I have spent countless hours with these gentelmen, discussing the land
that was handed to them upon the death of their Aunt Christine.
Vlady apparent went to school here for a very short time as a youngster,
then moved away. I have argued until I was blue in the face about what
will havppen if everyone continues to sell off their agricultural land. I
asked Vlady why he wanted to sell the land instead of hold onto it. He
said for the money. He said he didn't want to have to keep comeing back
hear to check on the land, that he just wanted to get rid of it get the
money and be cone with it. I haven't really had the chance in by
conversing to find out what Corky really thinks, because Vlady spends so
much time expressing himself the Corky scarsly gets a word in edgewise. Of
the little that I have heard hime say is is of the same opinion as Vlady.
I am not saying that they are not nice men. We always have a very good
time when they are hear and they are very generous with their families
money, at least while at the local pub. But what they want to do with the
land given them is probably makeing their ancestors role over in their
graves.
I lived across the street from Christine Cameron for about 15+ years. In
all of that time, never did I see anyone but her brother come and visit
her. Spending many a Christmas alone. It was by choice. Should could
have easily afforded to go and see her relatives, but was happier not to.
She was a spend thrift and was the sole caretaker of the land that her
father/family farmed. After her father died she was the only one who
wanted anything to do with the land. Everyday she would get up at 5a.m.
and get into her 52ish Cadilac and slowly(approx. 5mph) drive out to the
farm to tend to the cattle.
She loved the palouse for it's beauty and feminity. When the housing
development, located east of Orachard West of Mountain View and
just North of Public, was being built I remeber many a conversion with
Christine about how she hated to see all of this new developement.
Particularyly because all of the houses where being sandwiched together.
She would not be pleased with what her nephews are trying to do with their
new found land mass.
I realize they have as much right as the next guy to sell their land, but
as greg points out they have no interest in this community other than what
they can take with them to Calif.
Is there not some way that we can slow the growth of moscow. There are
empyt appartment buildings and houses for sale everywhere. How about
filling those up before we start building new ones.
What happens when you use part of a bottle of catsup and then open a new
one, then only use part of that one then open a new one, all the while
keeping the old ones in the refrigerator? Pretty soon the frig. with be
filled with partially full bottles, with no room for anything else. Man
cannot live on catsup alone.
Yes this is a strange analogy, but if you think about it for just a minute
I think you will understand my point.
> As a personal matter, I attended many hearings
> with the Camerons on proposals north of town.
> It is perhaps unfair to judge the Camerons based
> upon what their lawyer (Andrew Schwam) said
> at those meetings, but I assure you, Schwam got
> very personal in these matters. He was offensive and
> he left a very bad taste in everyone's mouth.
> It is my belief that the Camerons have no interest in
> the community other than exploiting the market created
> by the high quality lifestyle that Moscow affords, a lifestyle
> that certain developers and City Councilmen are hell-bent
> on destroying through their "good intentions" and "civic
> mindedness." I will entertain any evidence to the contrary.
> ----------
> Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
> Asst. Professor, Dept. of Forestry
> Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
> (618) 453-7465
>
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