Comments on: ACHD Commishes, Director Push Fee Hike On Advocacy Website

By: Yossarian_22

Yossarian_22 — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 02:18:00 +0000

More and more subsidies for the biggest offenders. Trucking ruins the roads faster than standard weight vehicles. And the costs are driven by never ending access to perpetual printing that inflates pricing. Millions and millions turn into billions and billions in short order. There is no tether on inflation. Ask any politician and most don’t even understand what I explain to them. Team 17 can’t begin to understand this. I’ve given up on them.

By: Erico49

Erico49 — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:41:49 +0000

I really get annoyed with cryptic comments. If you know something, say it right out loud.

By: Getting reelected raising taxes?

Getting reelected raising taxes? — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 01:34:50 +0000

And unfairly putting the burden on the passenger car! We need a contra-site. They just don’t want to show bankruptcy due to malfeasance while they’re still in office. This is about a two year balance sheet fix. That is also why they want it to continue except for a vote.

No vote here.

By: western guy

western guy — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:06:11 +0000

Charles Roundtree was/still is a Meridian City Council member and former senior staffer at Idaho Transportation Dept. Insiders Rule!

By: Tax Donkeys

Tax Donkeys — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:23:21 +0000

Russia! Russia! Russia! Putin must be responsible for giving naive Boiseans the idea that the US economy was fair.
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Note to Boiseans: Our government is run by the wealthy, for the wealthy. The politicians you fight so hard to elect are puppets of the wealthy, become puppets of the wealthy, or are ignored until they leave in frustration. You are kept just happy enough so you don’t rise up and kill all the wealthy people, but no more. Citizens, or Consumers as they like to call us, are nothing but tax donkeys and a labor pool for the wealthy.
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The Republic, if it ever really existed, was lost while the citizens/consumers were gorging on junk food, staring at video screens and popping pills. The final days of the Roman Empire are a mirror to current events.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:51:03 +0000

I am just not a fan of electioneering by elected officials. They approved the resolution to put this on the ballot, now let the people decide without the elected official’s influence. School districts and trustees have this problem too and it just does not look good to the constituents. http://www.idsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Direct-Promotion-of-Bond-Elections.pdf

It will be interesting to see which developers and associations pitch in to promote this political campaign. Contributions should be published the first of October, the same as candidates first round of campaign reports.

By: IdahoCrystal

IdahoCrystal — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:38:52 +0000

It’s just awfully nice of ACHD to let Ada County folks shoulder the burden of their inefficiencies with such an absurdly large vehicle fee hike.

Besides the big trucks, it’s pretty much a bonus for all the Canyon, Gem, Boise, Elmore, and Owyhee County commuters who get the benefit of driving in to Boise for work every day without having to chip in on those roads.

Thanks ACHD!

EDITOR NOTE–Not much we can do about those other counties. ACHD does manage the more than 100 commuter ride vans that go to and from those outlying counties and it cuts down on traffic.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:07:10 +0000

What other choice does ACHD have sidestepping the 8,000 pound vehicle limitation? I agree with the argument that ALL registered vehicles should be paying their fair share, but ACHD doesn’t have the power to affect state law.

Does the funding situation have to deteriorate further for the legislature to ‘get the point,’ and update the law?

EDITOR NOTE–ACHD has done nothing that we know about asking for a change in the law. The law was originally lobbied by ACHD and either previous ACHD commishes or legislators stuck in the over 8,000 lb exemption. It is simply WRONG to place the burden on auto owners to provide roads for trucks. If the new website were aimed at passing a FAIR bill in the legislature, we would be thrilled.

By: JB

JB — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:27:46 +0000

Voter is correct – there is no filing and if they have not filled and operation under and assumed name – which they are – then they are not operating legally.

EDITOR NOTE–Please re-check the post for an update. They filed the document with the appropriate authority—the ACHD!

By: Voter

Voter — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:18:49 +0000

I see NO filing with the Idaho Secretary of State for this organization.

Who is running the group?

And is there a motion in the ACHD commission minutes to disclose, support and fund this?

EDITOR NOTE–It appears the website is a “private venture” and not an official part of ACHD. The former PR director retired and we hear he is working for the group on a free lance basis.