Comments on: Will Council Ground Bieter’s PR Flight Of Fancy?

By: nan emouse

nan emouse — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:38 +0000

Jules, it’s ok for the mayor and council to spout their opinion on this amendment, but it is simply inappropriate to use tax dollars in any way including having the pr flack on salary do it. Newsletter, same thing. If tax dollars are used to fund the writer and/or the distribution, then that is an inappropriate use of tax dollars as well.

And Dave, don’t you think at least some of the council were on board with the idea to begin with? I can’t imagine that all these bizarro ideas the mayor has come to the council at the same time they’re presented to the public with no heads up to the council. What I find sad is that there doesn’t seem to be anyone on the council willing to either shut these schemes down in their infancy or willing to come out in public after they’re made known and criticize them. To me that means they all think alike.

By: Jules Zunich

Jules Zunich — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:30 +0000

This may seem odd coming from a PR professional, but I agree that $60,000 of public money to educate the public on the airport bond issue is not a necessary expenditure at this time. I find it unfortunate that the Mayor’s office does not already have a mechanism in place to keep constituents educated and updated on changes, new projects and the like. The Mayor has a website and newsletter to express his views, as well as a press officer. I would like to see these resources used rather than additional expenses. All of that being said, educational outreach is a valid goal for any public or private organization, but one that has to be supported by the voters and included in an approved budget. I would love to see more communication from the Mayor’s office, possibly approached as a long term investment for the community rather than a short term, one-issue solution.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:03:14 +0000

Yes the economy is down and some of Idaho’s indicators are not the best, but as a whole Idaho will fair well. I am glad Idaho’s constitution has the backbone it currently has in regards to debt. I fear politicians would bury us in a pile of debt just as other states and cities are facing. I strongly support keeping the constitution “AS IS”.