Comments on: Special Treatment for Tamarack

By: abby perkins

abby perkins — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 04:19:57 +0000

I don’t know why everyone calls this the “road to Tamarack” – have any of you looked at a topo map lately? Indian Valley is no where near Tamarack, it’s 25 miles over West Mountain which has nothing but one very difficult dirt track. The road may or may not be a good idea, I don’t know, but it doesn’t benefit the resort any.

ED NOTE–The plans (map) we’ve seen indeed call for a “spur” over the hill to Tamarack.

By: porcupine

porcupine — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:04:14 +0000

Glen was from Delight Arkansas very close to Arkadelphia... here is a link for his drinking problem....(ps wasn't at the Crow Inn) http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2003-11-25-glen-campbell_x.htm

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:10:11 +0000

Russ
Oh yes I remember Glen Campbell… I spent one month of my life in Arkadelphia, Arkansas… and Glen Campbell is somewhat the local hero. That one month was the longest year of my life.

ED NOTE–Ok guys, share the rest of the story!

By: Russ Babcock

Russ Babcock — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:07:59 +0000

Porcupine….you remembered Glenn Campbell?

It appears on all the reporting of Tamarack, they the will continue to get every perk possible.

The Governor and the Senate and Congress of Idaho are going to show the people of Idaho who is boss. These folks are of a one party system and guess what readers…the system works for them. Complaining about their system falls on deaf ears. When they get their liquor license they will celebrate another perk they have achieved.

Folks….the only way this changes is at the voting booth.

As long as Idaho requires and votes a one party system, Albertson’s, HP and Tamarack do what they want, when they want.

Please look at other candidates, they will work for the ideas written in the comments.
There are folks running now for your goals, and willing to pay their fair share of property taxes.

OH and Ben Crow is noted for his seafood!!!!

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:43:48 +0000

To the editor… Please Please don’t forget about the bucket of clams at the Crow Inn… That is what they are famous for!

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:05:22 +0000

Steve

Here is my point. Many people have condo’s and homes on the Lake at McCall. Don’t you think they will drive down to Tamarack for a nice night out? Remember the bar is just not for the people staying at the hotel.

Boisecynic… I don’t disagree with giving everyone that wants one a liquor license. Heck sell it in the stores like Louisiana, but be fair. I do think you are going to have an argument with our friends from Eastern Idaho! Boise is not the center of the universe in Idaho… but sometimes we think so.

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:08:19 +0000

These threads seem to get off topic quickly. My obligatory on topic comment–Traffic on ID 55 was bad, very bad before Tamarack resort. I’m willing to argue the Garvee bond procedure will save us taxpayers many millions regarding a new highway to the Long Valley area. If we wait until the funds are saved–(hahaha, like that will ever happen). Anyway, if we wait, the costs of construction will soar, chiefly via rising right-of-way costs.

Off topic comment–Back in 96 or so, I was driving west by the Crow Inn when someone pulled out (from Crow Inn) right in front of me. I watched this moron drive first on the shoulder then in the oncoming lane, WHILE cars were coming. I watched him pass cars on the windy section (blind curves) by WS Mesa. I called *ISP on my cell phone and low and behold the cops were able to nab the dude at Idaho and 4th.

Where’s my get out of jail free card for that one? It was very likely this guy was gonna kill or injure someone, IMO.

Moral: You can get just as drunk on beer as liquor, so why NOT let Crow Inn have a liquor license.

To help solve the DWI problem, I suggest requiring breathalyzer ignition interlocks in every vehicle, just like seatbelts!!! The unit cost of such a device will be miniscule compared to DWI related accident costs and costs of court proceedings and jailing offenders–imo, of course.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:55:03 +0000

Porcupine, my friend… please re-read. I was not trying to make a distinction between rich and poor. I was observing that a bar in a resort hotel would likely cater to many folks who are lodging under the same roof, while a roadhouse kicks the stragglers out at 2am or whatever it is. (Sorry… I’m not a drinker.) EVERYBODY who drinks at a roadside bar will theoretically be going someplace afterwards, in many cases before sobering up.

By: Sisyphus

Sisyphus — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:29:56 +0000

Lets not lose the forest for the trees here. The liquor license exemption is just one small political favor in a cast of many. There is no doubt that the Tamarack venture is speculative, but it sure becomes less so when our leaders shoehorn exceptions to existing law and mortgage our kids future to assure volume public access to the resort. The Statesman this morning had a map showing the Governor’s pared down highway project. It sure looks like the powers that be are maintaining the highway to Tamarack as a top priority when all of us experience traffic woes on a daily basis that won’t be alleviated by that highway. Isn’t the “you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours” comment a way to gloss over as serious issue of ethics in our government.

By: porcupine

porcupine — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 16:08:34 +0000

Steve
You are so right… rich people don’t drive drunk… Oh wait, what about Ted Kennedy, George Bush (I’m trying to be politically correct here), Glen Campbell…. and in our own State…. Butch Otter. You know Steve maybe the rich don’t worry about drunk driving because they can get away with it.

I have always wondered why the police don’t check all the folks coming out of the Arid Club on Friday night…. I guess they are walking to a 5 star hotel.