public meeting about mall planting

[Bill London <london@moscow.com>]

Since the Palouse Mall made its presentation to the Council about their
plantings plan in August when so many people were out of town and unable
to attend, I wrote to them suggesting a public meeting.  As you can read
below, they refused.  They did provide an email for further comment.
BL

Gordon and Madeline Edgren wrote:

> Dear Bill,
>
> Please forgive the delay in answering your letter. I was away from my
> desk all day yesterday.
>
> We appreciate the concern of Vision 20/20 and the offer to sponsor a
> public meeting on the Palouse Mall landscaping plan. We received a
> similar offer from the Chamber of Commerce. Unfortunately, we have run
> out of time for this type of forum. The initial plan has been modified
> to address input from the University of Idaho, the public and the
> initial response from the City. The modified plan is now before the
> Tree Committee, the City Council and the various departments of the
> City of Moscow. We are presently working with these entities to
> address any "nuts and bolts" concerns they may have before the
> decision by the City Council.
>
> We invite members of Vision 20/20 who have additional questions about
> the plan to continue to contact us by e-mail at
> landscape@palousemall.com . Sean Michael and I will do our best to
> answer and clarify.
>
> Thank you for your continued interest in this issue.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Madeline Edgren
> Palouse Mall Associates, LLC