On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Joel Hamilton wrote:
>
> In terms of my personal housing preferences, I'm inclined to agree
> with Ron Force. I live on a double sized lot with a very private back deck
> and garden. While I may blow snow for one neighbor or talk about gardening
> over the fence with another, my neighbors are not my priority. I really
> value the privacy and solitude of my backyard, and have no interest in a
> front porch where I could interact more with my neighbors. I guess my real
> neighbors are the people I work with and the people I attend meetings with
> -- and I see enough (or too much) of them alrady.
>
> 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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