Comments on: What Was Top GUARDIAN 2017 Story?

By: No Real Reporters

No Real Reporters — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 02:33:41 +0000

Chickenhawk – there are no real reporters left in Boise save one or two that get assigned certain stories. Betsy Russell is the only real reporter that digs into to the local politics.

Local reporters just re-vomit the press releases they are fed by the corporates, the city, county and state public affairs kids.

The reason they do not go after real stories is that anytime there is job opening they all apply and they don’t want to be on the bad side of anyone as they try to get a job.

The Guardian is much more of a reporter than those that call themselves that today.

By: Chickenhawk

Chickenhawk — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:56:15 +0000

It should be interesting to see what happens if that stadium deal falls through. From Betsy Russell’s expose (sad how a Spokane-based newspaper blew the lid off of this before our own paper) it looks like the folks involved got caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

By: Eagle Writer

Eagle Writer — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:53:15 +0000

While I strongly support the military, as I studied the issues I came to the conclusion that the F-35s were not a fit for Boise City. The city’s continued fight to get the fighters displayed an “all growth is good” attitude.

The sports stadium is a good enough idea, although I would prefer a simple updating of the current Hawks stadium. But then as is common in your city, it became a tussle and scandal. How does the mayor survive these?

The trolley is simply Bieter’s conceit. See two sentences above.

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:40:47 +0000

erico49

Thank God that Micron was on the upswing when this all happened… at least for me. Great job at MK one day, unemployed the next… then on the line on the night shift at Micron for a pay check.

I still have my MK stock that I pasted on my wall to remind me of Bill Agee. Good wallpaper is worth more than the stock.

By: They did some things right

They did some things right — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:33:53 +0000

I must give credit to Boise City. The people in the business of attracting and sustaining vagrants were not allowed to set up shop on our Boise streets en masse as they wanted to.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5214593/Christmas-Day-2017-Downtown-Los-Angeles.html

By: Dave Frazier

Dave Frazier — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:23:44 +0000

GROWTH is also an issue in Salt Lake.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865694409/?user=app

By: erico49

erico49 — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:28:57 +0000

I agree Porcupine. I remember sitting in the auditorium with employees and retirees and their spouses when they announced that common stock was being taken to zero. Lots of tears from retirees. The board was at the front of the room facing the stage–including Peter Lynch of Magellan/Fidelity fame and Zbigniew Brzeisnki. The board came in and left through a side door and never once looked back at the tears.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 03:21:24 +0000

I’m pretty sure that Gardner Company, from Utah, is the largest recipient of property and monies thanks to the City of Boise’s CCDC. I’m pretty sure that Gardner Company, form Utah, is a major force to the Franklin and 10 mile Road project in Meridian. Maybe we need to consider who Tommy Ahlquist will be working for as a Governor?

By: Dissolve Urban Renewal Districts - Please!

Dissolve Urban Renewal Districts - Please! — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:35:30 +0000

I would like to see the biggest thing that happens in 2018 be that Urban Renewal Districts are dissolved by the legislature.

I laugh every time I drive on the interstate and pass the 10 mile exit and see the gopher hole district that is now an “Urban” renewal district. How do you renew something that is not there to renew?

If these cities, and more importantly the developers, had their way ALL of Ada and Canyon Counties would be renewal districts and the tax payers would get the entire royal shaft for everything that needs funding.

What a joke.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:35:16 +0000

I think the umbrella of all of those issues is Urban Renewal Districts. Team Bieter and Downtown advocates are putting all our eggs in the downtown area.

Top that off with the fact most people don’t understand how those actually work.
https://tax.idaho.gov/i-2007.cfm

Cassia Street right across from Monroe Elementary doesn’t even have complete sidewalks, but downtown sidewalks were recently torn up (perfectly fine before other than some gum) and redone with beautiful bricks to go along nice benches for bus riders (and bums). A bus stop on Roosevelt Street is lucky to get a sign- and no you don’t get a sidewalk to walk your butt there. Although you might get a trolley ride downtown.

Inequality done geographically,
-thanks to CCDC and similar money grabs.

EDITOR NOTE–Careful Eastie…CCDC would love to create a district on Vista and orchard and take all that property off the tax revenue rolls next.