Comments on: Boise Council Candidate Forum Is Open

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 23:10:06 +0000

Notice that all public forums, for the stadium, are located in the downtown core? I believe that city wide representation, by our council members, could have prevented wasted spending by our current elected officials! A council member residing on the bench should look at the solicitation of the F35’s, by Dave Bieter, differently than one living in the foothills! A city council member living in west Boise and I’m not referring to the West convention center would question the close to $6 million spent for continued studies for a downtown streetcar. VS A solid east/west bus route and schedule. A council member in the East end doesn’t care about State and 36th streets! The most important fact when voting for city council members should be location,location,location. As far as the ball park/ stadium maybe centralizing it in the whole of the treasure valley be taken into consideration? Does the downtown core of the City of Boise need to have all of the venues? Did Dave Beiter guarantee a ball park and streetcar to the out of state developers building in the downtown core? Maybe

By: Duped again... and again....

Duped again... and again.... — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 21:08:06 +0000

Charming how most folks still innocently believe that voting somehow changes the game.
Red Pill alert!
The criminal politicians in cahoots with the corporations and corporate media are meddling in our elections, …every time. They determine who gets elected. Occasionally a non-psychopath gets elected, but they just ignore them until they give up and leave.
If you think spending a few minutes every few years voting is fulfilling your civic duty, you are seriously delusional.

By: erico49

erico49 — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:17:30 +0000

https://parks.cityofboise.org/media/4306/mp_murgoitio.pdf

EDITOR NOTE–A mere twenty years. That was before the Williams/Brighton folks came along.

By: erico49

erico49 — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:05:33 +0000

Don’t forget the as yet undeveloped huge park in SW Boise… Murgoitio. It has sat there for 20 years.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:00:35 +0000

I very much appreciate (and second) Mr. Kangas’ comments about spending distribution. As a believer that “small government is good government,” I’d rather see LESS money be spent “north of the river,” than MORE money being spent elsewhere. It’s disturbing that every year, that city opts to squeeze every legal penny from the taxpayers. (I’ll vote for lawmakers who don’t believe there’s a neverending supply of taxpayer dollars.)

QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:

– What do you believe would be the ideal growth rate, for the City of Boise?

– What services is the city currently providing to her citizens, that could be cut back or curtailed altogether? And conversely, what services should the city be providing, that aren’t currently being provided?

– What is your level of enthusiasm about alternative forms of transportation? (Citywide…)

– Do you support Mayor Beiter’s vision of a “downtown circulator,” permanently installed in the roadway? If not, what would you prefer?

– What obligations does the city have, to provide shelter, food, services, etc., to the homeless population? And, how do we extend that level of care, without attracting more homeless people to our town?

By: Wondering

Wondering — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:47:24 +0000

Everyone should be afraid of more urban renewal areas. Study after study confirm there is a loss of tax support for other needs and yet, the city continues to do this. There is a point of diminishing returns, it is a basic economic principle. The fairgrounds is the place for baseball.

By: Dave Kangas

Dave Kangas — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:16:34 +0000

Another thought comes to mind. The Mayor’s open public battle with ACHD is about fair equitable spending of highway tax dollars within the city of Boise. Doesn’t the same argument apply to the Mayor’s spending within the city as well? Afterall, URA’s draw off tax dollars that would normally go to infrastucture and on top of that the Mayor is spending general fund dollars within URA’s that were set up to fund their own infrastructure needs.

By: Dave Kangas

Dave Kangas — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:08:24 +0000

The Mayor and Council have gone on an unstoppable spending spree. It seems as he has found ways to “creatively” circumvent public votes on spending general fund dollars, his next reach is lways larger and larger. Look at all the projects, proposals in motion at this time- ALL NORTH OF THE RIVER. Trolley studies, ball park, new sports park, CWI, Maryanne Williams Park and bridge, Esther Simplot Park, expanded white water park,Rhodes Park, etc, etc….Now, while not all of these entail public funds, it does require effort, energy and political capital to put in place. If the other areas of Boise- the greater Boise Bench, West Boise and SW Boise do not warrant such effort, why should they be paying taxes to Boise? Where are their public infrastructure investments? It is activities and spending like this, that create and enhance the argument AGAINST urban renewal agencies and for new laws to tighten spending regulations. Is that what needs to happen next? I can’t argue against the URA’s spending their capital, but when genral funds are also added to mix again and again, it is time to object.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:22:36 +0000

The past and present Boise City Council and Mayor have destroyed this city and valley, so what difference does it make who gets elected. My question is, “If Boise is such a great place to live, when does the growth and over population make it not a great place to live”? Power, greed and money drive our city leaders.

By: KC

KC — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:16:06 +0000

I have been searching for the issues each of these candidates have and find nothing.
It would be nice to have them all answer your questions as well as other questions.

EDITOR NOTE–We agree. Having someone who is, “friendly, listens, loves Boise, seeks solutions, etc.” is a REQUIREMENT. How they feel about spending citizen money to subsidize developers, continued urban sprawl, Mayor Dave Bieter’s agenda, voter approval of debt schemes, management of police, fire, parks, and public works need to be well defined.