Comments on: Desire Named Street Car Still Alive

By: cyclops

cyclops — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:50:15 +0000

We have tried logic, intelligent discussion, honest arguements, alternatives, sarcasm, anger, pleading, etc.,etc., ad nauseum!
It is time for a different tactic. Dress Bieter up as a blond, I will dress as Snidely Whiplash, and tie him(her) to a railroad track. All the rest of ya’ll need to do is make sure Dudley DoRight is out of town!!!!

By: Clancy

Clancy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:04:58 +0000

Boise is still making top 10 list now but not in how stellar the area is. The most recent shows Idahoans receiving food stamp at twice the rate of increase of the national average. Treasure Valley/Idaho also leads in decline in housing values. All this and Bieter still thinks spending is okay on huge projects and the annual budget. Boise is the only agency that does not have a problem with increasing budgets.

How does the mayor think the laid off Supervalue employees will be able to pay for the property tax increase much less a local option tax for a silly train?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:57:16 +0000

How many times do “we the people” have to say no, no and again, no on the train/trolly folly and the tax burden it will impose on everyone?

It goes like this…they ask and we get to decide on projects like this and we have said NO!

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:59:32 +0000

What happens?

Something happens to folks who were once ordinary citizens, when they get elected to public office. As a rule, they seem to forget what it’s like to stretch those scarce dollars to make ends meet. They lose the ability to distinguish between “needs” and “wants.” And it is SO much easier to spend somebody else’s money, than one’s own.

The Feds have put us deep in a hole – $13 trillion, last I heard. (That’s $13,000,000,000,000.) Frankly, I don’t think we’ll ever recover; the local “public servants” need to come to a realization that the Salad Days may be behind us.

By: ADR

ADR — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:17:01 +0000

Corruption is alive and well in Boise. There is no other possible explanation for beating a dead horse for this long. When things defy all logic, shady deals are at hand.