Comments on: Mayor Hotline July 10 to 16

By: Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:42:43 +0000

The “Mayor’s Hotline” lost credibility years ago for anything more serious than a pothole.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:34:44 +0000

If they aren’t going to transcribe the hot line word for word then they lose their credibility ! Why bother with misinformation and screwed information?

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:51:28 +0000

Dang, I read two of these and couldn’t do it anymore. The old style just makes them so much more juicy!!!

By: BoiseCitizen

BoiseCitizen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:19:06 +0000

I understand that a recent change in personnel at the Mayor’s office is the reason for the change in writing style for the hotline. My understanding is that the person who used to transcribe has moved from the Mayor’s office to another department taking on a new job within the city.

By: JIMV

JIMV — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:52:24 +0000

Thanks for the info…I used to write disaster preparedness plans a couple of decades ago and find the topic interesting.

By: Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:06:08 +0000

It would seem LOGICAL for the G-Man to file a lawsuit seeking the “public record” of the hotline transcription and not settle for the sanitized version.

EDITOR NOTE–We have inquired of city hall. Our hope is the style change is only due to a transcriber on vacation. If not, the hotline certainly loses some of its credibility and appears sanitized.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:58:44 +0000

Simple really…. Just censor the comments and delete, or spin, the comments you don’t like, and the problem goes away. No different than the trolley, the airport bond issue, the police negotiations, or any of the myriad of screwups this administration has put on us. What a bunh of elitist, self-serving jerks!

By: JIMV

JIMV — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:40:28 +0000

I wonder if the city has a dam disaster plan and if it is available to the public..It would be interesting to know if my home is in the possible flood area. I suspect the first notice anyone would get would be a 20 ft wall of water rushing through the neighborhood.

EDITOR NOTE–Ada county just put out a press release seeking comments for a disaster plan on that subject among others…check around adaweb.net

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:32:31 +0000

Did City Hall have to let their transcriber go, to fund the Airport Propaganda Machine? What’s with the Reader’s Digest crank calls?

Re: Hillcrest Shopping Center. I saw some limited news coverage. It’s certainly not in the City Charter to inform all citizens about what’s being built or demolished on private property. (As an old-timer, I can remember when Hillcrest Plaza opened – sparkly and shiny-new and HUGE! The light posts had animal cutouts on them, so you could find your car in that vast parking lot. “Let’s see – were we parked by the giraffe, or the ostrich?”)

I love the notion of a Lucky Peak Disaster-Cam! And how it would result in a “smoother evacuation process.” Good one! (Brother, if you’re in the flood plain, and don’t know about Lucky Peak breaking until the water’s pouring over the rubble – put on a life jacket because you’re going for a swim!)

By: Wince

Wince — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:32 +0000

Re: Hillcrest

The building was so old that the ground is worth more with the building gone. I think I saw an article about it in the Statesman.