Comments on: More Bad News For Urban Renewal

By: David Zarkin

David Zarkin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:39:38 +0000

In Minnesota we call this TIF (tax increment financing). We don’t do any urban renewal here. We’ve got a Republican governor, don’t you know. Thinking about the Red River flooding, I was thinking of other cities besides Fargo and Moorhead that rest in a fløod plain. What’s the Boise Valley situation regarding flooding? I remember sandbaging when I was an Idaho Statesman reporter in the mid-60s.

By: Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:33:29 +0000

Tin Foil Hats!? Don’t be absurd!

Everyone knows that only LEAD Foil Hats protect you from the Thought Police.

Sure, there’s that whole lead poisoning thing; but I’m pretty certain that that’s all been made up by the Illuminati. Or was it the Communists?

; )

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:31:27 +0000

Guardian and it’s flock of parrots with the tin foil hat conspiracy BS, make me sick. You suburban and farm country (read hicks) folks have been getting subsidized by us urban folk for years, no decades. Where has all the money gone that I pay to ACHD? Not in my downtown neighborhood, except for maintenance nary a dime has been spent. Now go look at southeast Boise and West Boise, holy crap, millions have been spent.

You should be proud of downtown and quit begrudging the desire to make it better. What’s the alternative? A complete ghetto like Compton or Trenton? The other alternative is downtown Boise and the north end should secede from the rest of Boise. We’re sick of subsidizing you!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:24:06 +0000

Wow, somebody actually trying to be honest?
He won’t last.

By: Ducky

Ducky — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:05:28 +0000

That would be HB244 which the House just finished amending the bill and removed everything except a very small change which in short says if the Urban Renewal changes its boundaries, through annexation, it can’t extend it term of existence.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:26:48 +0000

As long as people perceive urban renewal as “free money”, a myth perpetuated by dishonenest people in government nothing will happen.

If people took the time to understand the “hair cut” they are getting from urban renewal they would be more than an little bit angry and upset. Until then the sheep continue happily walking to the kill floor.

By: DrSmooth

DrSmooth — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:09:45 +0000

Don’t forget that CCDC’s Board is appointed by Team Dave (http://www.ccdcboise.com/about/board.htm). It will be interesting to see if Boise’s two city councilmembers (both of whom are flippant blowhards) who also sit on the CCDC board will attend the April 13 meeting. They tend to lie low and point fingers at CCDC from the council chambers when things don’t go as planned.

By: Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:20:34 +0000

“Efficiency, transparency and control with absorption of the various components of Boise’s Shadow Government into City Government”

I hope there are many faces at the CCDC Meeting at Noon on April 13th.

By: Long, Long, Overdue.

Long, Long, Overdue. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:38:38 +0000

YO! Bobbie! You rule, dude!

Ger it Passed.