Bad non-vote in the senate, where an objection probably would have been interesting but futile. Good move on council if it sticks.

The the cost of bringing an F-35 mission to Boise should be a new airport out in the desert.

Charged with overseeing the Boise Air Terminal and providing for the orderly and efficient administration and operation of that facility.

Meeting: First Thursday of the month at 8:30 a.m. in the Salmon River Room, unless otherwise noted.

Total Members: 7 Members (one nominated by Idaho National Guard; one member residing in the Area of Impact and one member may reside outside the Area of Impact of Boise in an area affected by operation of a regional Airport)

EDITOR OTE–We agree on the Kudos to Councilor Jordan. In defense of Director Hupp, she is working for “the folks downtown.” It takes more than one to make “we.”

The economy was dark and gloomy. Property values were falling, bankruptcies were soaring. Attracting military money seemed like one of the few opportunities to pursue regardless of the cost to those who’d be negatively affected. The City of Boise is willing to take as many of these jets as they can get. It doesn’t matter how loud it would be.

2015: BOI Airport spends $350,000 for a noise study, but doesn’t include the F-35 in the final model despite the behind the scene efforts to attract the jets, nor do they include the public in the process (other than you could comment after the fact for FAA review).

TODAY: BOI Airport seems to be working with a DC PR firm to attract attention to Boise as viable location for F-35 mission. It’s not clear who’s paying for it? ZING!

So how loud are they? Can we get a sample???

Mayor says: “The City of Boise has no say over what aircraft can or cannot fly in and out of Gowen Field, and this includes the possibility of having an F-35 visit Gowen so residents can hear the noise it makes.” … “It is important to keep in mind that the decision about any long-term flying mission for Gowen Field will be made by the U.S. Air Force and their decision making process will include a significant amount of public input opportunities. We are many months, if not years, away from any final decisions being made, which will include the official impacts that such a mission would have on surrounding neighborhoods.”

So we are told to WAIT, b/c YOU will have your say but we’ll tell you about the official impacts later after we’ve been selected.

Sound reasonable?

If you ask the AIR FORCE, they’ll say it’s a local issue.

Circular enough to be called a three ring circus for sure.

Thanks Boise City for working to making us SO LIVABLE.

The F-35 lobbyist cartel stands to make many millions off the destruction F-35 noise will have on thousands of homes, schools & businesses that will be rendered as uninhabitable by EPA nose standards.
If victims elect to stay in the valley they will need to relocate & build in another location.

Inappropriate developments that would be equally damaging to neighborhoods in our community have been halted legally without spending one cent in legal fees.
Our wins been accomplished by convincing our opponents that we had the community support & legal standing in-hand to bankrupt them if they elected to proceed & trash our community….

Several years of mock F-35 hearing have gone by without any support to unite our valley’s neighborhood associations behind a strategy that has the lawful clout to control the predators in our swamp. Sad.
Chuck Thomas
Board member, South Cole Neighborhood Assn.