Dave has his web site up for another run for mayor.

Plenty of ground up here in the quaint little town of Idaho City. But my guess is you will miss the shopping and stores.

Only issues up here are the postmaster got in trouble for stealing gift cards out of the mail and the mail is all messed up….County got sued for millions and lost, 1/3 of the city center burned down, health center shut down.. and the city water system is leaking and they can find where it is leaking at.

Heck you can probably buy a whole block of the town right now…. and you could start your own Starbucks.

Trust me we will welcome you with open arms,

I fear Dave won’t be gone till he runs for Governor (or Congress). I have a suspicion that is his career goal. Probably the same with ol’ TJ.

Development is a fact of life and I’m not opposed to it, but I am opposed to taxing to stop it–I prefer a non-profit foundation like a Nature Conservancy. The inconsistent growth and suspicious deals is worrisome.

The Treasure Valley continues to look more like Orange County/So Cal every day…*SOB* I guess the only solution is to buy a property truly in the boonies too far away from civilization.

Stuck in Ada I guess I can look forward to maybe having a Magic Kingdom soon. That’s all we need to recreate So. Cal in Idaho. E-tickets (yes I’m dating myself there) and fireworks every night during the summer. YAY!

Go to the Idaho version of Anaheim Stadium and watch a game. That probably comes when we finally get 2-3 million in the Valley! Unless of course Team Dave finds a way to access that from us in taxes first.

Thinking about Idaho’s rich heritage of resource exploitation:

Lot’s of libtards point to Canada as a more advanced society than the USA. They fail to know there are a total of 30 Million people in all of Canada. Or how Canada has very large and vibrant Gas, Oil, Mining, Timber, Fisheries, Manufacturing, Science/Technology/University, and Transportation industries. Canada also sells Electricity from Coal and Nuclear power plants to the USA.

We be so stupid… we have tied our own shoelaces together by promoting idiotic and impossible liberal social ideals. Yes, the current crop of Republican RINO leadership is at the core of this libtardedness as well as the obvious O’Bamites.

Hoping for a soft landing!

Way back in the day the Feds gave counties a portion of the logging receipts from Federal land. That money was a huge amount of $ for Idaho City and Horse Bend. It made up a significant portion of our school budget.

Back in 1976 PILT was about $2.58 per acre. Also took into account timber harvest and grazing.

Well guess what? No more logging… no more grazing.. and no more jobs.

Congress is trying to do away with PILT and it will happen soon. Last year it was $782 million to be split up between between the states. This year it fell to $505 million.
Boise County got $884,000 in 2000 and it got $391,000 this year. That is for Horse bend and Idaho City…. (well Boise county)

Now put that on top of the loss of the stupid law suit Boise County had for $2,000,000. plus and the loss of Arrow Rock Dam as part of our tax basis…. It went to Emore county Our taxes have skyrocketed… ( at least for me.)

I still would rather live in Idaho City than to live in Nampa or Caldwell. It not a bad drive if you work on the east end of town. But it is a dying town. Why fill up with gas in Idaho City when you work in Boise and can get it cheaper? Why would any kid go to college at Boise State and make the drive every day?

I had to make a 2 hour drive to Fred Meyer today for meds for my wife. Filled up with gas at Freddies and used my rewards card. Trust me growth is not all bad.

Guess I’m part of the problem.

This is part of a trend that’s been going on for a long time. I don’t pretend to have the all the answers. But it’s clear, the old small town ways of farming, logging, mining and even ranching hold very little opportunity for the young.

That’s why they move to the cities. But then you have cities planning and zoning the door shut behind those who’ve already made it here. Very little upzoning is happening except at the suburban fringe subsidized by taxpayer built roads.

Lusk St represents an upzone but CWI coming to west downtown represents a downzone in terms of residential use. You know, the kind of walkability and sustainability that so many are lip servicing.

I’m starting to ramble, but I rode my bike around the proposed CWI lot yesterday and tried to imagine: A) a college campus that becomes deserted at night, weekends, holidays and most of the summer, versus B) a vibrant mixed use development with apartments or condos, hotel rooms and restaurants open 360+ days a year.

I have lived in Idaho City for 65 years now. Went to school here… Well it was back in the day that they bused us to Boise…and trust me it not a quaint little ghost town any more. It’s a town that is dying.

Come up one day and talk to the quaint folks up here. You will find out why folks are moving out of our little berg.

Folks that live in the Idaho City area work in Boise. When you think about it is a 40 minute drive to Micron and you don’t have to fight the freeway.

Sad thing is when you work in Boise you stop at the store, fill up with gas, get your meds, and maybe stop for dinner all in Boise. Our stores and gas station can’t compete with the prices at Fred Meyers or Albertsons. Let’s not even talk about getting to Doctor. The health center shut down. Our only bank is a ATM at the gas station or at the store. We have no cell phone service (unless you park in front of the visitor center).

I have to laugh when I read some folks not wanting growth… Idaho City is a example of what happens when you don’t have growth. You die.

EDITOR NOTE–Porc, you just listed a bunch of reasons for people to populate your little burg…no CCDC, no ACHD, no Team Dave, low taxes. If there place keeps growing it will no longer be a quaint historic ghost town. Do you really want a steady stream of traffic morning and evening? I remember when the place was pop. 108. Just checked WIKIPEDIA and they already have updated to include yesterday’s fire in the history!

Mr Guardian could you move up here and help us restart Idaho City? You have a bunch great ideas. Now is the time to put them to practice .

Forget Boise. We are less than an hour from the city limits. We want growth

Sell your house or (give it… ya right) to the poor folks you talk about.

We need you!

EDITOR NOTE–You make a tempting offer, Porc. However, I have confidence you hardy mountain folks will be able to do your usual “Phoenix Act” and rise from the ashes. Glad no one was injured. I will bet there is a Federal program that will help local fire departments with used fire trucks–just like the MRAP for coppers. Keep bugging me and perhaps I can offer some ideas.