Comments on: Everything Old Is New Again

By: Jeb

Jeb — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:10:55 +0000

Now we hear the mayor wants to “go around” the legislature and state law implement a local option tax so he can spent more.

It is very clear that the mayor and council simply cannot live within the amount of tax money they already get and that taking more of our money is such a high priority that they will give the finger to state law and the legislature.

This next election we need to vote out any legislator that support taxing us more via local option taxes!

By: Sheeple

Sheeple — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 03:48:23 +0000

Editor, every change is reason for a tax and fee increase. They’re just rotating the stock and letting a new generation of sheep thing they are making progress.

By: rabula

rabula — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:43:31 +0000

City traded 25th & Fairview (appraised for $975,000) for
police range (appraised for $750,000)
+ commerical property (950 Citation Ct—valued at $415,00).

City realized $190,000 net gain in asset value and added 8.57 acres worth millions if developed to city reserve/parkland that surrounds it.

Where were taxpayer dollars (mis)spent?

EDITOR NOTE–The deal was structured to circumvent the law period. If it was so important to get the range at that location, why is it being moved so soon afterward? There was no hearing on the trade and council even admitted they “wanted” the land to go to the doctors!

By: Yossarian_22

Yossarian_22 — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 20:44:51 +0000

I can remember back when we had 2-way traffic in the park and it was like a car show down there. It was the 70s/80s and hot rods were everywhere. I wonder if we’ll see them again.

By: rabula

rabula — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:01:12 +0000

“…spending tax payer dollars to buy a foothills shooting range.”

Please clarify. I was under the impression that the firing range next to the Military Reserve was privately owned by a non-profit association.

EDITOR NOTE–Rabula, the purchase/trade with the two Boise Coppers who bought the range from the Association was and remains the focus of my angst. The City did a three-way trade with the doctors to avoid putting the land at 25th and Fairview up for bid while getting the docs to purchase the shooting range from the city employees (illegal for the city to buy from employees) and then trade the foothills range for the 25th and Fairview property. All based on 4-year-old declaration of “surplus property. St. Lukes’ bought out the docs who had planned a private hospital at 25th and Fairview and now owns the land which remains vacant.