I looked at links at the Boyer Website. Their Executive Team consists of 21 (I counted) white men. Not a single woman. Boyer: The anti-Diversity Company.

There is no excuse for City Council not asking questions about this deal. It’s City land – where they should have a heightened sense of responsibility to understand what is being proposed. You gotta love how Elaine Clegg always dons the mantle of having a great institutional memory and taking her role on Council Oh So Seriously. Yet this kind of BS Sweetheart deal goes down unquestioned by her or anyone else.

Makes one wonder what the Mayor got out of the deal? Twenty or so untaxed commercial structures would be a substantial tax loss over 20 years or so. As a small business owner in Boise that pays over $12,000/year in property taxes I would like something like that. How about it Mr. Mayor? I’ll be glad to pay you 12.5% of my net operating revenue for the tax exemption and even vote for you in the next election.

Sweetheart deals- The Cabin, BioMark bldg 40 yr leases on properties bought for the Library, Gateway East URA and imagine there will be more enlightenment as the Bench URA also moves forward. I wonder how many developer deals are in there, especially the “tank farm”. Boy Mr Frazier, you and Don Day must be enlightened by “Dark Money” or why would question Mr Bieter???

What an excellent campaign issue for the challenger to hammer on. Too bad on the same team.

Editor’s Note says to look for more City lease deals soon . . . or how about real property purchases that are a conflict of interest. The City may purchase the real property containing the Foothills School from Wilcomb LLC for the parking garage needed for the downtown library, or CCDC may do this.

Interesting how the initial Construction Management General Contractor (CMGC) contract for the Civic Center/Library was awarded to KC Gardner, Jordan-Wilcomb Construction, and Okland Construction as a partnership deal by City Council on May 2, 2017. Yet Jordan-Wilcomb was not a part of the RFQ response – they later came in at the interviewing step during the decision process, and were to provide the real estate development consulting services.

A December 2017 City Council work session presentation shows a real estate deal is in the works. On Aug. 13, 2018 the contract was amended and removed Gardner and Jordan-Wilcomb from the agreement.

Boise Dev has done a couple of good articles about this potential “conflict of interest” with the City adamantly saying it was not a conflict. Yet the Wilcomb family ends up with the parking garage deal, while the Biomark building is brushed aside. A building that is already owned by the City, was purchased for the expansion of the library, would not be an additional expense for the taxpayers, has easier access for handicap parking, and would not require an expensive sky bridge.

Well… right on the Boise City website, his honor’s mission statement is to “transform the city’s government culture” and “build on Boise’s reputation as a welcoming city.” He can’t do that if he always has to follow the rules… right? And he likes to welcome new people with lots of money… courtesy of the good taxpayers.

You Boise Guardian people need to quit asking so many questions. Mayor Bieter knows what’s best, so just shut up and vote him another 4 years, willya?

I am not a city resident; however I have lived here for a very long time. It seems to me that to get rid of Bieter and McClean, two things must happen: 1. Someone qualified and not from the north/east end has to run, and 2) the rest of the city has to show up to vote in the same numbers as the north enders. The chances of both of those happening are very slim.

The city buys a lot of advertising.

As an FYI, anyone can ask for an item to be taken off the Consent Agenda and thereby open up a public discussion of the item. It’s a good idea to check out each meeting’s agenda ahead of the meeting to determine any request-worthy items.
It is Council members’ job to know about all items on the agenda, regardless how how much reading that entails. However, by the time the Council meeting rolls around, they may have had their concerns answered in either the Work Session or the proverbial Back Room.

I just read that Canyon County forwent their 3 percent property tax increase; meaning they were able to do their budget without taxing the citizens to death.

I remember reading an article about Ada County and their claw-backs a while ago. In which the current city counsel(?) stated ‘I couldn’t believe the incompetence of previous budget setter’s’ – meaning the individual believe they were incompetent because they didn’t raise taxes to pay for crap we don’t need.

As far as not voting for Bieter…the woman is much worse than he. At the very least she is just another version of Bieter, but in reality her leftist agenda is much more robust.

So, chose not to vote for Bieter if you wish but keep in mind this woman is of the spend and tax category; she will see you forced out of Boise in favor of that good old Californian money coming in. Besides, Californians vote yes on anything especially if they have only lived here a year or so; its a win win.

They dont care about you or us. What they care about is extravagant libraries that no one wants, a rail car, and higher property taxes. And of course their stupid ‘refugee welcome’ stickers all over their cars; except most of our government lives in the north end where no refugee will ever be able to afford; so basically what they are saying is refugees are welcome in your back yard, not theirs, and you will pay for it with higher taxes and you will like it.

This is a product of tribal loyalty to a City Council that too many in Boise vote for because they think the Council and Mayor are “woke” and “progressive.” They don’t care about the corruption and sweetheart deals, they just want liberals running the city because of the successful brainwashing that has permeated the culture for decades.

More of that brainwashing is in the form of nicely made signs showing up on the lawns of Team Dave true believers. Who paid for these signs? The signs say “I support the new library” and Bieter signs sit next to them. The homes are of the more affluent variety and I don’t expect many to show up on poorer properties. Elitism is rampant here.

Why are City Council members lax in oversight? At some point you begin to consider that there are control files on every one of them. Epstein anyone?

No wonder our Mayor has gotten so bold & irresponsible. He’s been practicing for years! He knows the people he is supposed to represent haven’t the time for a second career attending council meetings. And so it starts with small steps to see what can be gotten away with. Until one day, the over-reaching has gotten so out of control the public pushes back. But is it too late to take back our city when the only option is to vote him farewell? This aberrant govt will not go away until the Voters rise up!!!

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