Comments on: Boise County Bankruptcy Is Historic https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/ A different slant on the news. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:02:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Paul https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22866 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:02:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22866 I could not agree more. But the FEDS have once again usurped local planning and zoning in the name of fair housing.

]]> By: Zippo https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22856 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:11:32 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22856 Just another stupid law we need to dump Paul

]]> By: Paul https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22848 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:02:37 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22848 There are numerous cases about the Fair Housing Act and how developers of “undesirable projects” making a bundle of money from those who wish to challenge this act.

Any project that provides housing services to those with just about any disability can locate in ANY NEIGHBORHOOD they wish to operate and if challenged the challengers will not only lose but will end up paying a bundle in punitive damages, lawyers fees and other various damages no matter how weak they appear to the casual observer.

Boise County was the victim of poor legal council in this matter. There are ample cases in this area of law and their challenge was doomed before it got started.

]]> By: Zippo https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22838 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:14:10 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22838 The lawyers always win, even when bad legal advice was at the core?

]]> By: Rod in SE Boise https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22837 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:49:03 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22837 There’s always more to the story.

IF I were a Boise County citizen and opposed the rehab facility, I would support the commishes in anything they did to stop it. If I thought the rehab facility was a good idea I would be blaming the commishes.

I assume the commishes were elected and thought they were doing what their constituents wanted them to do.

And if I were a Boise County citizen now I would be urging the present county government to tell the judge: “Come on up and just try to collect any money from us, we dare you.”

]]> By: rencom1 https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22835 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:58:40 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22835 “Oaas Laney, with my support, has proposed to Boise County that the Southfork Landing taxes owed to the County be waived and the judgement reduced by that amount.”

Change that to “…TO that amount,” –along with approval of Alamar Ranch, and a reasonable deal would be struck.

]]> By: Porcupine https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22834 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:38:17 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22834 Rod
As a Boise County resident I can you that there is a lot more to this story than “setting the bar as high as it wants”.

Leaked information to the opposition, Commishes working with some subdivisions to help oppose the development, a County attorney ( Ron Twilegar) that the Commishes have sued and then were stupid enough to take legal advice from him
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/64165772.html
And then on top of every thing else why our Commishes didn’t get advice from the City of Boise about this subdivision. I doubt in today’s world it ever would have been built if approved as is.
No the developer was playing against a marked deck. And then he figure out that he was cheated and got himself a lawyer that was smarted than the Commishes.. which didn’t take much.

Two things I know in Idaho City is that I know for sure our taxes are going up because of our ex-Commishes and we never will get cell phone service.

]]> By: antiphobe https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22822 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:33:08 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22822 Lloyd again – fingers in everything, yet seemingly producing nothing ….and where he goes some sort of controversy is never far behind.

]]> By: Cyclops https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22816 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:32:34 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22816 If the legislature had any “cajones” at all, they would pass a law that held elected officials personally responsible when they make these stupid, moronic decisions. Maybe some of these jerks would think twice about running.

]]> By: Rod in SE Boise https://boiseguardian.com/2011/03/02/boise-county-bankruptcy-is-historic/#comment-22804 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:40:48 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=6092#comment-22804 I can do the math: $4 million lawsuit verdict less the $368,182 owed in taxes = $3,601,818 the county would still owe the developer, a 9.2% discount.

Shouldn’t we all be thinking of South Fork Landing, Eagle Springs Ranch, Alamar Ranch (the troubled youth home), and the proposed Dynamis building as totally separate entities?

And without going back and reading all the previous articles on this subject, how can the county’s requirements have caused $4 million in damages? Seems to me the county should be able to set the bar as high as it wants and the developer should have to meet their requirement or go elsewhere.

EDITOR NOTE–Much of the $4 mil is attorney fees. Also, I believe the “charge” was violating the U.S. Fair Housing act.

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