[Vision2020] Conciliation Petition

Thu Jul 12 18:15:38 PDT 2007

Yes.  One portion of Dr. Weitz' suit against the Moscow School District
concerns the 1992 levy that Dr. Weitz supported at the time.

It's kind of a Hillary Clinton/John Kerry thing.  Dr. Weitz was for the levy
before he was against it.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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schools as RETARDED. (Not necessarily in all caps, of course.)"

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-----Original Message-----

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Saundra Lund
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:51 PM
To: 'Tom Ivie'; vision2020 at moscow.com; 'lfalen'
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Conciliation Petition

In part, Tom Ivie wrote:
"I don't know everyone on the Moscow School District Committee for Goodwill
and Conciliation but I do know who two of them are and they don't even live
in the Moscow School District.  Maybe Gary still owns some rental property
in Moscow, I don't know for sure. What about the others? Can you tell us
something about the others?  I am not signing anything drafted by people I
know nothing about."

I've not seen a response to this, but in case the information was shared
privately, I'd like to know, too.

One of the names in particular raised a red flag for me, but I realize that
the same name can be shared by more than one person.  Which is why I've been
watching for a response to Mr. Ivie's question.

Also, let's pretend the petition is successful (whatever that would mean).
What would prevent someone else (perhaps Jim Demeerler or one of the others
who have been egging Dr. Weitz on) from turning around & filing another
suit???  It's been awhile since I looked at the legal papers, but I thought
Dr. Weitz was challenging not just the most recent levy but also levies
going back to when Dr. Weitz sat on the Board?

Really, I just don't Get It.

Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

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nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Ivie
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:35 PM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Conciliation Petition

I don't know everyone on the Moscow School District Committee for Goodwill
and Conciliation but I do know who two of them are and they don't even live
in the Moscow School District.  Maybe Gary still owns some rental property
in Moscow, I don't know for sure. What about the others? Can you tell us
something about the others?  I am not signing anything drafted by people I
know nothing about.  I believe that, now, this suit needs to be decided on
so that there is definitive case law on the books and then the Legislature
can act accordingly.  I believe it was Bruce Livingston who suggested a
while back that the suit may be a good thing for this reason.  I hadn't
thought of it that way until then.  Thanks Bruce!

lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:

	I am not in the Moscow School district, but I am interested in the
MSD. I think that for the good of everyone involved this should be settled
asap. Here is a petition available at four locations for people to sign if
they would like to see this resolved asap. Lets not drag this out threw the
court system and waste considerable time and money.

	Roger

	Conciliation Petition

	The Conciliation Petition, written by the Moscow School District
Committee
	for Goodwill and Conciliation, is available for signing at the
following
	Moscow locations. 

	. Southside Chevron, Troy Road & Washington

	. Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson

	. Tri-State, 1104 Pullman Road

	. Stinker Station, 1044 Pullman Road

	Following is an excerpt from the attached Petition:

	"We, the undersigned, strongly urge the Moscow School District
	(MSD) Board of Trustees & Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept the "win-win"
	conciliation proposal described in this petition. MSD and Weitz
immediately
	should initiate a conciliation compromise by entering into a binding
legal
	agreement whereby Dr. Weitz will drop his lawsuit. In turn, the
Board must
	agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy as an ordinary
maintenance and
	operations levy. Such a conciliation compromise would leave intact
the 2007
	- 2008 MSD budget submitted to the State Department of Education on
June
	27."

	The members of the MSD Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation are
Roger
	Falen (208-285-1116), Gary Young (208-686-1058), Isabel Bond
(208-882-7499),
	Dortha Hedrick (208-882-6865), Don Harter, Certified Professional
Mediator
	(208-882-3087).

	Attachment: 1

	Dr. Don Harter

	Chairperson

	Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation

	1129 East Seventh Street

	Moscow, ID 83843

	208-882-3087

	copycourt at verizon.net

	Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:29:13 -0700
	From: "Copy Court" <copycourt at verizon.net>
	Subject: Please Publish
	To: <lfalen at turbonet.com>

	Please publish the following information in your paper.  If you wish
to edit for length the Committee’s priority is to publish the places where
the petition can be signed.

	Conciliation Petition

	The Conciliation Petition, written by the Moscow School District
Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation, is available for signing at the
following Moscow locations. 

	            • Jiffy Lube, 326 Troy Road
	            • Southside Chevron, Troy Road & Washington
	            • Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson
	            • Tri-State, 1104 Pullman Road
	            • Safeway Food & Drug, 1320 Blaine St.
	            • Stinker Station, 1044 Pullman Road
	            • Rosauer’s 411 N. Main Street
	            • Howard Hughes Appliance, 908 Pullman Road

	Following is an excerpt from the attached Petition:

	            “We, the undersigned, strongly urge the Moscow School
District (MSD) Board of Trustees & Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept the “win-win”
conciliation proposal described in this petition.  MSD and Weitz immediately
should initiate a conciliation compromise by entering into a binding legal
agreement whereby Dr. Weitz will drop his lawsuit.  In turn, the Board must
agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy as an ordinary maintenance and
operations levy.  Such a conciliation compromise would leave intact the 2007
– 2008 MSD budget submitted to the State Department of Education on June
27.”

	The members of the MSD Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation are
Roger Falen (208-285-1116), Gary Young (208-686-1058), Isabel Bond
(208-882-7499), Dortha Hedrick (208-882-6865), Don Harter, Certified
Professional Mediator (208-882-3087).

	Attachment: 1

	Dr. Don Harter
	Chairperson
	Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation
	1129 East Seventh Street
	Moscow, ID 83843
	208-882-3087
	copycourt at verizon.net

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