Archive for May, 2006

Hawkins Developers are Back

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

New plan submitted, no details in this article.
Company submits a new plan for proposed shopping center in corridor

By Ryan Bentley, Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-27-2006
Hawkins Companies submitted a new plan and environmental checklist for its proposed shopping center just west of the Idaho state line.
Whitman County Planner Mark Bordsen received a new State Environmental Policy […]

Pullman Retail Leakage and its Impacts

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

Retail ‘leakage’ has Pullman’s attention

By Michelle Dupler, Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-27-2006
Linda Landers was 19 when she moved to Pullman. Discussions about the Palouse Mall had just begun.
Landers thought the mall was a good idea. That idea quickly fizzled when city leaders caved to pressure from a few vocal opponents, and the mall went to […]

Review of Moscow Development Process

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

Moving in: Wal-Mart effort puts process in the spotlight
By Omie Drawhorn, Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-27-2006
It could take a year for a large-scale retail development such as a Wal-Mart Supercenter to be approved in Moscow.
And that’s the minimum.
The process developers go through has come into the spotlight over the past year after a series of […]

DNews Series on Regional Growth

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

There are four articles in the weekend paper, the one with news is on the Hawkins development.
Growth’s great divide; Most Moscow residents have a vision for the city’s future; agreeing on that vision is where things get blurry
By Omie Drawhorn, Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-27-2006
Most people in Moscow would like to see the city blossom […]

A Review of Palouse Area Water Workings

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

HIS VIEW: Palouse Basin aquifer system and the bucket

By Steve Robischon
Published: 05-26-2006
Regarding the May 20 Daily News article, “Aquifer stabilization could be years away,” I’ve come to understand that the Palouse Basin aquifer system is a complex beast, and that communicating specific details about the system in sound or word bites is difficult.
Please note that […]

Dropping our bid to change the Comprehensive Plan Map

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The focus now is on capping the size of a retail establishment and preventing dark stores…
Wal-Mart opposition drops bid to change comp plan; Council denial of Thompson land rezone sparked move
By Omie Drawhorn, Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-23-2006
Four members of No Super Wal-Mart have dropped their battle to prevent large scale retail from developing on […]

DNews article following Council 3-2 denial

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Council nixes east side rezone
Size of parcel drove decision, councilmen say
By Omie Drawhorn Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-16-2006
Wal-Mart may need to find a different location if it wants to build a super center in Moscow.
Wal-Mart’s plans for a super center on a 77-acre parcel of land were thwarted Monday night after the Moscow City Council […]

Letter to Ed: Council must reject rezone

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Appearing DNews 5/8
I emphatically oppose the rezoning of the 77 acres on State Highway 8 in Moscow.
When I moved to Moscow in 1990 to attend the University of Idaho, I did not appreciate Moscow’s unique qualities. I eventually grew to love Moscow. Despite this, I moved from the Palouse to a large metropolitan area and […]

DNews article following Council hearing

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

Community divided on rezone; City Council will decide May 15 on acreage eyed by Wal-Mart for a super center
By Omie Drawhorn Daily News staff writer
Published: 05-02-2006
A crowd of about 120 people packed Moscow City Council chambers Monday night to speak out on, or witness, the latest action in a controversial rezone application that could bring […]

Council Decides… Nothing (stay tuned)

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Another overflow crowd, with some confusion remaining about the venue. Matt Ivers brought his Architecture Masters project (drawings and a model) for display in the lobby (not for testimony). Matt’s project explored making a mixed use “more Moscow” demonstration of what could be done on the site.
Linda Pall recused herself because of opinions she had […]