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 May 8, 2006 ⋅  Post a comment

428/06
Ustick: I wish to address the issue of Ustick Road. I used to live next to it for 30 years and that road needs to be widened. It’s mostly commercial along there and needs to have space. Let the Ada County Highway District do the job that is their responsibility. You get protests and activists whether you are going to build a townhouse or a house all the time. You have to let the governmental agencies do what is their responsibility to do without all the interference. Curtis road was an excellent example of this. It got stalled for many, many years and I knew it was going to happen, just a matter of when. I feel the same way about Ustick Road. Let ACHD do it.
M/CC

5/1/06
Chris Church
83709
Construction complaint: My complaint is I live off of Five mile and they have been doing this waterline replacement. It was scheduled to be completed about 6 weeks ago and then they had another date which it was supposed to be done on May 1st. Now it looks like it won’t be completed until June 1st. I drive by the construction everyday and I see those guys not working more than they are working. Why are they not working long shifts to get it completed? This is such a huge impact on this area. We all have to drive down Maple Grove or Cloverdale which are backed up for long lengths. Whoever that contractor is doing the work should be fined and replaced. To drag on a waterline replacement for this long is just ridiculous. Whoever designed the roads around here should also be replaced. The traffic around her is just horrendous. Thank you.
M/CC PW ACHD
Action Taken: PDS left msj

5/2/06
Airport parking: I’m calling about the airport parking. As you probably know it’s really bad. I’m at the airport flying out about once a week or every week and I can never find a place to park. It’s the worst airport I have ever been to in terms of parking. So something needs to happen and if the city cannot do it, you need to turn it over to another agency that can take care of it whether it’s the state, county, or another. You need to have the parking done and you won’t get the 2/3 vote because if people can’t pass the library bond, they will not pass the parking bond. You need to figure something out. It’s the worst I’ve ever seen and I’ve flown all across the country. Hopefully you can figure it out.
M/CC Airport

5/3/06
Glenn Miles
1306 N. 26th
Boise, ID 83702
BPR complaint: Concerned with why BPR is taking down political posters on the light posts in the parks. BPR should not be under direct control of this. He is frustrated with their ability to control putting signs up. He wants a response and not in the form of a postcard he says. M/CC N/R

5/3/06
Robert Clark
1249 Grand St #237
Boise Id 83702
Sidewalk Ordinance: He has heard the city attorney has advised the police not to enforce the “no alcohol after sunset ordinance” downtown at the sidewalk cafes. He wants to know if this is correct and if so who determined this. He also wants to know if the cafes with sidewalk dining have to pay additional for the use of this space and if so how much and to whom.
M/CC Legal BPD
Action Taken: Legal & BPD contacted him

5/3/06
Maggie Hernandez-Paz
8537 W. Fairview Apt. 304
Towing Complaint: My concern is regarding Poor Mans Towing Company. His phone number is 830-3964. My truck was parked in front of a gate behind the place and was 20 ft back behind Poor Man’s Towing gate. The owner told me he would charge me $500 dollars to release my truck. There are no signs showing he owns the property or that my truck will be towed if it’s parked there. I called an officer last night to check on it and the owner hung up on the officer and later called dispatch and accused the officer of threatening him over the phone. This was not true. My husband and I were there at the time when Sergeant Doney called Greg, the owner of Poor Man’s Towing. My concern is that he is excessively charging us for parking near his gate. Please give me a call.
Action Taken: contacted her

5/5/05
Janelle Wilson
2216 31st St.
Boise ID
Noise complaint: She called today to state that Hale Development is building 4 houses behind her on 30th St. and they begin working at 7:00AM and go until 7:00PM 6 days a week. She is at her wits end.
M/CC PDS

4/4/06
Tim F. Heddock
10601 N. Horseshoe Bend Road #48
Boise, ID 83714
City elections: He called to express his concern and to complain about not receiving information on city wide elections and the candidates running. He wants to be involved and does not get the newspaper or TV so he wants information mailed to him or put somewhere that is accessible for him.
M/CC
Action Taken: Contacted him

5/4/06
Graffiti: I wanted to report blue graffiti at the corner of Phillippi and Overland right underneath the chiropractor’s office and then again by the new primary construction company at the irrigation box. There is gold graffiti on the front side of that box on the corner of Randolph and Overland. It needs to be removed.
M/CC Graffiti Team

5/4/06
Barbara Horner
1407 Empire Way
Boise, ID 83709
Graffiti: I was calling to report some graffiti. The address is 5613 Overland Road. It’s a small business of some type and there are no signs pointing to what kind of business it is but frequently when I drive by there is some kind of graffiti. It looks like they try to keep up with painting over it but then the next day there is more there.
M/CC Graffiti Team

5/2/06
Robert Sigler
1819 W. State Street
345-0969Graffiti: I’m calling to report graffiti on a white wall in the back of my parking lot. Call if you need to investigate this further. It is spray painted on with a stencil it looks like and the letters are LIP. It’s red and it looks like a person standing sideways with a halo over their head. It just happened a few days ago. Thank you.
M/CC Graffiti Team

5/2/06
Leslie Turner
Graffiti: I wanted to report some graffiti on the electrical box on 11th and Front Street. Thank you.
M/CC Graffiti Team

5/2/06
Jan Peterson
Thank you! Hi we are calling to express our sincere appreciation to the Mayor and City Council and to whoever painted the retaining walls on Hill Rd in between N. 36th and 28th St. There is one section that still needs to be done to the west of 28th but nonetheless, what has been done has been spectacular! Whoever did it, thank you too! We sure appreciate it. It makes our neighborhood look a whole lot better. Thank you.
M/CC PDS PW

4/30/06
Graffiti: I’m finding more graffiti in my neighborhood. This one is on Milwaukee Road, south of Ustick on the east side. There is a big building built out of cinderblock and there is a bunch of graffiti on it. If you could check it out, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
M/CC Graffiti Team

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