[Vision2020] Selling Latah Health Services

[Craine Kit]

My concern is that the property is a wonderful location for  
development. That is a two edged sword.

Side one: the county sells to Gritman for $1. At some time in the  
future, despite Gritman's best current intentions, circumstances make  
sale of the property to a private developer in their best interest.  
The county (i.e. each of us taxpayers) will have given away something  
that could have provided money for other uses (perhaps buying land  
for a new fairgrounds).

Side two: the county decides not to sell to Gritman, instead taking  
the biggest offer (which will probably be far less than market  
value). The building is torn down and the site developed. We, the  
people, lose a place that has more than monetary value.

I'd feel more comfortable with this deal if there is a written  
contract or something in the deed that addressed potential sale of  
the property to the private sector.

Kit Craine

On Jan 4, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Debbie Gray wrote:

> So what are the main complaints against this proposal?
> That Gritman might change their mind and not provide
> the services they are intending? That Latah County is
> somehow going to lose out by letting this happen
> because....?
>
> Too tired to devil's advocate myself,
>
> Debbie Gray
>
> --- "B. J. Swanson" <bjswan at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Visionaries,
>>
>>
>>
>> Gritman Medical Center's Proposal to Purchase and
>> Letter of Intent regarding
>> Latah Health Services can be found by visiting
>> Gritman's website (the front
>> page) at www.gritman.org <http://www.gritman.org/> ,
>> and clicking on the
>> "Proposal to Purchase and Letter to Latah County
>> Regarding Latah Health
>> Services" link in the bottom right hand corner.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gritman will continue to update the website with
>> more information and plans
>> as they become available.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> B. J. Swanson
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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