Comments on: Ullman Sits On Bench During Candidate Game

By: Scared

Scared — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:04:05 +0000

Thomas M Howell Your getting my VOTE.

By: Thomas M Howell

Thomas M Howell — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:06:47 +0000

Sorry for the late reply to Zippo. The independent engineer would have to be looked at in terms of saving money in the long run. Because the information sharing has been less than forthcoming, we have no idea at this point whether stopping this project would lead to Dynamis suing the County. An independent engineering study could save the County in the long run if it helps deflect or prevent this. I would definitely look at the cost-benefit analysis of this suggestion but my comments above are why I think it is still a valid choice.

By: Want the Truth

Want the Truth — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:23:54 +0000

Finally, people are listening and reporting on this. It’s been two years of no one willing to really look into it. The key question and key mystery is WHY did Tilman, Yzaguirre and Ullman rush to give $2 million of Ada County’s money to Mahaffey. WHY did they not hold public meetings ahead of time? Ullman has stated that their bazillion one-on-one meetings (designed I think to avoid the open meeting law) were fine if no contracts were under consideration. But obviously they WERE under consideration, as the Commissioners signed a contract one morning in a public meeting. Are we to believe none of the prior private meetings were in preparation for that contract? So again, we must ask WHAT WAS THEIR MOTIVATION? The claim that they it was a great technology and would help the taxpayers is very difficult to swallow. And Ullman, who hated the $1 a year lease at Hawks stadium and used to always complain about the prior commissioners having done it, does a $1 as year lease to a company designed to be a for profit enterprise? WHY? And where, may I ask, is the Attorney General in investigating what went on here? If he’s waiting for the County prosecutor to look into it, he’ll wait forever, as the prosecutor’s office wrote the underlying contract and was involved in this deal every step of the way and it is a clear conflict of interest to request it be investigated.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:34:25 +0000

Republicans rule!

By: Kappa TA

Kappa TA — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:51:48 +0000

I would like to submit the name of Rousing Sermon to the governor. All levity aside, this is a good nonpartisan race to watch on Saturday. Rousing Sermon will be the first Idaho horse to run in the Kentucky Derby (138th), according to news reports.

Go Get ‘Em, RS!

KTA

By: educate

educate — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:50:28 +0000

Governor hasn’t received a list of names for commissioner to replace Vern. Ada County Republicans haven’t selected 3 names, the next meeting is planned for May 17.

VOTE now (early voting open on Benjamin St. behind Target) or on May 15th at your new polling place!

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:39:06 +0000

Sharon, what a poor display of leadership, you lacked the backbone to defend your position and decisions. What about the deal is so indefensible? In the safety of your own controlled blog you can defend it, yet coward in person????

By: sam

sam — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:24:17 +0000

I wish the governor could replace Sharon also.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:20:33 +0000

SOMEONE is running them over and taking them down. I wonder who that might be!

By: educate

educate — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:27:47 +0000

Guardian: What happened to the governor appointing a replacement for Vern’s position?

EDITOR NOTE–Good question. The Repubs have to come up with three names for him and I am not sure they have done it yet.