I remain unconvinced that changing the layout of our cities is going
to materially change the way we relate to each other. On the other hand, I
can think of plenty of other reasons to change the layout -- such as the
cost of infrastructure, the aesthetic problems of sprawl, the consumption of
ag land, the costs of trransportation, ...... The real problem is trying to
balance these costs against what seems to be a very real preference among a
significant part of the populace for dispersed living.
Joel Hamilton, Member
Moscow P&Z Commission
At 02:29 PM 1/26/96 -800, you wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 17:39:34 -0800 (PST)
>> From: Haglund Bruce <bhaglund@osprey.csrv.uidaho.edu>
>> Subject: Re: Michael Rheim's (sp?) presentation last night
>> To: Ron Force <RFORCE@belle.lib.uidaho.edu>
>> Cc: vision2020@uidaho.edu
>
>> Ron and Visionaries,
>> When people make housing choices they often make serious errors in
>> judgement, overcome, I guess, by romantic notions or American images--???
>> How many of you know of people who have moved to Moscow, bought the
>> little house on five acres way off somewhere and are miserable, isolated,
>> and inconvenienced?? I call it the American dream syndrome. Hmmmm!
>> Bruce
>
>I had one acquaintaince like that--she became more intimately
>involved with the technology behind how water comes out of the tap
>than she ever wanted to be.
>
>On the other hand, I know of a lot more who are now finding their country
>living encroached upon by increasing numbers of neighbors, and are
>looking for the next piece of property, just a little bit further
>out...
>
>Ron Force rforce@belle.lib.uidaho.edu
>Dean of Library Services (208)885-6534
>University Of Idaho fax: (208) 885-6817
>Moscow, ID 83844-2371
>
>"Every man must die sooner or later, but good books must be conserved"
>Don Vincente
>
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