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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
July 17,2001
7 p.m.
Council Present: Richard Pearce,Ron Covey,Brent Reese,Lee Blackwell, Chris Bless
ing, Larry Tracy,and Tom Porter
Planning Commissioner Present:Bill Bailey, Bob Bernd, Howard Wagner,Henry
Wood,and Dean Kastanis
Staff Present:Joseph K.Gavinski, GilbertAlvarado, and Lori Barlow
The city's Draft Comprehensive Plan was discussed.
The study session was adjourned at 9 p.m.
MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT #161
920 West Ivy Avenue
Moses Lake,Washington 98837
(509)766-2650
Fax (509)766-2678
July 11,2001
\_y Gilbert Alvarado
City of Moses Lake
P.O.1579
Moses Lake,WA 98837
Dear Gil,
As you know the Moses Lake School District owns a parcel south of Yonezawa Boulevard
between Division and Clover.This property has been zoned agriculture.The district asked the
planning commission to change the zoning to commercial.In the final plan submitted by the
planning commission to the city council,itis recommended that the zoning be changed to high
density residential.
The district would request that the city council give full consideration tochanging the property
zoning to commercial.There isa high probability that the district will sell this parcel at some
point in time.We believe that the commercial zoning will be attractive to potential buyers ofthe
property.Consequently,the district is likely to realize a much higher sales price with the
commercial zoning designation.The funds generated from the sale of the property would flow to
the school district's capital project fund tobe used for future construction projects.The addition
of funds from a property sale reduces the need for for capital bond issues in the future.The
ultimate result is a reduction in the reliance on the local tax payer.
In addition to the benefit to the school district and the local tax payer, a commercial zoning
would likely result ingreatersales taxrevenue tothecity. The increase insalestax revenue
would result in additional services to the residents in the area.
We recognize the need for a buffer between the commercial zoning on the south side of
Yonezawa andthe residential zoning on thewestsideof division,but believe thisbuffershould
have its eastern border closer to Division Street.
Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,RECEIVED
A/,U'cat^r JUL 13 2001
Steve Chestnut,Ed.D.c .:.;C.OMM1 NSIY rEVELOPMENTSuperintendentPLANNINGftulJILDING
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