Comments on: Commishes and School In Bidding War

By: shdizzle

shdizzle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:55:19 +0000

I like to backup my comments with facts. Check the link below. I call this "In Georges own Words" http://canyoncounty.org/sheriff/Shining%20Star/8-98.pdf

By: shdizzle

shdizzle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:04:26 +0000

Never mind, I found out for myself. It took a few days but after determined searching, I found a article posted by FORMER SHERIFF GEORGE NOURSE that it was his brainchild to move the canyon county drivers license office out onto the Nampa-Caldwell Boulevard at it’s current location.

After reading his site, I could not believe he had the gall to blame the current sheriff for something he started! The more I read his postings, the more I find he is the source of the problem.

Good job George ! Way to post your political rag formerly known as the “Shining Star” which you claim was an employee newsletter. You just proved again you are misrepresenting the facts and trying to blame the current sheriff for what you did!

You disgust me! You are lying to the taxpayers, playing a game of blameshifting and apparantley have no integrity. OWN UP FOR WHAT YOU DID!

By: shdizzle

shdizzle — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:20:22 +0000

Well at least it’s a better site than the last one they chose. I don’t like where the new one is at right now. Who’s hairbrained idea was that anyway?

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:05:38 +0000

So either way our taxes go up…..nice move elected officials. We are not at all surprised.

By: curious george

curious george — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:13:40 +0000

JJ, if the state desires to purchase a property it only obligates itself to having an independant appraisal conducted — there’s no rule that limits the purchase price to the appraised value.

Most local governments have similar rules (or lack thereof, depending on your take).

If the property being purchased (via condemnation) has an on-going business located upon it, the owner is also entitled to additional payments, to compensate for verifiable loss of business revenue — which can be well above the appraised value.

Minus various administrative costs, which might be dependent on the final sale price, the “bidding war” between two tax-supported agencies for a surplused state-owned property “simply” (in quotations, since it’s never really simple) shifts local tax money to state coffers — which in turn will be spent on state programs. There’s really not a real estate sales commission, since the State Land Board will be handeling the sale of the land — they’ll probably hire a title company to prepare the documents, and they might have outside legal counsel (maybe).

If the property was surplused in the conventional way, the State Land Board will transfer the proceeds of the sale to the State Job Service.

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:38:24 +0000

I know that the state has a law that prohibits state divisions from buying land for any dollar amount above a third-party apprasial. I would think the cities and counties would have a similar ordinace, thus prohibting a bidding war that would increase the purchase price beyond the valuation.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:42:49 +0000

The basic difference between the county and Vallivue School District..

The county overtaxed us and got no authorization to spend this money.

The school district raised their money via a bond election and super majority voter approval.

These guys have got to go at the primary election May 27th!