Comments on: Build It And They Will Come! https://boiseguardian.com/2006/03/28/build-it-and-they-will-come/ A different slant on the news. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: joe Moran https://boiseguardian.com/2006/03/28/build-it-and-they-will-come/#comment-1082 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:48:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=265#comment-1082 All I can say is Boise is blessed in that it is one of the few city’s left with a rural atmosphere, that is , it’s a city resembling a large town without urban sprawl.If Boisean’s want to keep down the violence,pollution, and traffic stress you better make sure your city,county and state politico’s make severe building and zoning regulations for all would be ” get rich quick developers” who see your town as ” easy pickins.”

]]> By: dave zarkin https://boiseguardian.com/2006/03/28/build-it-and-they-will-come/#comment-1081 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:27:41 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=265#comment-1081 Urban sprawl and sewage problems were a major concern for Ada County Planning Director Lynn Rogers? when I was reporting on city and county government in the mid to late 60s. I think Boise city officials had another view. I also was concerned that downtown redevelopment would be done without a nod to historic preservation.

]]> By: Rod https://boiseguardian.com/2006/03/28/build-it-and-they-will-come/#comment-1080 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:55:41 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=265#comment-1080 Growthophobe – defined in my dictionary as: “A tiny minority of the citizens of Boise before the population size and density caused the quality of life index to reach zero. They are extinct now because nobody would listen to them.”

Guardian, we shouldn’t fear growth (-ophobe being deriviative of phobia, or fear), we should be steaming mad. What’s the word for that?

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