Comments on: Does Butch Really Get $4500 For House Rent?

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:53:11 +0000

On the other hand, children love to slide down that hill.

By: slim jim

slim jim — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:26:09 +0000

ahhh, yes, Mr. Anderson….
IF
the state could do one intelligent thing….

yes.
if it could….

By: Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:05:13 +0000

If the State could just do one intelligent thing with the old Simplot property, it would be to stop watering, and mowing that huge industrial waste site of a lawn, and plant native grasses, bushes, and trees. The manicured lawn is one of the most wasteful artifacts of our status obsessed culture.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:37:57 +0000

The stipend for the guv has been reported many times, and I’ve never seen a response from him denying it, so dunno why you’re unsure about it.

An aside: “to forego a pay hike” uses the wrong word; it should be “forgo” in this case. (Sorry Dave; I just can’t stop editing you.) 🙂

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:51:35 +0000

Slim Jim has it right – the fact that Otter is rich is not the point – the fact that he lives in the district and can drive to work and does not have to support another home is the point. Makes me glad I’ve never voted for him.

By: Wasted Space

Wasted Space — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:06:32 +0000

I know very little about this thing, except that it costs a bundle to maintain, and that no one lives there.

Does the state ever use it for receptions and that sort of thing? Could they at least rent it out for weddings etc. like the city does with the depot? If the city can be in the hospitality industry, why not the state?

Maybe BSU could hold classes there, or the city could use it as a branch library.

It seems like we out to be able to get some use out of the thing if the jerks (governors) we maintain it for are not going to use it.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:27:05 +0000

Okay Butch show your one of the good guys. Give it back!

By: slim jim

slim jim — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:31:30 +0000

May we add that the Idaho governor’s mansion was to house the governor because not all of them lived in the area of the capital city. This then makes sense. But to give the governor housing when he lives here is just silly. It is overlooking the intent of the mansion and the “allowance” should there not be housing.
Should the governor refuse to live in the housing provided, then there should be no reason to give him a bonus to live in his own house.
This is on top of the current financial situation we find ourselves in and all of the other wonderful reasons already stated here.

I understand that the Meridian School District is about to be cut by $14 million…. so how will they deal with this cut? I know that most of the grade school classrooms are at 30 kids per class – shall we make that 50 kids? Can they learn that way or can Idaho look forward to being the very last state in education? goody goody we can be number one in spending the least on educating the children who will be taking care of us as we age.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:07:21 +0000

Deed Fort Simplot back to where it came from and get it back on the tax rolls. Have the family sell it off and get a permanent resident in that place.

EDITOR NOTE–Dirty little secret: The house on the hill is across the street from Boise Fire Station #2, cops go there when needed, but it was not in the city during the past 25 years or so. The GUARDIAN was at the city council meeting when Mike Wetherell spoke in favor of “deannexing” the place…lots of SW Boise folks would like the same treatment.

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:13:19 +0000

Good old JR got rid of his old expensive house to the State, and the money losing ice skating rink to the City of Boise.

And now we are paying Otter to live some where else. I bet old JR is laughing in heaven ( I’m giving him the benefit of doubt here) right now…