Politics from the Palouse to Puget Sound

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Invoice for PARD

Since PARD filed its Site Plan appeal last October, Pullman has lost:

  • $319,608.25 in sales and property tax revenues (based on data presented at the appeal hearing by Johnson Gardner and the Whitman County Assessor's Office)

  • $16,980.65 in direct fees associated with the appeal (based on figures from Pullman Finance Director Troy Woo)

  • Incalculable hours of the city staff's time spent in preparation for and attendance at the appeal hearings, keeping them from other important business of the people


    • In return, PARD has gained:

  • An increased contribution (anywhere from 21% to 100%) from Wal-Mart for a traffic light at Grand and Fairmount that was already planned

  • A traffic light at Bishop and Pro Mall Blvd. that will never exist


    • DEMAND THAT PARD END THIS COSTLY POLITICAL THEATER NOW!!!

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    1 comment:

    April E. Coggins said...

    Tom,
    I wonder how much one traffic light costs? I'm sure $336,000.00 would go a long way toward paying for one.

    P.S. Thanks for the correction on the number of dollars PARD has cost Pullman.

    6:56 AM

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