to draft a short letter to the Planning Commission requesting
> > that they table this ordinance until the public has had a chance to
> provide
> > full comment on the draft.
> >
> >
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:06:16 -0800
> > From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] inclusive justice
> > To: london at moscow.com, citizenx at rock.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Message-ID: <BAY101-F272DB74232860297A7B54CA67C0 at phx.gbl>
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> > How do we know that NSA or the owner of the building didn't apply for
the
> > permit?
> >
> > And second, unless it was a great hindrance to the public health, why on
> > God's Earth would anyone give a damn if the zoning administrator gave
him
> a
> > piece of paper?
> >
> > I am more concerned about snow removal and dog poo at the park.
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> >
> > >From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
> > >To: "stigmatta x" <citizenx at rock.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] inclusive justice
> > >Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:36:45 -0800
> > >
> > >I think your example is off the mark. In this downtown Moscow zoning
> case,
> > >the NSA did not apply for the necessary permit. And as I understand
the
> > >law, the city is not responsible for making sure the NSA gets that
> permit.
> > >It is NSA's responsibility.
> > >BL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >If you wanted to build a nice wooded fence in your yard And applied for
a
> > >permit and it was granted. would you, should you, Have to tear it
down
> > >after it was built. Just because someone in the city goofed.
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> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:10:22 -0800
> > From: "Joan Opyr" <auntiestablishment at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Auntie Establishment and Brother Carl
> > Show forJanuary 30, 2
> > To: "Vision2020 Moscow" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> > Message-ID: <BAY10-DAV22A9A8E1A9BD87FFC980F4C57C0 at phx.gbl>
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> >
> > Oh, come on, Tom -- weren't you even remotely interested in my theory
that
> Colfax doesn't actually exist? It's a Potemkin Village made entirely of
> cardboard; just two miles of empty, pointless road with a cop stationed at
> either end. The speed limit is 25 for no reason other than to enrich the
> Whitman County coffers at the expense of drivers who happen to have Idaho
> plates.
> >
> > BTW, I would like to take this opportunity to thank those listeners who
> bore with us tonight during our plague of technical difficulties. Nothing
> was working right -- for the first five minutes, neither Carl's mic nor
his
> headphones were functional -- and later, well, I wasn't functional. We
had
> a run of CD screw-ups, all of which were entirely my fault. Carl is
hereby
> completely exonerated. He had nothing to do with it; in fact, he was in
> Colfax.
> >
> > We're still ironing out the wrinkles on the show, but it's getting to be
> quite fun. For me, and Carl, and Tom, anyway. Viva Intoleristas!
> >
> > (Intolerista. Why does that word make me want to sing the Nicaraguan
> national anthem? Does anybody here know the lyrics? Doug, Stigmatta --
do
> one you have a copy of the 'Little Red Songbook?' I feel sure you must;
so
> many of your public pronouncements of late seem to have "borrowed" from it
> freely. That and 'Civilization and Its Discontents.')
> >
> > Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
> > www.auntie-establishment.com
> >
> > PS: Let me explain what I mean by "borrowed." To quote from the great
Tom
> Lehrer, "Plagiarize, plagiarize, let no one's work escape your eyes, but
> please . . . call it research."
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tom Hansen
> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 7:56 PM
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Subject: [Vision2020] The Auntie Establishment and Brother Carl Show
> forJanuary 30, 2005
> >
> > Greetings Visionaires -
> >
> > If you were unable to tune in to the "Auntie Establishment and Brother
> Carl
> > Show" today, you missed out on a major treat.
> >
> > Although it may have started out somewhat slow, centering on a
discussion
> > concerning Auntie Establishment's (mis)adventures in Spokane on Saturday
> > night, it quickly go into gear as they blasted away at:
> >
> > 1) Our two new trolls on the V2020 listserve (Faul Ottomaticks and
> > Stigmatta X)
> >
> > 2) Ben Merkle and his article in Volume 16, Issue 2 of the Credenda
> Agenda,
> > "Arrows in the Hand of a Limp-Wristed Man"
> > (http://www.credenda.org/issues/16-2recipio.php)
> >
> > 3) The religious right's attack on the cartoon series "Sponge Bob
Square
> > Pants".
> >
> > One item of interest that caught my attention was that Carl Westberg Jr.
> was
> > a DJ in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco during the summer
of
> > '69.
> >
> > So, in closing I would like to state that although this group that I am
> > proud to call friends may be referred to as Intoleristas, liberal
> elitists,
> > and wackos (among a multitude of other labels) we have all come from a
> > rather diverse range of backgrounds and have experienced an even more
> > diverse range of cultures, more so than the dark corners of Moscow,
Idaho
> > and the dark underbelly of Monroe, Louisiana.
> >
> > Take care, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Just Doing What Comes Natural
> >
> > We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some
> are
> > dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they
all
> > exist very nicely in the same box.
> >
> >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:20:01 -0800
> > From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Next Posting on Proposed Latah County Land
> > Ordinance
> > To: jeffh at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
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> > Jeff,
> >
> > I want to thank you for illustrating to the public and surrounding
> counties
> > your incompetence in such matters as reviewing laws concerning land use.
> >
> > First let me start by saying, "SECTION 9.03 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL
> OUTDOOR
> > LIGHTING In order to conserve energy and reduce light pollution" Is a
very
> > GOOD idea for several reasons.
> >
> > It reduces usage of energy. You want to know why your utility bill is so
> > damn high? It is because people are doing things like using incandescent
> > light bulbs. I know T. Edison was a smart man, but we have made some
> > improvements to the light bulb since the 1901 Pan-American World Fair
> > Exhibit in Buffalo.
> >
> > A smart government would outlaw incandescent light bulbs completely. 90%
> of
> > the energy produced from a incandescent light bulb is wasted on heat.
Less
> > than 10% of electricity you are using is being used for light. An energy
> > saving light bulb, which costs about $2.50 at your local friendly thrift
> > store and lasts 5 years, versus 6 months or less with a incandescent,
can
> > produce the same amount of light as the $1 light bulb at about one tenth
> the
> > wattage and cost. So this idea is saving money for land users and
helping
> > the environment. I replaced all the lights in my place and my utility
bill
> > has gone down on average $20 a month and I never have to change the bulb
> > except once every 5 years. Sure, the extra $1.50 per bulb is expensive
at
> > first, but I made up the difference in about a month on the utility
bill.
> >
> > You write,
> >
> > "In Idaho, to save energy residents are required to purchase 60 watt
> > luminaire fixtures (as many as it takes) to get the light they need for
a
> > task."
> >
> > Yes, it does take a great deal of bulbs when you use incandescent. Not
to
> > mention they break easily, are really hot and can burn you, waste
energy,
> > have a high malfunction rate, easily start fires, and are not very
bright.
> > It would take 11 incandescent bulbs to do what just one 60 watt energy
> > saving bulb can do. In fact, if you had one soft light energy saving
bulb
> at
> > 60 watts it would be so bright (650 watts of an incandescent) you would
> > probably go blind if you looked right at it, or at least cause some
> > permenent eye damage.
> >
> > You continue with speculation about others will say,
> >
> > "In Idaho, apparently folks there aren't smart enough to know to turn
off
> > their lights in the daytime because County Officials have required
> everyone
> > to install photo sensor lights to turn them off during daylight."
> >
> > I doubt this. Part of the reason that our utility bills are so high is
> > because people leave their lights on, increasing demand for lighting.
Much
> > of this lighting is wasted on nothing other than letting the cows see
the
> > grass or the rocks see the trees. People should not be forced to pay
> higher
> > utility bills because someone forgot to turn their lights off. Further,
> not
> > all people are stupid for leaving their light on during the day. Some
> cannot
> > turn them off because they are gone for the weekend, and don't want
anyone
> > thinking they are not home. Others forget to turn them off at night when
> > they go to bed. Still others turn the light on in the afternoon so they
> can
> > see when they get home in the dark. You add all this up, and it
increases
> > energy usage significantly.
> >
> > As for light population. This is mostly because many animals get
confused
> by
> > the lights. They use the sun and/or stars for navigation. The light
> confuses
> > them and their mating, eating, and sleeping patterns. It may seem silly,
> but
> > it is impacting the environment negatively, and we know that farmers
very
> > much need to have a strong environment because they rely on the land. It
> is
> > needless to have lights shining brightly upward. I suggest to the farmer
> or
> > land owner trying to install a snow blower, or fix a tractor tire, to do
> it
> > in the morning, not at midnight. But I am willing to bet that most
Farmers
> > are smarter than Mr. Harkins and could figure that one out.
> >
> > Mr. Harkins, if anymore light bulbs go off in your head, please make
sure
> > they are efficient ones that save the farmer and land owner money.
Because
> > so far, they have all been pretty dim or malfunctioning only leaving
> people
> > burned.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com>
> > >To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > >Subject: [Vision2020] Next Posting on Proposed Latah County Land
> Ordinance
> > >Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:04:53 -0800
> > >
> > >I am dedicating this post to Section 9.03 of the Proposed Ordinance.
> This
> > >section is entitled "Design Standards for all Outdoor Lighting". I am
> > >moving over Sections 3. 02 to 8 because I have exhausted all the hours
> > >available to me for preparing commentary before the Tuesday Planning
> > >Commission Meeting.
> > >
> > >I will return to the skipped Sections after that meeting.
> > >
> > >Section 9.03 is rather short and may best be digested if read in full -
> so
> > >here it is:
> > >
> > >SECTION 9.03 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL OUTDOOR LIGHTING
> > >9.03.01 APPLICABILITY
> > >In order to conserve energy and reduce light pollution, all outdoor
> lights,
> > >including lights
> > >attached to any type of building or structure shall be:
> > >
> > > * 1. Equipped with a photo-sensor so they are automatically turned
> off
> > >during daylight hours; and
> > > * 2. Of a design that does not allow light to travel up or
> > >horizontally; and
> > > * 3. Lamped with high pressure sodium, metal halide, or compact
> > >fluorescent lamps, or incandescent bulbs of 60 watts or less.
> > >
> > >9.03.02 CHANGE IN USE
> > >When application for a change of use or for a conditional use permit is
> > >made, all existing lighting
> > >must be brought into compliance with Section 9.03.01 of this ordinance.
> > >
> > >9.03.03 QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISIONS
> > >The Zoning Commission or the Board of Latah County Commissioners may
set
> > >stricter
> > >conditions than are set in Section 9.03.01 of this ordinance for any
type
> > >of permit that comes
> > >before them.
> > >
> > >Now just sit back and reflect on this proposed County Wide standard.
> > >Imagine changing a tire or repairing a combine or field tractor,
> installing
> > >your snow blower under a 60 watt incandescent bulb. I can see the next
> > >line of jokes about Idaho - How many 60 watt bulbs does it take to
change
> a
> > >tire in Idaho? OR In Idaho, to save energy - residents are required to
> > >purchase 60 watt luminaire fixtures (as many as it takes) to get the
> light
> > >they need for a task. Or try this - In Idaho, apparently folks there
> > >aren't smart enough to know to turn off their lights in the daytime
> because
> > >County Officials have required everyone to install photo sensor lights
to
> > >turn them off during daylight.
> > >
> > >I can also imagine the headlines later this summer. Remember the
"breast
> > >exposure" issue raised in Moscow a few summers ago. Well apparently
all
> > >those folks who geared up with their protractors and compasses to
> determine
> > >whether or not the breast was legally or illegally exposed will now
have
> a
> > >new task for their investment in equipment - then can go out and find
> > >lights that are beaming rays out between 90 degrees and 270 degrees.
> > >Sigh!!!
> > >
> > >Come on folks - we have a lot of serious issues to be resolved in this
> > >county. The last thing we need is designation of the "Illumination
> > >Police".
> > >
> > >Just so that you are fully informed, here are some price quotes for
> > >replacement bulbs using the various options required by the proposed
> > >ordinance - the price of the fixtures varies considerably.
> > >
> > >Price is cost per each
> > >
> > >23W outdoor flood flourescent BR 38 $ 28.04
> > >12W NanoLux Spot $ 21.20
> > >50W High Pressure Sodium $ 10.88
> > >50W Mercury Vapor $ 10.50
> > >50W Metal Halide $ 10.88
> > >50W BR 30 Flood Incandescent $ 3.74
> > >
> > >I guess I trust the price system and the judgment of Latah's citizens
to
> be
> > >able to decide for themselves how much candlepower and lumens they need
> and
> > >the means by which they provide it.
> > >
> > >Again, please keep your comments coming - they have been helpful.
> > >
> > >And try to attend the next meeting of the Latah Planning Commission on
> > >Tuesday, February 1 at the Latah Courthouse at 5:30 pm,'
> > >
> > >While no public testimony is scheduled to be allowed, the Commissioners
> are
> > >expected to discuss their findings following the previous public
hearing.
> > >
> > >I urge you to draft a short letter to the Planning Commission
requesting
> > >that they table this ordinance until the public has had a chance to
> provide
> > >full comment on the draft.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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