Comments on: Team Dave Sees The Light–FINALLY!

By: dog

dog — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:09:33 +0000

Team Dave might see the light but it ain’t sunshine.

By: Voter

Voter — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:50:40 +0000

I think the Guardian should host the meeting! Let’s do it!

If Ray Stark says that there were positive changes by going to Sun Valley the only ones that might have been must have been in his golf game.

By: Waste of Time, Big Time

Waste of Time, Big Time — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:04 +0000

I like the part where Ray Stark says the conference has led to a number of positive changes, “including the formation of a monthly meeting of local mayors and county commissioners. He also says the Boise Valley Economic Partnership sprang from discussion at the conference. The BVEP is set up to help attract business to the Treasure Valley.”

If that is the best he has to offer as accomplishments from all these boondoggles, it is hard to see the justification for continuing the event. And, to pretend that those accomplishments could only have happened by holding the meeting outside this valley, is beyond lame.

By: Mike Murphy for Mayor

Mike Murphy for Mayor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:59:47 +0000

How is it that neither the Mayor’s Office nor the Chamber of Commerce recognized this as a really bad idea?

Or did they just not care?

Either scenario is very disquieting to me.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:24:00 +0000

It’s simple: They all just like to make the point that they don’t consider Boise to be good enough for them.

It’s kind like when a city or state offers big tax breaks to some company to move here, saying, yeah, the place aiin’t good enough that you’d want to move here, but maybe if we bribe you …

None of them show any respect for their own venues.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:05:39 +0000

Who is the “hosting” the meeting? The Chamber or the Mayor. It would be nice if they could have a “couldn’t we all get along” moment and sequester themselves locally.

The Chamber of Commerce governmenatl affairs people probably pick the venue for this meeting.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:22:30 +0000

As long as the Chamber wants to be in Sun Valley, in order to provide a sequestered enviornment, “gestures” won’t cut it! And City hall recognizes that. All they are looking for is “plausible deniability”! What is needed is a letter from all the valley elected officials that says ” unless the conference is moved to the valley, we will no longer participate”! Until then it will continue to be “same old, same old”. I would suggest that no one hold their breath until that happens.