[Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow

[Craine Kit]

The settlement agreement is available on the City's web site: http:// 
www.ci.moscow.id.us/

Kit Craine

On Feb 6, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Bill London wrote:

> R-
> I agree with your concern and your indignation.
> I thought these GMA council candidates were supposed to bring  
> "common sense"
> to Moscow.
> Now we Moscow taxpayers are financing sprawl in Whitman County.
> Disgusting
> BL
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "roger hayes" <rhayes at turbonet.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:25 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Hawkins Mall and Moscow
>
>
>> Dear Moscow taxpayers and business owners,
>>
>> It appears the city of Moscow will provide water, sewer, and most
>> likely police and fire services to the proposed Hawkins development
>> which is slated to be built just across the border in Washington. Who
>> will benefit by this? Hawkins, regional developers and Whitman  
>> county.
>> The losers will be Moscow businesses and Moscow taxpayers.
>> If this plan comes to fruition, we will be exporting our tax  
>> dollars to
>> Whitman county, shipping the profits of local business to another
>> state, while reducing Moscow's tax base, AND increasing the demand on
>> our city's infrastructure. How much money will Hawkins agree to pay
>> Moscow to mitigate the destructive consequences this megamall will  
>> have
>> on our city?
>> With the exception of Tom Lamar, the city council voted against the
>> best interests of our city and its citizens. Walter Steed said he  
>> could
>> not comment on the negotiations because they were held in  
>> "secret." Why
>> the secrecy? Steed also said "this will not make some people happy."
>> Well, when you make a deal which is destructive to the people who
>> elected you, it is bound to make them unhappy.
>> We need to consider a RECALL!
>>
>> Roger Hayes
>> Moscow!
>>
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