Comments on: Growth Still Raises Its Ugly Head

By: erico49

erico49 — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:28:39 +0000

Guys like the Statesman’s Deeds don’t help either. This quote is from his newspaper bio: “Over the years, his freelance work has ranged from writing album reviews for The Washington Post to hyping Boise in that airline magazine you left on the plane. Deeds graduated magna cum laude from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor’s degree in news-editorial journalism.”

By: Idaho Native

Idaho Native — Mon, 31 May 2021 22:56:08 +0000

I am only for “responsible” growth. There are plenty of examples from other communities outside of Idaho (“Silicon Slopes” in SLC, Boulder, etc.), none of which it appears our elected bodies have studied. The growth in Treasure Valley has negative impacted the housing market – $400,000 median home pricing in Canyon County? $775,000 in Eagle? $450,000 in Meridian? Those of us that were born and raised here are now looking to have to move out of the area as we cannot afford housing. But also, watch what this is going to do to already stressed education infrastructure. West Ada already will not hold back students in High School unless they have complete failing grades. We wanted to hold our son back his junior year due to D’s in most classes from a learning disability. We were told “no” even after three separate appeals. The reason? They do not have enough room…..

By: Boise Lawyer

Boise Lawyer — Sat, 29 May 2021 16:23:14 +0000

For clarification, the population of Boise hasn’t changed much lately — it grew by just .5% last year:

https://boisedev.com/news/2021/04/20/boise-idaho-population/

Star and Meridian are where the action is. They grew by 13% and 7.16% respectively.

In fact, of the 23,890 people who moved to 1A and 2C last year just 1,210 of them joined Boise. In terms of raw numbers, more people moved to Star than to Boise(!)

By: western guy

western guy — Sat, 29 May 2021 01:35:39 +0000

RE: Enrico49’s comments regarding billboards at the airport. I noted that same billboard 2 years ago, and reported it here.

Tell me it’s not still in place, as the city struggles with creating more housing while it (the city) continues to promote adding population?????

By: Caeth

Caeth — Fri, 28 May 2021 23:38:58 +0000

Sorry, Navillus, for any insult. I checked, Boise High School-1902, Borah High School-1958, Capital High School- 1965. It seems the accelerated growth rate was well under way more than two thirds of a century ago.

By: Caeth

Caeth — Thu, 27 May 2021 15:17:23 +0000

Thanks, Navillus. I recall before you arrived and started the downward trend.

By: Navillus

Navillus — Thu, 27 May 2021 04:48:40 +0000

When my family moved to Boise in 1970, the population was 79,000. We purchased a very nice four-bedroom home just off Mountain View Drive on a half-acre and paid $30,000.00. I can’t even imagine what that house would be worth now… The children walked to school and I never once worried about them. We shopped at the M&W on Ustick Road and loved walking up to Delsa’s for ice cream. It was a wonderful place to live. Now, Boise has become a disaster !!!

By: Bill von Tagen

Bill von Tagen — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:46:29 +0000

Boise is just like California, but with bad weather!

By: In other trends

In other trends — Tue, 25 May 2021 09:28:28 +0000

One of the iconic features of liberal rot in America’s paradise cities is unchecked violence and crime. The SW Idaho metro area is on the same trend line.

By: xx

xx — Tue, 25 May 2021 05:52:31 +0000

Boise City Council has the authority to do more than they have been doing, as the Idaho Constitution grants the police power, and land use law “doubles-down” on this power. They have simply failed at using this power to discipline the land market.

Idaho State Constitution: Article XII Corporations, Municipal – Section 2. Local Police Regulations Authorized. Any county or incorporated city or town may make and enforce, within its limits, all such local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with its charter or with the general laws.

Idaho Local Land Use Planning Act- The purpose of this act shall be to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the state of Idaho (I.C. § 67–6502).

In United States constitutional law, police power is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. – Britannica.com).