[Vision2020] Conflict of Interest

[No Weatherman]

Mr. Hansen,

Respectfully, unless you can demonstrate that Councilman Krauss has a
direct pecuniary interest in the transaction, then there is no
conflict of interest, contra your misperception.

Indirect interest and remotely indirect interest don't count.

Your time is better spent Googling the words "Palin" and "someone complained."

Better yet, maybe you could spend 5 minutes Googling all of Barack
Obama's conflicts of interest as well as the conflicts of interest for
all his senior advisors.

You would be shocked.



On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> Greetings Visionaires, Mayor Chaney, and Moscow's City Council -
>
> Today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that Councilman Wayne Krauss has
> been hired part-time by James Toyota.
>
> ------------
>
> New job
>
> It didn't take long for Wayne Krauss to find something else to do. Krauss,
> a Moscow city councilman and former owner of Martin's Auto Service Center,
> closed the business in May.
>
> At that time, he was ready for retirement, playing a little golf and
> completing some remodel projects at his home.
>
> "The summer's gone, the landscaping is done and the oak cabinets are built
> and installed," Krauss said. "And I've played all the golf I needed to
> play."
>
> What's a guy to do?
>
> For Krauss, it was trying his hand at selling cars.
>
> On Oct. 1, Krauss joined the sales team at James Toyota in Moscow.
>
> "I was in sales all my life," he said. "I sold tires, and I'm still
> selling them - just now the whole car comes with them."
>
> The job is considered full time but flexible enough to allow him to attend
> to council business.
>
> James Toyota is scheduled to move into its new facility on the Pullman-
> Moscow Highway in Washington, just across the state line in November.
>
> ------------
>
> Realizing that James Toyota stands to realize substantial revenue once the
> Hawkins Project becomes a reality across Pullman Highway from James
> Toyota, any vote cast by Councilman Krauss may be considered a major
> conflict of interest.
>
> I, therefor, strongly encourage Councilman Krauss to abstain from any vote
> related to the Hawkins Project, including the sale of water to Hawkins
> Companies.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow,
> Idaho
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> This message was sent by First Step Internet.
>           http://www.fsr.com/
>
>
> =======================================================
>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>               http://www.fsr.net
>          mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> =======================================================
>