tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post2730500926102936977..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: Required Reading For The Community!Mari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-72702730890570385522007-10-13T15:13:00.000-07:002007-10-13T15:13:00.000-07:00Mari,It was interesting that the study was done in...Mari,<BR/><BR/>It was interesting that the study was done in 1996, yet it's still applicable here and now. I wonder which of the four categories of city Coeur d'Alene fits into. We seem to have some of the characteristics of all. Given the city's love of consultant Mark Hinshaw, I think we'll soon see an ordinance renaming the city Seattle d'Alene. <BR/><BR/>The city's draft comprehensive plan is no better than the one it replaces. It is still a Chamber of Commerce-type document designed to attract business, not to be a valid strategic plan. <BR/><BR/>It was eerie, though, to see how the study's authors seemed to be describing us in Seattle d'Alene. <BR/><BR/>If you're interested, the Rocky Mountain Institute has others studies <A HREF="http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid177.php" REL="nofollow"><STRONG>here</STRONG></A>.Bill McCroryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569402121715690040noreply@blogger.com