Re: DN corridor editorial 9/3

["John Murray" <jbiggs50@hotmail.com>]

Re: bedrock 2
The rumour here at Whitman County Public Works is that there will be NO 
Bedrock II.  Various reasons include:
1.  They didn't sell enough cars to make a difference.
2.  They didn't have every permit required (shocking!), and really pissed 
off some folks here.
3.  The new corridor zoning requires a traffic study, and that increases the 
cost of such an event.

Priscilla, I didn't catch the editorial re: bedrock, but from your response 
I assume the Daily Snooze thinks car lots are a positive addition to our 
economic future.  Please realize, that with the restrictions in the new 
Corridor zoning, a car lot is probably the easiest activity to locate.  But, 
if the Chipman-Taylor simply moves from Pullman to the county, what did the 
local economy gain?


>From: "Priscilla Salant" <psalant@moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: DN corridor editorial 9/3
>Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 14:48:29 -0700
>
>I can't imagine why anyone would panic about Bedrock USA.
>
>After all, the car dealers acquired the appropriate permits from Whitman
>County, didn't they?
>
>The Daily News would have investigated and reported the story had permit
>requirements not been followed, wouldn't it have?
>
>Surely the business owners have traveled other corridors, such as the one
>between the TriCities, and want to avoid "unattractive, congested, and
>viturally unusable development," don't they?
>
>Symbolism is unimportant in public policy matters, isn't it?
>
>Throwing grease on the fire is better than a gesture of reconciliation,
>right?
>
>The Daily News understands what's happening. Now if only those childish
>citizens weren't so blasted hysterical about
>Bedrock USA.
>
>--Priscilla Salant
>
>
>
>
>

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