Comments on: Boise Councilors Oversight Failure

By: Deane Blakeslee

Deane Blakeslee — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:25:07 +0000

Brave Dave runs our city like it’s his own business, and we are just supposed to “trust” him!?

If there’s too much to read then why don’t council members ask trusted advisors to each read s section& give a synopsis, as they understand it?

We,tax payers, function as investors, Brave Dave. Please treat us accordingly!

By: Discuss it

Discuss it — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:11:25 +0000

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By: Discuss It Publicly

Discuss It Publicly — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:18:35 +0000

A citizen has requested that this “deal” be removed from the August 20, 2019 City Council Consent Agenda, and that this be discussed in the public forum.

By: Our Despot Mayor

Our Despot Mayor — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:11:00 +0000

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!!!

By: Navillus

Navillus — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:27:44 +0000

Are there any of us left out there who remember the days of CECIL ANDRUS? He was honest and trustworthy to the core and we could believe every word he said or wrote. He wanted only to do his best for our country, our state and our people. If only there was reincarnation, Cecil Andrus would be on my top ten list.

Oh, and remember, please don’t vote for Bieter in November… He is greedy, crooked, disgusting, and ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE !!! I would recommend a jail cell in Texas….but most likely, he’ll end up as a real estate developer in Boise.

By: Forced Air

Forced Air — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:36:45 +0000

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?

By: To Frank

To Frank — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:55:38 +0000

We all grew up programmed to reflexively watch the evening ‘news’. Because of this reflex the local and national newscasts still enjoy fairly large viewership. This patronage in spite of the obvious useless garbage they pump out. They’ve basically become nonstop PR infomercials for zombie viewers. They will not step on a big advertiser like Boise City. In other words reprogram yourself and only view or read outlets that publish fresh and relevant news. Let the legacy garbage producers rot from lack of audience.

By: Deep Midnight

Deep Midnight — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:07:02 +0000

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.

By: Navillus

Navillus — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:22:36 +0000

WE MAY BE STUCK WITH MAYOR BIETER FOR NOW, BUT BE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW NOT TO VOTE FOR HIM IN NOVEMBER. HE HAS TO GO AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TOO !!!

By: DogGoneIt

DogGoneIt — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:34:03 +0000

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.