Re: Alturas Technology Park

["JS M" <jbiggs50@hotmail.com>]

Scandalous!  How about some true investigative reporting from the Daily 
Snooze, or do they have anyone that can understand this stuff?  
Fergetaboutit!

>     Personally, I think the City Council members involved
>in this scandal should be exposed and held accountable,
>in the media and the ballot box.  The paper trail is there
>in the record.  This would be a good opportunity for some
>of that good old-fashioned investigative reporting that
>the Kenton Birds, Ken Olsens, Charlie Powells, Greg Burtons,
>and Bill Londons came to symbolize on the Palouse.

No secret that Larry Hodge was involved with Parkview Estates, too.  And, he 
seems to be the in-house consulting engineer for the City.  I've always 
worried about conflicts of interest within our current city council.  Here's 
wild speculation for you: why would Larry Johnson, a locally licensed 
contractor and excavator, consider quitting the City Council after voting 
for the largest subdivision development in recent history?
>
>      We all pay for irresponsible and unethical government
>behavior.  The mastermind behind this fiasco was Larry
>Hodge--the "Charles Keating" of the technology park.
>Why did he push so hard for this development?  Was it
>because as the primary design engineering firm in town,
>he would financially benefit from the development?
>I don't think so...I've never perceived him to be greedy
>or motivated primarily by financial gain.
>Individuals do need to be held accountable for
>their decisions but the problem is actually deeper in our
>society.  I think the answer lies in those "true believers"
>in economic development who are blind to the true social cost
>of development, who are willing to systematically engage
>in unethical behavior to appease their god of
>development.
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