Comments on: Mr. Bieter! Open This Building!

By: Kappa TA

Kappa TA — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:03:38 +0000

I like the idea of the visitor’s center at The Depot and opening it up to the public on a regular basis. It is a unique city feature that would draw tourists and the hometown crowd as well. Funds are not that short when the city can continue to waste taxpayer dollars on pipedreams and PR. Idaho and the nation must make the best use of what we have now until the economy recovers. That’s what I’m doing. That’s what our elected officials, such as they are, should be doing as well.

Clancy: fine looking sons you have! Glad you all had a nice time together.

Casual Observer: It’s a public service, not petulance, to call upon our so-called leaders to listen to the people. After all, we are the BOSS of them, not the other way around.

KTA

By: Casual Observer

Casual Observer — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:51:29 +0000

The Guardian is at his best when he is rooting out secret deals, malfeasance, and illegal acts. Depot operating policy is none of those. The g man sounds petulant.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:08:13 +0000

Timm, that’s not rhetoric! ” Hey Bieter, you have done such a miserable job of running this city with all of the studies, duplicitous efforts, hair brained ideas, and allowing the decay of the downtown corridor, while hiding behind the CCDC, it is time for you to resign, sell your home and move somewhere else.ANYWHERE ELSE!! (by the way, we will need the keys to the depot before you leave)”
Now THAT Timm, is rhetoric!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:37:09 +0000

The reasonable answer here is the cost of keeping the place open would require staffing the place, janitorial services, and additional wear and tear on the place due to vandals tearing up the restrooms, etc.

If a local group wanted to staff the place and keep it clean on a daily basis perhaps things could change.

Another consideration might be if the place could be converted to a restaurant in a portion of the place it might keep the place open.

In the “cut back wherever you can” environment of local government today I don’t hold much hope of the place ever being open to the public on a regularly scheduled basis.

By: Timm!

Timm! — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:52:46 +0000

Does no one besides me think that mimicking Ronald Regan’s demand of “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” is more than a little overblown for this situation? I’m with everyone here in that I would love to see the Depot open more just occasionally, but lets turn down the rhetoric a little.

EDITOR NOTE–Timm, we have offered reasoned debate for 5 years, positive suggestions, explanations about tourism benefits and the best we get from Team Dave is a token open period aimed at allowing residents to visit “their Depot.” You gotta admit the headline is eye catching and hardly rises to “Cold War” intensity.
Would you prefer, “Mr. Mayor would you please consider allowing citizens to visit the depot?”

By: Bob T

Bob T — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:33:10 +0000

Actually in Clancy’s case the motorist’s actions were illegal (BCC 10-10-14 HARASSMENT OF BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS PROHIBITED).

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:40:05 +0000

I forgot to mention that we rode up there after riding out to Bown Crossing. On the way home, I was yelled at for riding with my kids on Crescent Rim Drive. I was told I should ride on the sidewalk(no sidewalk present) with the kids. My kids are learning to ride legal and safe. The funny thing is his concern over my kids while cussing in the process.

By: Disappointed in the Mayor

Disappointed in the Mayor — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:34:33 +0000

We went to the Depot Days and saw the great cars too. We stood in line to go up to the top of the tower for almost an hour. There was a line there all day. It was great to go up and see the city from there.

Just so you know Mr Mayor most of the talk in the line was about how disappointed everyone is with you and the council regarding keeping the Depot open. This is just yet another situation where the “high and mighty” mayor and council could care less about what the voters want.

To not have the Depot Open is just plain stupid. Why the Boise Visitors Center is not located there is even more stupid – – and oh yes we have heard the argument that it can not be there and have receptions at the same time – that is crap and you know it.

As tax payers we own the building, we support the building – Mr Mayor OPEN THE DEPOT!