Comments on: Kushlan Salary Based On Faulty Data

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 02 May 2007 03:05:39 +0000

I think this is a great story similar to the King Coles/Lyman fiasco and the reporting by Channel 2. But in the rush to get the story out, maybe some statements made for publication should get some further review or checked for accuracy, instead of publishing a second article. A good reporter always checks the facts.

EDITOR NOTE–Good point Clancy. However, from a practical standpoint if you want to keep something from getting published, just toss enough “facts” out and publications like the Daily Paper will chase a story to death and NEVER get it in print in a timely fashion.

Coles/Lyman, Poop Farm, Public Works Tool Lending, Kushlan Arid Club, C. College, Kushlan Salary, all came from TV or GUARDIAN.

By: oops

oops — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:32:32 +0000

Are these the same “peer” cities the police union cites when it argues for higher salaries?

By: Depot Bill

Depot Bill — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:18:52 +0000

The key is: Business people are conscientious about where they put the decimal point in numbers. In governement, it just doesn’t matter.

By: Joe Moran

Joe Moran — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:40:34 +0000

P. Kushlan is a member of the economic elite that think they run boise and have very little regard for the taxpayer as evidenced by his outrageously corpulent salary. This total misuse of taxpayer funds for a local fat cat demonstrates the control the ” Boise good ‘ole boy” system has over local govts. who have refused to rectify CCDC’s financial waste.

The citizen is the only loser here as local govt. creates huge , self aggrandizing bureaucracies so a small group of idaho political fat-cats can become even more obese at tax payer expense!

EDITOR NOTE–This is a good example of a GUARDIAN story (Arid Club membership for Kushlan) prompted a good reporter (Volkert) to do an expanded story (about salaaries) which a GUARDIAN reader questioned and prompted Volkert to expand her reporting. A good time was had by all!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:50:55 +0000

So when has faulty data every stopped an agency, mayor or city council from going ahead and doing what they want anyway?? Like increasing the density of Boise by factors of 4 or 5 so we can be more massivly urban!

ACHD, the City Council and the Mayor operate this way every week.

Based on this info the “average” size of all the other agencies is 12.5 TIMES LARGER than Boise’s CCDC.

It looks like the same people who figure out salaries reviewed the finacial statements of those that want to develop the PIT!!!