October 20, 2017

Best Western's University Inn (Moscow, Idaho)

The Moscow branch of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) hosted a forum for those candidates seeking seats on the City Council as well as Mayor.

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Introduction
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Opening Statements
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Name one thing you would like to accomplish on the council.
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How will you recruit community input and do outreach to be included in decisions about traffic calming and safety on East Third Street?
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Do you have any plan to increase affordable housing in Moscow?  If so, what?
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What specific actions to you propose to attract business and industry to Moscow?  Please be specific.
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The city owns the library building.  Will you support expanding our Moscow Public Library to meet current and future needs?  If yes, how?  Will you support expanding our Moscow Public Library’s services and facilities?  If yes, how?
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Linda Pall, what is meant by “Our Moscow” when you use that term?  Is that a connective or divisive term?
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What water conservation measures would you incorporate into Moscow besides the ones already listed in the paper?
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In a grant application this year for Mountain View traffic calming, an issue of means of roundabouts at either Joseph and Sixth Street and at Mountain View Park . . . What are the other safety and slowing features for Mountain View in this project?
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This morning’s Daily News reported on the water summit including pumping water from the Snake River or drawing it from the Palouse River as top choices for solving our water deficiency problem.  What is your opinion and what are the limitations on such a project?
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Given more competition in a tighter job market, shifting educational priorities to avoid student debt, real concern over a big adjustment in the stock market, and evolving job descriptions . . . What do you see as ways Moscow can have an edge in the 21st century?
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Is there a monetary limit, or percentage, on the amount the city to be spent on a new police department facility?
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Are there any plans to put a decent bridge on Bridge Street?
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Closing Statements
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