Comments on: TJ Favors Vote Of People On Trolley

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:10:55 +0000

“what god wants god gets god help us all”
and God Mayor wants his street car.

I am not a poet, but Roger Waters is:
What God wants God gets God help us all
God wants peace
God wants war
God wants famine
God wants chain stores
What God wants God gets

By: Perry

Perry — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:55:52 +0000

call your legislators and tell them they need to change the LID law or we are all in for “taxation without a prayer of ever getting to vote”.

By: Lisa Garrett

Lisa Garrett — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:30:32 +0000

Can we go and protest at this “educational” display on Thursday?

EDITOR NOTE–Cyclops will be there offering factual information from the “other side.” Rather than protest, we would like to see citizens demanding to be heard at the polls with regard to financing. The GUARDIAN is not opposed to the idea of public transit, we oppose the idea of not allowing citizens to vote on this profound public project that will change the landscape forever.

By: jimtheafl

jimtheafl — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:20:10 +0000

Mike M,
So from your comment, are you going to keep asking for information from a different source until you get the information you believe, whether it is correct or not?
I think so!

By: Ken Malgren

Ken Malgren — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:00:54 +0000

Maybe the City Council should spend some money on improving the bus service that we already have, rather than creating a whole new trolly that will only serve two miles!

By: Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:23:18 +0000

The voters need honest, unbiased data.

The kind of data that does not emanate from City Hall or the CCDC!

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:01:16 +0000

I worked for 7 years on the SugarHouse Streetcar project in Salt Lake City. In my informed opinion the Boise Valley needs light commuter rail first from Ontario to Mountain Home. Then work on developing the little trolley lines.
While they are at it they should also put up a bunch of windmills to help power it like Calgary does.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:05:20 +0000

How about we advise the mayor with our vote on this issue.

We might just be able to refresh the notion of elections in how we govern our cities in Idaho.

By: ADR

ADR — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:34:10 +0000

Unfortunately, TJ doesn’t realize how irrelevant he is; either that or he’s just pandering. All the other council members and of course Bieter are pro-streetcar. As for the petition, Litster seems to have disappeared. Don’t know where he’s at on it, but time is running out fast to get the rest of the signatures.

If the grant were to get approved, the Idaho legislature is really the only hope. They have the power to modify the existing Idaho LID law and at least get it to a vote of the property owners.