[Vision2020] Sen Schroeder

[Ellen Roskovich]

Andy. . . . I, for one, don't think you've missed a thing.  You've lived here for your entire life, and you have a pretty good grasp on the situation.  We share some of the same concerns and have similar questions because we've been observing the same things over a period of time. 

 

Ellen A. Roskovich
 
> From: moscowrecycling at turbonet.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:12:47 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sen Schroeder
> 
> Maybe I am missing something? It seems to me that the Palouse Empire Mall 
> (really a food court with a mall rather than a mall with a food court) has 
> not been full for over 15 years. How will a new mall fill its empty shops 
> when the current mall can't? Also, the rodeo mall on N. Main only has two 
> tennants and 3-4 empty shops. Seems to me we can't fill the open spaces we 
> currently have. Is this not a problem?
> Andy Boyd
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Garrett Clevenger" <garrettmc at verizon.net>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:51 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Sen Schroeder
> 
> 
> > As a farmer, it saddens me to know some think it's acceptable to use water 
> > and farmland to build an unneeded $100 million mega-mall, one designed to 
> > compete with Moscow. Thinking we'll be wasting water on the very symbol of 
> > why America is losing power, instead of using it to grow food, makes me 
> > understand why we just let the 21st century robber barons swindle our 
> > coffers with the the greatest and most costly scam ever.
> >
> > You may think it's ok to let these same people profit from a crucial 
> > natural resource, but that does nothing to ensure water, and food, are 
> > affordable, safe, and readily accessible to us.
> >
> > Perhaps in 2020 people will love Hawkins, but I have my suspicion 
> > economies are going to be radically changed, and priorities about what is 
> > important will lean more toward appreciation of conservation. Limiting use 
> > of water for commercial develop, to insure cheap water is available for 
> > everyone else, seems like wise planning to me...
> >
> > Garrett Clevenger
> >
> >
> >
> > Donovan Arnold writes Sun Feb 15 20:58:12 PST 2009:
> >
> >
> > You know, you people that think we should cut off the spigot to our 
> > neighbors and to other states that we depend upon for other reasons, does 
> > nothing, because the Federal Courts will not allow the State of Idaho deny 
> > other states in the Union water unless we can prove we would die if we 
> > shared it, or we are not being paid a fair price.
> >
> > You also know that Native Americans still own a lot of the water you are 
> > drinking in Idaho, and if Idaho can shut down Washington's water supply, 
> > Natives can certainly shut down yours too. So be careful what powers you 
> > wish local governments to have.
> >
> > Everyone has a right to water if it is available. When we make water less 
> > affordable, it is really the farmers and the poor, who are mostly 
> > children, elderly, and disabled, that suffer, not the asshole politicians 
> > that play games with natural resources. You didn't do anything to bring or 
> > produce the water in Idaho. So don't be telling others they are not 
> > entitled to have water.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Donovan
> >
> >
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