Comments on: Political Pandemic Plagues Boise https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/ A different slant on the news. Sun, 19 May 2019 00:01:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Forced Air https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106391 Sun, 19 May 2019 00:01:46 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106391 These power seekers want a Portland in Boise. A total freak show of disaster. A dystopian playground of elitist politics. Sheep are focused on shiny objects. Where are the protectors of simple and free?

]]> By: Paul46 https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106388 Fri, 17 May 2019 17:13:24 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106388 I agree with you Dave, it takes no talent to spend other people’s money. I wonder if it would take a “Fiduciary Pledge” to make appointed and elected officials to do a better job.

]]> By: western guy https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106385 Tue, 14 May 2019 22:43:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106385 eric49 is spot on: more management of city and other governments, less political vision by the elected’s.

]]> By: David https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106384 Tue, 14 May 2019 22:14:37 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106384 The people of the Treasure Valley has a problem if a mayor can get re-elected to any unprecedented term.

Things are not all rosy in Boise, or even Nampa, Caldwell, Meridian, or even Eagle, Star, and Middleton. Too much growth way too much. Suddenly an affordable home has become nothing of the sort. The low-crime is giving away to moderate. We know how the traffic is being dealt with.

Healthcare is rated a strong D, which is slightly better than a D-.

It doesn’t seem to much better on the state level.

Sleezy deals, Check
Low Priority on Education, Check
Circumvent the Voters, Check
Favor the Developer, Check
Ignore the Citizens, Check
Distract the Citizens with Sports teams, check

The dirty list goes on and on. Want change VOTE THEM OUT!

]]> By: rabula https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106382 Tue, 14 May 2019 20:45:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106382 The $32 million to $37 million lease-financing item in previous civic center budgets would likely have been accomplished by DDCD issuing bonds to be repaid in annual payments from Boise City, which would have triggered a vote under the LEDA amendments effective July 1. The $2.6 million from CCDC would still have triggered the vote even if the $37 million were rebudgeted to city funds.

]]> By: Easterner https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106381 Tue, 14 May 2019 20:24:46 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106381 “well-intentioned and decent people can make such inept decisions when it comes to spending someone else’s money.”

No surprise. We ALL are often inept at spending our own money.

Excess credit cards debt
Excess student loan debt
Retirement crisis
The 2008 housing crash
$80,000 for a vehicle?
Etc.
bars & restaurants strive on our “ineptness” about money. 🙂

It is just magnified when it’s other people’s money-OPM.

]]> By: rabula https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106378 Tue, 14 May 2019 19:15:50 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106378 You may be misreading the tea leaves:

Hizzoner runs the CCDC. In one week, the $2.6 million in CCDC funds for the civic center/library were returned and the $37 million in “lease-financing” has been rebudgeted as city funds that “will not require an increase in city taxes.” This amount now totals $52 million.

The upshot: The only CCDC funds still budgeted for the civic center/library are for parking infrastructure, which do not trigger a vote under the Local Economic Development Act amendments, which go into effect in July.

Look for the $52 million to be obligated prior to the November election, thus avoiding a vote under the citizen initiative on that ballot.

Hizzoner has proclaimed that there will be no vote on the civic center/library project. Noblesse oblige!

EDITOR NOTE–No doubt you are correct. I am still not clear on the issue of a vote. It appears the new law refers to funding rather than financing. Did Team Dave figure an end run once again?

]]> By: Casmir https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106377 Tue, 14 May 2019 18:44:09 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106377 A decent leader, with empathy and concern for the citizen, would spend their money with the care that he has for his own. The fact this doesn’t happen, indicates a detachment from the voter he serves, or an acquired arrogance of power. Or both. Regardless, it’s time for a new mayor.

]]> By: Boiseansinceforever https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106375 Tue, 14 May 2019 17:32:05 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106375 I think it impossible that the leaders of Bieterville did not know of the property ownership and library expansion plans from the Coles years. It’s much more likely that the north end leaders didn’t want anyone else to know.
Where is a viable non-insider candidate for whom we can vote? Show yourself!!
If you want to be sure the Taj Malibrary is off the table, be sure to close all the secret back doors for moving ahead without a vote. The camel’s nose is in the tent and he wants to stay and get cozy.

]]> By: eric49 https://boiseguardian.com/2019/05/13/political-pandemic-plagues-boise/#comment-106374 Tue, 14 May 2019 14:44:08 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=15716#comment-106374 We need less Vision and more Mangement.

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