Comments on: Mayor Hotline

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:17:46 +0000

I’m with Joe Moran, item #5. The bus system is a joke. Bieter has done NOTHING to upgrade the mass transit situation in Boise. I think the reason they won’t build more waiting shelters is because more seniors won’t use the bus, with their discounts, so the bus makes more money——not.

Why? Seniors are probably the biggest potential riders on Boise bus, but the total lack of interest in building benches with roofs over them so seniors can wait without getting rained on or dying of sunstroke, prevents most of us from using their ridiculous bus. I was told by a nearby business that such bus bench shelters are paid for by nearby businesses. Well that’s just peachy. How ridiculous and short-sighted that the city bus company doesn’t build them. This town and this state obviously care so little for the taxpayers (except the rich corporations) that it’s utterly laughable and also despicable.

In general, IMO Bieter has done very little for the city as a whole. He encourages increasing sprawl while trying to act like he’s against it.

By: Joe Moran

Joe Moran — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:06:39 +0000

I feel bad for Mrs. Howard and Art but this situation is hilarious. Is the local garbage co. trying to tell us something when they leave huge bins outside your house or refuse to pick up your trash? I know I’ve been getting a lot of “great deals” on funeral expenses and ” final resting places” in the mail… I’m scared Art! Can you help me…it’s either the garbage man or the funeral director telling me I’m a goner..what’s next…will they turn off my frig while I’m sleeping ? Is that D— toilet going to flood the place again? Mrs.Howard, it’s a conspiracy, they’re out to get us,and it starts with the “GARBAGE MAN!’

By: CYCLOPS

CYCLOPS — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:07:06 +0000

I just received the initial fund-raising letter from the Bieter campaign. At the bottom it says “exciting and innovative proposals coming in the next few months” and it references the city of Boise web-site for information. Why are our tax dollars being used to promote a political campaign?? Just wondering.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:11:30 +0000

What make’s anyone think Jim Tibbs will be any better. He’s always been drawing his payroll from the tax payers, and his main concern is to better his retirment program. We need new blood! Lets quit passing the same useless thoughts around. He’s a do nothing person, just ride the wave’s.

By: Joe Moran

Joe Moran — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:46:09 +0000

I’d like to comment on ” dorothy& Julio” and thier sycophantic devotion to a mayor WHO HAS DONE LITTLE OR NOTHING for the people of Boise since he’s been in office.

He has catered to the developers ( his business buddies along with his county commish cronies Tillman and Izaguirre) who are turning Boise into a concrete jungle and he assists CCDC to become a separate government in which the People have no say.He refuses to cater to the needs of the Citizens-there is still no de-tox center as people suffering in poverty die from drugs .

The bus system has gotten worse,downtown Boise resembles a polluted parking lot while downtown road construction is like driving thru a hazard course full of mad hatters behind the wheel ( as they talk to Alice on their cells.)We need a change and I am convinced that Jim Tibbs would be a DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT over our current Mayor. Jim has made serving Boise a careeer; let’s give him the chance to lead Boise…believe me,he will do the same excellent job.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:34:46 +0000

“Anonymous,” complaining about a parking ticket, says, “… boy there was no need for enforcing people to move their cars from a whole block of meters.” [S]he must not understand that a major reason for having parking meters is to raise revenue. (One can argue whether that’s a legitimate reason.)

I propose a bond election to build a police substation over on Forsythia Drive. Based on incoming calls to the Mayor’s Hotline, THAT seems to be the epicenter of criminal activity in Boise. In the meantime, perhaps Ms. Petersen could hire some poverty-stricken gangstas to do freelance insurance/enforcement work for her. (nudge nudge, wink wink)

By: Sharon Ullman

Sharon Ullman — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:14:02 +0000

The mayor and his staff (and campaign people) KNOW the mayor’s hotline ends up on the Guardian website so I wonder if it WAS the campaign that generated the pro-Team Dave calls!

By: Naznarreb

Naznarreb — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:10:39 +0000

To be accurate: Dorothy said nothing about checks and I think that Julio is wanting to contribute to Bieter’s campaign. I agree that the Mayor’s Hotline is not the place to conduct campaign business, but you can hardly hold Dave responsible for someone else leaving that message on the line. The most I could see the mayor’s office doing with calls like and not getting in trouble ethically is referring the caller to the campaign directly, and explaining that this is not the forum for that sort of thing.

By: Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:01:30 +0000

Seems LOGICAL that radio appearances and a convenient website would generate checks. Why would Julio and Dorothy feel compelled to send checks to a city official? Care to run that one past the ethics commission?