Politics from the Palouse to Puget Sound

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Pullman Held Hostage: Day 167

Since PARD filed its Site Plan appeal on October 3 2005, Pullman has lost:

  • $333,580.83 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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    Ray Lindquist said...

    Tom,
    We sure have been "Held Hostage" by the irresponsible PARD. They have cost our town VERY large sums of money. You have been very good at keeping that post of the costs. The uncountable costs of "other" growth that would have happened are a cost that can not be measured. We do have the time. It will be interesting the one thing that they (PARD) will lose is that the town people will not pay much heed when they "scream FIRE" next time.

    8:52 AM

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