Comments on: Peavey-Derr Calls For Council Districts

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:59:16 +0000

I’ve been saying this for years. Maybe not advocating wards, rather expanding council to 9 seats or 12. We have the same number of city council members as we did 100 years ago. In fact, the City of Boise History Department, yep, there’s a History Department, does not mention the size of past city councils. Coincidence? You be the judge.

Your vote is worth 1/10th or less of what your grandpappy’s was worth. It’s disenfranchisement by population growth.

Maybe a combination of wards and at large council members should be given some consideration.

EDITOR NOTE–Cynic, are you calling for another, “Blue Ribbon Committee?” 🙂

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:06:12 +0000

Bieter and his team will NEVER support the idea of districts in Boise and they will do all they can to kill the idea.

They all know that districts in the city would kill their ability to control Boise.

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:18:47 +0000

Boy this will sure solve all of Boise’s problems

By: Easterner

Easterner — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:16:28 +0000

Could we get more details?
I recognize Bieters’ local.. the rest?
Who is that way out West?

And missing MaryAnne Jordan?

Weird that she thinks “Bieter has consolidated power… ” yes, Dave Bieter is responsible for all those voters.

Thanks for the map though. I was trying to imagine where the councilmembers live.. And now for the ACHD leaders? County Commissioners?

EDITOR NOTE–TJ Thomson is the far west dot and Jordan is shown on Peavey-Derr’s map north of the river in error.