I think Ms. McClean is lining up, if she doesn’t get burned by continuing, as Council Prez, the mayor’s tactics of evading open, transparent, public processes.

EDITOR NOTE–We have figured for years Clegg will be next candidate for mayor unless Maryanne Jordan decides to up her PERSI with four years in the Mayor’s chair instead of the Idaho Senate.

But Bieter is at least just self-involved. You could have someone like Rick Visser that appeals his property taxes and then demands a hearing before the board that he sits on to ensure that everyone else has to pay his fair share.

Several city “leaders'” use-by dates have expired, beginning to stink.

Something rotten at City Hall.

If you don’t think so, you haven’t visited your library lately; they are hubs of activity. And books ARE still relevant and increasingly available digitally, online and in print through your local library. We need these true, present-day centers of learning in every neighborhood.

EDITOR NOTE–We second that motion and heartily endorse the various neighborhood and store front libraries built with no tax hike or debt. We don’t even object to a new downtown library, but deeply resent the sales pitch, hiring the “world class” architect, eliminating the warehouse land already owned by the city, and use of CCDC funds for public works projects which should have voter approval.

EDITOR NOTE–Libraries are a valuable contribution to the collective good for a community. In Nampa the urban renewal agency was used to fund the library. That violates the intent of urban renewal which was to stimulate the economy by encouraging commercial development which pays taxes. Public works projects like libraries and police stations NEVER pay taxes and should be approved by voters. Nampa specifically avoided the voter approval route.