Comments on: Boise Coppers Get New Headquarters

By: Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:31:43 +0000

The great thing about this is the reuse of an existing building. Our valley is full of empty buildings and they should all be used before one more patch of ground is destroyed for any new building. Sounds like a win to me!

By: AlphaDogReporter

AlphaDogReporter — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:52:00 +0000

The reason it doesn’t need to be manned 24/7 is because the dispatching and jail functions for Boise City/Ada County are all at Barrister. It’s not that far away from their new building so this is a good deal – gets an unused building recycled for a good purpose at probably the lowest taxpayer cost.

This is a far better facility than the new courthouse downtown. What a nightmare that place is – no decent parking, poorly laid out, and was too small when they built it.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:46:50 +0000

Sounds like a bargain but it drives a stake in the efforts to cooperate/coordinate with the county to bring law enforcement entities closer together. I know it never worked perfectly but it was a start we were supposed to be building on. This sort of tears it apart.

And, I’ve never heard of a police station that is not manned (womaned?) 24-hours-a-day even if only by one old cop the kids drive crazy like in old Scottsdale.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:54:07 +0000

Even though the manner in which the new digs were financed is a continuing frustration for many of us, the Police Dept. needed to move. My only concern is “one way in-one way out.” I have to think that was considered and planned around a potential emergency.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:31:41 +0000

The way city, county and state offices keep moving around (often to streets most of us have never heard of), seems like the only way to find them might be to break a law under whichever jurisdiction and the coppers will take you to the appropriate place.

How far is this place from the jail? The courts? Downtown?

Building sounds like a good deal, but it has me wondering about the mileage involved for the coppers and the public. ?????

(OK, maybe I’m old-fashioned (or just old), but I thought it made a lot of sense when the Idaho Capitol, Boise City Hall, Ada County Courthouse and sheriff’s offices, the Federal Building (courts, IRS, SS, etc.) State Law Library, Boise Fire Department hq, etc., were all within downtown — most within easy walking distance of the others, others a very short car trip away.

Anybody could find them easily, and people who had dealings with several governments could visit all of the offices in one trip.

Gotta be a better way.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:33:50 +0000

Looks like a score to me. They got the place for $107.square foot with all the land and ample parking. The remodel costs have to be added into the final cost but overall a bargain.

Too bad the politcos in Canyon County can’t figure this out and latch onto the MPC building for a new jail instead of pecking on our collective heads about a fancy new building with all the bells and whistles.