Comments on: Park Bailout Needed Due To Bad Management, Citizens Deserve Voice In Spending

By: Clemm

Clemm — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 03:50:50 +0000

Agree with the lack of attention to west Boise and specifically SW Boise where virtually no parks exist.

By: The Speckled Hen

The Speckled Hen — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:07:23 +0000

As much as Boise bangs on ACHD about equity, has anyone ever asked the city how equitable they distribute Parks funding among the neighborhoods?

By: Casmir

Casmir — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:45:58 +0000

The broader question is whether it is prudent to allow Government to borrow at all, or whether budgeting should require mandatory savings so projects can be funded from cash. $18 million of interest is a lot of money to flush down the toilet. Governments and municipalities have become cavalier about borrowing money. Primarily because they are not the ones having to pay the bill. I agree with Judy. Taxes have gone up while property values have gone down. Government must be forced, like everyone else, to suck it up when times get tough. They are supposed to work for us, after all.

By: Anonyvox

Anonyvox — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:06:14 +0000

We live off South Cole, adjacent to the Murgoiteo (sp?) plot of land that runs between Cole & Maple Grove. The city owns the land, and we were assured at the time of purchase that annexation and park development were imminent. That’s been 8.5 years.

Now we see further development occurring in the southeast area, where there are already numerous parks and lots of access to the Foothills. Our planned park languishes, and while it is still being actively farmed, our yards are being overrun by goat heads and cheat grass moving in from the ag land.

I sure would like to see our neck of town getting some attention from the city, rather than additional money being thrown in an area that’s already well taken care of.

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:54:23 +0000

What I don’t understand is why they didn’t acquire pieces that connected. The argument for this money is they need to connect the pieces they have acquired. They planned all along to come back to the voters for more money. Further every time they take property off the tax rolls it increases the taxes on those of us “left” behind to make up the difference. So when you expand your CCDC districts, get more property for government purposes it shifts the cost of running boise on us. On top of that they take their 3% every year. So in the past few years as our property values were decreasing our taxes were increasing.
I’m tired of this. Voters should say “no” and make them tighten their belts like the rest of us are doing.