Comments on: Urban Renewal Gives Financing A Bad Name https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/ A different slant on the news. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Cyclops https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22044 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:20:06 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22044 Mayors of other cities amy have the ear of the legislature, but our own Boise mayor is detested by the majority of them.

]]> By: fiona https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22031 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:53:57 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22031 The Legislature could repeal Urban Renewal legislation totally and citizens of Idaho would be much better off. They created this monster and they have to power to fix the problems or kill it off totally.

The reality is the cat is out of the bag and stuffing it back in will be something that takes political will. Mayors have the ear of legislators and people be damned.

Any legislation proposed will get a tremendous amount of push-back from all the waste, fraud and abuse Czars of UR all over the State of Idaho. They’ll use our property tax dollars with the lobbyists to kill what really needs to happen to Urban Renewal.

]]> By: Harry https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22030 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:50:10 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22030 The city leaders will lie to the legislators and the legislators are not smart enough to know it or do what is right and control these out-of-control political play toys.

]]> By: Ducky https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22029 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:24:29 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22029 Even if the legislature does something correctly it won’t effect anything that is currently in existance.

]]> By: JamesBond https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22022 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 06:31:01 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22022 Couldn’t agree more with your views on this issue. Urban renewal is the realm of the greedy, corporate welfare queens. I despise it, and I will be watching the Legislature very carefully on this issue.

]]> By: Paul https://boiseguardian.com/2011/01/16/urban-renewal-gives-financing-a-bad-name/#comment-22021 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:24:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=5891#comment-22021 Dave,
Thanks for your help in bringing attention to the abuses of Urban Renewal.

We remain hopeful the legislature will take the necessary steps to either correct the lack of voter oversight or simply repeal Title 50 chapter 20 this year.

Taxation without representation is simply wrong. It will take a lot of informed citizens contacting their legislators about this set of laws and promoting a fix.

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