Comments on: Mayor Hotline February 20 – 26

By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:41:49 +0000

I consider parking meters a sort of “keep out of town” sign. They want us to come downtown and spend money, but they don’t want us hanging around, strolling among store, eating in restaurants, going to movies, whatever. The law is: Stay for half and hour or an hour or whatever the particular meter allows, and then get the hell out of here.
So I take the hint and just stay out!

By: B

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:10 +0000

Gotta go with Shane—Charlie, YOU are the one that allowed the meter to expire. It is not your barber’s fault—it is your fault. Did you even think to mention while you were sitting there that your meter was about to expire? I bet your barber would have either setpped up the pace or ran out and put another quarter in for you—had you even thought to mention it. Sorry Charlie–your fault 100%.

Trash Can wars—I am so glad that MY neighbors are not such nosey busy bodies as the ones who think it is ok to bother the Mayor with such garbage! Someone needs to get a life.

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:07 +0000

The color of trash cans is a problem? I am almost starting to feel sorry for our mayor with complaints like this.
I do agree that there are some areas in town (Vista and Cassia) where it appears impossible to trigger the crosswalk sign. I don’t know why, but I have concluded that if there are no cars – I walk. Since it’s ok to run a person down in or out of a crosswalk in Boise, what would the color of the light matter.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:58:56 +0000

Charlie, you parked more than what you paid for and got a ticket! Don’t waste your time bugging your barber and get over it!

By: JIMV

JIMV — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:01:27 +0000

I’ll drag my trashcan around back the day the city tows cars illegally parked on our sidewalks…The trash can keeps the idiots off the sidewalk and off my front yard, so it stays.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:45:32 +0000

My dad’s faster than your dad, he’s a pilot! Well my dad’s faster still, he’s an astronaut! My dad is faster than both of your dads… He works for the city till 5 but he’s home by 3.

Flex time, paying milage on the van?

Hope the city does what IDT did.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:23:17 +0000

Came through the airport last night and there are expensive looking signs everywhere in support of the F-35 coming to Idaho. The all have the City of Boise logo on them.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:07:13 +0000

When they pave my alley, I will cease storing my cans outside. 😉

By: T

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:04:07 +0000

Isn’t there something more important to complain about then the color of garbage cans? There needs to be a reality check going on here if people are complaining about garbage cans. Isn’t that kind of an elitist attitude? “Your cans are not the right color, you will be banished from our pristine neighborhood”.

Find something real to complain about.

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:27:06 +0000

Regarding the trash cans being left out, there is a city code provision that spells out the law. CITY OF BOISE SOLID WASTE ORDINANCE 8-10, it is quite lengthy so I’ve excerpted the relevant part below.

8-10-02.04
A:

Solid waste containers shall be placed for collection no later than 7:00 a.m. on the regularly scheduled collection day, but no sooner than the evening prior to collection. The containers may not remain on the curbside for a period greater than twenty-four (24) hours.

/End Excerpt

The problem is city code is a toothless paper tiger. Technically, there is no fine if one violates this code. Only a warning, and only then if someone files a complaint. A $25 fine would go along way to remind people of the long forgotten concept of civic pride. With the thousands of cans left in the alleys all week long in the north end alone, the $25 fine could pay for the much maligned trolley in a little over a year! By my estimate. 🙂