agriculture
Feds Pay Poop Farm Subsidy
One of Ada County’s biggest recipients of farm subsidy (welfare) payments from the U.S. Government last year was none other than Boise City’s “Poop Farm” which qualified for $30,577 in welfare. No word from the city if the money found its way into the general fund and got swallowed up or was added to the […]
Developers Spell Canyon Crop Failure
Developers have eaten up much of Ada County’s open spaces, plan to eat more and now have a craving to devour Canyon County. Because Ada County has tougher zoning for “planned communities” than our neighbors to the west, the guys with the big appetites to make big bucks want to build along the Snake River […]
Growing Numbers of Growthophobes
We are noticing more and more people coming to their senses and opposing insane growth which manifests itself in flood threats, infill arguments, annexation hassles, inflated housing prices, traffic, and a host of other offensive habits. Latest growthophobe to go public is Sarah Wiltz, president of the Sunset neighborhood association. She sees growth as a […]
Poop Farm: “Where’s The Beef?”
With more irregularities (financial that is) being documented daily, we think the Boise City Council may finally believe the GUARDIAN and look into the allegations at the Poop Farm south of Boise. One reader commented on the previous story (More Dirt on The Poop Farm) calling it the “tip of the iceberg” at the Boise […]
Dirt on The Farm Take Two
The odor at the Boise Poop Ranch (“Twenty Mile South Farm”) near Kuna is getting a little stronger and the Boise City Council probably is not aware of the extent of the problem, thinking it is just a personnel matter. Boise operates the 3970 acre farm mostly to get rid of the leftovers from the […]
Dirt on the City Farm
The GUARDIAN has received a tip about management problems on the Boise City “Twenty Mile South Farm” near Kuna. Apparently more than what they dump from the city sewage plant is beginning to cause a stink out there. One city official said part of the investigation is a “personnel matter” and not subject to public […]
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