Comments on: Caution Advised On Airport Easements

By: western guy

western guy — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:33:15 +0000

How long can/will Team Dave stay silent on this? What about the puppet City Council?

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:33:28 +0000

Dan – All decisions by the mayor and council are per-determened and citizen input is meaningless…..except if you live in the north end.

At some point the citizens of Boise must demand that city council form districts to represent ALL areas of the city. Until that happens you will have no voice as you have none now.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 05:42:32 +0000

This not only applies to new homes. If a homeowner in the affected area wants to remodel or add an outbuilding, they must sign an avigation easement. The city of Boise is holding hostage a person’s right improve their homes and property through forced annexation.

By: Doggone

Doggone — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:52:24 +0000

I understand that these homes will be built by Corey Barton Homes – a company known for its not exactly high end, or even half-way decent, buildings. The houses will be bought by folks who are more or less painted into a corner by the real market forces in the valley. The new owners might be very aware of the trade-offs that they are making, but 10, 20 years and 5 owners later? Lake Hazel will become the corridor of the have-nots, struggling to live the “American dream.” This is another chapter in the long story of sadly inept land-use planning and decision-making by elected officials in this area of the valley (for instance, allowing extension of sewer service ahead of annexation, which eliminated the ability to collect impact fees to fund services.)

By: Easterner

Easterner — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:36:22 +0000

“unsuspecting homebuyer” ??????

They will be buying a house next to a damn airport. Hello!

Do we need the Nanny State to hold our hand every day?

How about Private Property Rights?

That will be a simple page in the ream of papers in closing that a homebuyer signs.

By: Inna

Inna — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:44:33 +0000

Those who do not want growth in specific area? How about those whose residential street is illegally used by gravel trucks, bcs ACHD does not have money to build new roads (being broke due to the very fast growth), and the developers would not pony up for it either.
Growth is supposed to be an economic engine. Not a reckless game where everybody loses something, so the very top rich guys gain more.
The growth should not be occuring at the expense of most, bcs then it is a net negative, i.e. a loosing game.

By: Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:40:58 +0000

I do think that conflating these two issues doesn’t help. For the new subdivision, the people complaining generally don’t have much skin in the game, they’re usually those who don’t really want growth in a specific area. They’re not usually a representative sample of everyone because those who would be for the growth wouldn’t generally speak up.

For the airport, it’s different. The complainers do have skin (and ears) in the game. They’re the ones who are actually affected. I can see why there is frustration that it seems that no one is listening.

By: Yossarian_22

Yossarian_22 — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:28:31 +0000

It seems to me that the council and mayor have weighed their political chances of being removed by angry citizens against being re-elected by those who they feel will never be impacted by these aircraft noise emissions. I can tell you for a fact, because I grew up in the Northend and then we moved to the Bench (1973), that you do not hear military aircraft operations at anywhere near the volume as you do on the Bench. The only council member who would be affected would be MaryAnne Jordan. If she fights this basing decision, then she could escape possible damage. But, the District 19 et al crowd is SAFE. That’s how I measure this scenario.

We need to fight this for several reasons. Don’t quit.

EDITOR NOTE–Jordan is leaving the council and will be just one of the dwindling number of Dems in the Idaho legislature. Word has it they caucus in a phone booth.

By: Inna

Inna — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:17:08 +0000

Essentially City of Boise wants the home buyers to sign a waver of liability for their city official’s bad decisions with respect to the airport and nearby residencies.

When you wonder why the City and State politicians decisions make no sense to you, it is because of the money involved on a scale that we are not familiar with. The money makes politicians blind and deaf, and robs them of decision making ability.

What goes around comes around, and I hope their bad decisions will come back to them.

By: Carol Casler

Carol Casler — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:03:47 +0000

The airport is sponsoring a meeting from input on the Noise issue. January 25. Here is what I copied from an email I got from the airport:
“Learn More and Provide Input Regarding Next Steps for the Boise Airport Noise Study
During the latest Master Plan Open House, it was apparent many members of the community were more interested in the 2015 Part 150 Noise Study that was completed and accepted by the FAA than the Master Plan Update.
Due to that interest, and in accordance to the plan, the Boise Airport will host an open house to discuss which noise mitigation efforts were approved by the FAA, and potential next steps. We will also be asking for citizen input regarding which approved noise mitigation efforts they would like to see the airport implement. See approved Noise Abatement Measures & Land Use Measure.
Please join us to be informed and give input regarding these mitigation efforts.
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Time: 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
Location: Boise Airport, Boise River Room on third floor
Keep an eye out for future messaging which will include a detailed agenda”.

EDITOR NOTE–That FAA letter has a sneaky little item in it. The noise mitigation flight procedures are “VOLUNTARY.”