Comments on: BoDo Developer “Passionate” About Niagara Falls

By: Eric T

Eric T — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:23:15 +0000

You’re right Paul, sewage running out the back, horse shiite in the front………got some trash? well just bring down next to the Boise river and dump it, all your neighbors are doing it.

Ahh, yes, the good ‘ol days.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:08:59 +0000

I can’t for the life of me figure out why elected officials can’t use some 20/20 hindsight when it comes to what is promised and what is delivered via all the merchants of debt. Are they not paying attention to the sins of the past?

As for Urban Renewal.. what did we do before we had it? We had bond elections and folks got to vote up or down stupid as well as great ideas for our communities. Time to return to the lessons learned in the past.

By: Treva Hamilton

Treva Hamilton — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:24:54 +0000

I have an odd name but at least it isn’t “Bo-Do”

By: antiphobe

antiphobe — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:54:13 +0000

BG followers – your venom is justified but misguided. Developers don’t create the opportunities to siphon public monies….pubic officials do. Rivers didn’t create the mirror….he’s justing putting the smoke in front of it. He didn’t lead the horse to water…he’s just helping it put its head down and drink. You get the point. Hate the game – not the player.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:04:19 +0000

Mr. Parlato, would you consider making a trip to our lovely city for the purpose of teaching our local daily the art of taking off the gloves and calling a spade a spade?
Mr. Rivers has, indeed, assumed a position as a community patron. He is sanctified in city hall and has them eating out of his hand. Until this, I was afraid we would all need to learn the lyrics to “76 Trombones” I am very pleased your paper had the guts to call out this huckster. This is a prime example of the public service the “Guardian” provides. Thanks Dave.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:24:29 +0000

WTH? Last I check we have no shortage of parking in Boise. Probably wants to build a stadium for the Giants here too?

Urban renewal is about spending money on things/places that will never turn a profit for the purpose of employing, and making rich, all the people in the middle. It must go! If our cities are going to rot, let them rot.

By: dog

dog — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:58:13 +0000

Don’t forget Payette County love affair with AEHI, the nuclear carpet baggers. Boy what a great idea that was.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:24:07 +0000

It would appear that most employers do a better job of vetting a low level potential employee better than city officials do when millions of taxpayer dollars are on the line.

This is the information age and I would like to think it is getting used whenever and wherever possible.

It’s ok to think big but you had better have a plan in place should the project flop…Idaho Center is an excellent example.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:33:06 +0000

Rats will always follow the scent to the cheese.

Urban renewal is nothing more than cheese that cities use to attract rats and do deals outside the normal public oversite process – at least in Idaho.

Watch your cheese Niagara Falls…rats are a foot.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:28:25 +0000

The world loves people who are selling a dream of prosperity and affluence. A chicken in every pot, a new car in the garage. But first, you have to give me a load of cash and let me spend it on a project nobody wants or needs that will cost you taxpayers a bundle for the next 20+years.

I am thinking…Idaho Center, Mayor Dave’s train to nowhere, the swiming park in eastern Idaho that will get about 2 months a year use, all the crappy archetecture in downtown Boise, the new $14MM police station in Nampa to be followed up with a $38MM Library, a $10MM gift to the YMCA in Caldwell from CEURA, the TVCC building for out of state TVCC and who really knows how much was spent on this project that simply was not needed.

Urban renewal and the euphemistically called public private partnerships that cost property taxpayers a bundle of cash has got to stop at some point in time. We can’t spend out way into prosperity no matter how many wingnuts think it is possible. This risk side of all these projects always fall to taxpayers who had no vote or say in any of these goofy ideas. If they want it then let us vote it up or down.