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The MCA is concerned that the water use estimate by the Hawkins Companies for their proposed Lowe's development off Highway 270 between Pullman, WA and
Moscow, ID, just over the state line from Moscow, is inadequate. The application submitted does not indicate which aquifer it will be draw from and underestimates the volume of water needed to supply this proposed development. Given Moscow's precarious water situation and our declining aquifer levels, MCA believes that more information is necessary about the true water requirements of this development before it is approved. Given MCA firmly believes in open and transparent government, we strongly oppose the secret, closed-door agreements made by the current City Council and Hawkins without input from voters or the Moscow community at large.
"Residents Sound Off on Water Sale." (20 February 2008, Tara Roberts, Daily News) (word document)
"His View: Why I Oppose Selling Moscow's Water." (Tom Lamar, Moscow City Councilman, 15 February 2008, Daily News) (word document)
"Hawkins's Development Closed-Door Dealings Under Scrutiny." (8 February 2008, Daily News) (word document)
"Our View: Residents Should Have Been Part of Water Decision." (9 February 2008, Doug Bauer, for the editorial board, Moscow-Pullman Daily News) (word document)
"Snookered By The 'Hawkins Five'" (8 February 2008, Letter to the Editor, Lois Blackburn) (word document)
"Decision Not in Everyone's Interest." (Al Poplawsky, 20 February 2008, Letter to the Editor, Daily News) (word document)
MCA Public Forum on the Hawkin's Issue, March 4, 2008. (word document)
"Moscow Council OKs Water Pact." (5 February 2008, The Lewiston Tribune) (word document)
"Hawkins To Tap Into Moscow's Water." (5 February 2008, Daily News) (word document)
MCA Position on Hawkins Proposed Development in Moscow-Pullman Corridor (15 February 2006) (word document)
DOE Talking Points (26 August 2007) (word document)
Pacific Groundwater Group Reply (20 July 2007) (word document)
"Protest of Application for Transfer of Water Rights for Hawkins Development" (28 March 2007) (word document)
"Environmental Light Is Still Red" Mark Solomon (Daily News Letter to the Editor, 17 January 2007) (word document)
Knowledge Corridor Economic Summit Invitation (23 October 2006) (word document)
An Interesting Discussion in Economic Development Between Gerald Weitz and Bill London on Vision2020 (October 2006) (word document)
City of Moscow Comments on James Toyota Conditional Use Permit to Whitman County (4 January 2007) (pdf)
Moscow Has Stake in Whitman County Development Decisions (Vision 2020 posting by MCA President Bruce Livingston, 13 January 2007) (word document)
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