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 May 4, 2007 ⋅  Post a comment

STILL NOT ENFORCING NOISE ABATEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITE, FIX FOUNTAIN, NO TO BOOB BILLBOARDS

4/29/07
Carolyn Casey
9259 W. Beachside Ln.
Boise, ID 83714
DBA: I’m calling to request that the Mayor and City Council put recycling bins for the public any place where they have public trash containers, so that would be in particular in the downtown Boise area, as well as in our public parks and any public location where we have trash receptacles. I’ve noticed that other cities in the Pacific Northwest and throughout our country do this as a regular practice and yet we do not do that. So I would like us to be progressive in this regard. Thank you very much; I will look forward to hearing from you.
DBA
Action Taken: contacted

4/29/07
Tamara Sherman
Off Franklin Rd. & 9th & Front St.
Boise, ID
Billboard: I was very dismayed to see a billboard by the Eagle Radio Station that had “two boobs in the morning”. I just think it’s very belittling for women, and it is amazing that hopefully a wholesome town where we can raise our families, that this would be allowed to be put up. I think it leads to pornography, women being abused, and it’s not a good example at all for our children. We have enough problems without bringing that in, and if it were in a store or something, it would be covered with a cover on a magazine because we would not want people who didn’t want to see it, see it. If I wanted to go to Hooters, I would go. I don’t want to, so why is that in my neighborhood. If I wanted to go to a strip club, that would be an option, but I do not want to, nor do I want to take my children there. So, I hope that something will be done for that billboard to be removed. It’s LaMar Advertising and it is the Eagle, and I believe it is very inappropriate for our community. I certainly hope that you will take a look at that, and I think it is far worse that the strip club issue where people chose to go there. I did not choose to have that on my street. Thank you.
M/CC
Action Taken: contacted

4/30/07
Stillman Anderson
11337 Aldershot Dr.
Boise, ID 83709
PDS: I’m calling this morning to inform you, once again, that the contractors that are working on the house in Rivendell Estates between Brookhollow Subdivision and Walden Pond Subdivision, that you and the City Council approved and told us, “Oh, don’t worry everything will be just hunky dory.” Well, they’re there; it is 6:25 a.m. and they are working. You and the City Council said that there would be no work started before 7:30 a.m. during the week. So, I’d like to know what you are going to do about it, and I would like a response. Thank you very much.
M/CC PDS

4/30/07
Delbert Coon
Misc: I would like to see a bike path along the light rail corridor. It would be great if people could ride their bikes from outlying areas, load them on the rail and commute in.
Also Honda is making a compressed natural gas car that costs about $1.30 per gallon to run, gets 39 MPG and would be a great city car to use. They aren’t in Idaho yet but with some pressure from city hall they would probably come.
M/CC
Action Taken: spoke to him

4/29/07
Anonymous
BPR: I’m a runner and I use the Greenbelt quite a bit. On the south side of the river between Mile Post 1.6 and 1.7, there is a drinking fountain, and it doesn’t work. Last year it barely worked and I talked to somebody from Parks and Rec. and they said they would fix it. This year it doesn’t work at all; that’s the only drinking fountain between Ann Frank’s and Barber Park. Is there any way somebody could fix that this year before it gets really hot. I would really appreciate it and I’m sure a lot of the users of the Greenbelt would appreciate it too.
BPR

4/30/07
Joe Edwards
700 Cunningham Pl.
#1504
Boise, ID 83702
Noise: I’m calling about the noise in my neighborhood. Cunningham Pl. is about a half-a-block from Fort St. and 8th and Fort really gets pretty noisy. It’s mainly the people who use Fort St.; the kids that use the gas station that’s on the corner of Fort St. and 8th St., they gas up and leave their boom boxes on while they’re getting gas. It generally is pretty chaotic around here and it’s at different times of the day. Right now it’s pretty dang nice; I can’t complain when it’s peaceful. That’s all I ask for and I don’t think the people who have loud cars really understand what a rez-muffler or a boom box that is loud enough that I can hear it a block away, I don’t think they realize what that does to a lot of us because they’re having fun and they don’t see the damage. It ruins a lot of peace that’s here in our community, and it upsets a lot of people, and you know the anger comes out somewhere. The stupid kids ought to grow up enough, or the thing about being a man is that you’re also supposed to be a gentleman; that’s the first step that you take in being a man is by being a gentleman and respecting other people’s rights. I have been violated continuously over the last ten years with loud cars and I’ve lived down by the college for 22 years, and the last ten years of that were a holy hell because of the loud cars and the boom boxes. I would really appreciate it if something could be done about it, because it does give those people a gateway to more violence, because those people who do make that noise sooner or later feel like they can beat up on them in a different way if I didn’t hit them loud enough with my car noise, or whatever. When you say something to them about it, I would say most of them are reasonable, you can talk to them, and I think that’s what needs to be done. They need to understand that there’s a time and place for that noise and there shouldn’t be that kind of noise on our city streets. Other people in traffic have to hear what’s going on and the people who are walking down the street need some respect, and we cannot hear ourselves, I can’t even hear my TV sometimes because their boom boxes are too loud. Anyway, I hope you call me or write me back. I’ve called the Mayor before about this problem; I’ve called the president of Boise State, talked to the vice president about it because it is a major problem in Boise; the noise volume is just too loud at different places at different times of the day. There are certainly times of the day where it is absolutely beautiful and pleasant here where I live. I love it and I want to keep it that way and I would like other people to understand how much they could enjoy this city if they could enjoy the peace of it instead of being beat up by the noise. Thank you very much.
M/CC
Action Taken: contacted

5/1/07
Stillman Anderson
11337 Aldershot Dr.
Boise, ID 83709
PDS: Good morning Mayor and City Council. Your friendly morning call to let you know the contractor is out working in the subdivision between Brookhollow and Walden Pond. Again, you and the City Council told the developer, “No working before 7:30 a.m. on week days.” Here it is just after 6:30 a.m. and he’s been there for at least a half hour. So, I would still like to know what you and the City Council are going to do about it, seeing that nothing has happened so far, and I would appreciate a return call informing me about what you are going to do. Thank you very much, have a great day. Bye.
PDS

5/1/07
Dave Edmark
Noise:The last couple of weeks we have been downtown enjoying the beautiful evenings and having dinner at little cafes along 8th St. in different areas. One thing that we noticed over and over again, and we were with some friends from out-of-town, is the incredible noise from motorcycles on the weekends that roar up and down Main St. and around the loop. I’m surprised there’s no enforcement on the noise ordinance. Cars and that kind of thing they seem to keep pretty well muffled, and even the high performance cars, but a lot of the motorcycles are just unmuffled exhaust, and as they roar up and away from the stop lights, if you’re trying to carry on a conversation, either you can’t or it’s incredibly annoying. I really feel that they need to enforce Boise’s noise ordinances downtown as people try to enjoy the restaurants, walk, and do things like that, and control the noise and make it a lot nicer city for everybody. I’ve been a life-long resident of Eagle and Nampa, and I appreciate it very much.
M/CC
Action Taken: contacted

5/1/07
David Stanfield
13 Reola Circle
Boise, ID
Library: I know that Cole Elementary School is slated to be closed down by the Boise School District, and I got to thinking that the main building would make a wonderful branch library. With a little clean-up and remodel, that would make a great facility for years to come as a branch library. What better place could you do it at? I think it would be far better than the one on Ustick and Cole. Anyway, I just thought I would say something about it because that’s too good of a building to let somebody else have, and I’m sure that the city could work something out with the school district. Thanks.
Library

5/1/07
Jim Adams
BPD: This call is in reference to union negotiations, as well as some complaints from citizens. You and the City Council have sent correspondence to my home address referencing union negotiations. You need to go through the union leaders to negotiate my contract. It is not appropriate for you to spend taxpayer money to send items to my house trying to circumvent the union leadership. Also, I notice more and more people are complaining that there is no police coverage in recently annexed areas or places where there is new construction. As you know, we do not have enough police coverage in the city, and we are continuing to grow and grow. What are you going to do about it? How are you going to fix it? Why are we always behind the eight-ball? Why can’t we do it the right way? This is something you need to start looking at; let’s do it the right way; let’s keep crime down; let’s not turn into other large cities like Salt Lake, Seattle, Spokane where their crime rates are higher than ours at this time because of the work that we do. However, if it continues to grow it is growing and our police coverage is lacking, we’re going to start having issues that you need to address as soon as possible. Again, you need to go through my union leadership to negotiate my contract, and you say you stand behind us and think of us as the best of the best, and then you need to show it. Gas prices are going up, it’s getting harder to live, and everybody in the city can feel it. I put a bullet-proof vest on my body every day to protect the citizens of Boise, and I think we should be treated in an appropriate way. Thank you, have a good day.
M/CC

5/1/07
Megan Wiedmeier
2645 S. Burgdor Wy.
Meridian, ID 83642
884-4651
I just wanted to comment on your billboard off of Franklin. I believe it’s in the Boise City limits; I was totally offended by it and my five year old kindergartener can read and he was able to read it. It’s just totally offensive and makes the City of Boise look tacky and sleazy, and not what I think you want to portray as a family image that it is. Thank you.
M/CC
Action Taken: contacted

5/2/07
Stillman Anderson
11337 Aldershot Dr.
Boise, ID 83709
PDS: Good morning Mayor. This is Stillman Anderson calling; I think you can spell my name by now and you know my address. It’s your friendly morning call to let you know that the contractor is working on the house in the Rivendell Subdivision between Brookhollow and Walden Pond Subdivisions, and it is 6:41 a.m. I noticed them at 6:30 a.m., and they were there before that because they’ve got set up. So, I see that you haven’t been able to do anything yet, as you indicated that you and the City Council would. So, again, I am asking you to please get somebody out there and inform them that they are not to start work before 7:30 a.m., that was the guidelines that were given to the developer, but as we all knew, except you and the City Council didn’t believe us,
he would not pass it on. Thank you very much and have a good day; and I still haven’t received a call back. Good bye.
M/CC PDS
Action Taken: letter from PDS

5/2/07
Tiffany Tanner
4115 Patricia Ln.
Boise, ID 83704
Legal: I was concerned about sex offenders being able to live next to school bus stops and Boys and Girls Clubs, and after school programs, and would like to ask the city to adopt a city ordinance where sex offenders should not reside within 1000 feet from schools, day cares, pre-schools, school bus stops, parks, Boys and Girls Clubs, after-school programs, and anywhere children congregate. I also would like to address the issue of organizations being able to set up a transition home for felons, my main concern is with sex offenders, any residential neighborhood without having to jump through the hoops that I, as a member of the neighborhood, would be to if I were going to open a day care or business in my home. I feel the transition homes are a business, because the individuals running that home are making money off of the individuals living in the home, and they seem to have a high rate of change of individuals in the home, and a high rate of traffic to the homes, so I think there should be a city ordinance where organizations wanting to put a transition home in the neighborhood need to go through the same hoops as say somebody wanting to have a day care or business in their home. If you could let me know what I need to do to help get those things started to possibly create those ordinances, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
M/CC Legal
Action Taken: contacted

5/2/07
Anonymous
Billboard: I have just seen on Fox Network television news the vulgar billboard that is being shown around Boise and Meridian. I would like to see the billboards brought down. Thank you.
M/CC

5/4/07
Ilo Aman
6317 Butte St.
Boise, ID
Irrigation District: I live in Lamberton Subdivision where nobody likes to take care of the problems. I’ve had a problem here for 30 years with the city, or actually the Nampa Meridian Irrigation District and the county never taking responsibility of an irrigation district that overflows into my house. It has overflowed into my house and fruit cellar again for about the 4th time in 30 years and I’m sick of it. Nobody has taken care of the problem, everybody blames somebody else, and I would like to get this problem taken care of because my house is going to float away. I’ve been here all my life, I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 30 years and I’m sick of this. Because it’s water, nobody cares; well it’s in my house now, here you go, listen (splash, splash), all over. Would you please have someone fix this problem?
Action Taken: unable to contact

5/4/07
Marvin Sandrock
2620 Grandee
Id. Power: About two months ago I called the power company to come and trim the tree top down in the back of my house because the limbs are all over the wires and stuff. They came out and said that they would have it done; then they changed their mind, and they said that as soon as they got in the area, they would take care of it. It’s been two months and they haven’t done anything. I hired a tree trimmer a couple of months ago, and I paid him, and he got so far then quit and wouldn’t take the rest off. So they promised they would do it for me, now this morning they came out and just took one little limb off that’s touching the electric wire leading into my home. I would like to have some help to get the rest of that off. I am 83 years old, my wife is 82, she has health problems, and I can’t stand this running around. They promised they would take it down, they came out and looked at it and they promised they would take it down. But now something happened, I don’t know what it is, and they said they can’t do it. So, I would appreciate a little help from the Idaho Power Company to get their bucket truck out here to take that limb down. Thank you very much.

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