Comments on: CWI Bursting At Seams, May Seek Tax Hike

By: Clancy

Clancy — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:53:09 +0000

It seems like only yesterday that CWI was having a hard time staying alive…. https://boiseguardian.com/2008/12/28/cwi-joins-long-list-of-faltering-ventures/

Now they need $$$$ to meet the exponential growth. This may be a harder sell than voting for local school bonds. CWI may want to recruit Mike Lanza (he organized the successful Yes for Boise Schools campaign)

EDITOR NOTE–Clancy, thanks for the “institutional memory.” A lot has changed since 2008!

By: Grumpy ole Guy

Grumpy ole Guy — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 07:34:39 +0000

D O CWI is not a State school, it is funded by the tax-payers of Canyon and Ada counties. All of the community colleges receive some State funds, but only the UofI, ISU, BSU, Lewis-Clark and the campus in Idaho Falls are “State schools”

By: Zippo

Zippo — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:01:47 +0000

On the road throughout the USA, one notices there are very few places with better meteorological conditions than Boise (except the smog, we got terrible air quality). However, one also notices there is something wrong with Boise’s economic/jobs/career climate.

CWI began as a result of the BSU snobs rejecting their own very successful working-class education schools in favor of a more snobbish mission statement. BSU gave those with the dirty fingernails their own little campus and a new tax levy so as to keep them away from the main campus.

I expect that increased enrollment should also mean increased tuition revenues for CWI?? So, why do they need a levy if business is going bonkers? Editor, how much per household will this bond be? Meridian district just had a big money grab election too. Is there really a need at CWI for more money, or is this just a bunch of liberals taking what they can get because more taxes are more-better??

The students pay plenty… so where does the money go??

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/03/03/ozy-student-debt/5976111/

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:40:55 +0000

L.D. there is some open ground near Boise State. It is currently named Julia Davis and Ann Morrison Park.

By: DO

DO — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 04:41:05 +0000

Nampa City is vying for the old state school and hospital grounds and they already lease the ground for the two golf courses, Ridgecrest and Centennial. They want to turn over to a developer (one sits on the current city council) and build exclusive homes there.

The area around the Idaho Center and the campus there is large enough to accommodate more buildings and Nampa City could turn the money losing complex Idaho Center over to the school for an athletic complex and make a multi-use facility there.

There is also room for expansion at the Micron Technology center, which is the former Sam’s Club.

CWI wouldn’t have to lease the state property as they are a state school.

By: L.D.

L.D. — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 03:07:30 +0000

makes sense that the Ada campus would see a larger population of students. The majority of the students who go to CWI live in Ada county. Not Canyon.

By: Grumpy oleGuy

Grumpy oleGuy — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 02:55:06 +0000

Excellent suggestion Chicago Sam. The CWI would have to lease or purchase the State’s property, but, the State isn’t supposed to be involved in for profit real estate transactions – oh, wait, it already is, my bad.

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 23:59:08 +0000

There is a possible campus very near to CWI in Nampa in which many buildings appear to be under utilized. If not suitable for CWI the State thru Health and Welfare own at least 200 plus acres of open ground. This is the old Nampa State School which is under consideration for extensive development now. Somebody should take a look before the plans are too far along. The State has already invested 1.5 million in the road to Ridgecrest which tees off of Garrity near CWI Nampa campus