Comments on: Inflation Is Issue At Barber Park

By: SE Boise

SE Boise — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:53:39 +0000

Porcupine is right, it’s all about the dollars they are not getting. Let’s see $7 for parking, $3 pp for a bus ride, $27-$85 to rent a tube/raft. So they make it inconvenient to bring your own.

By: Jo Jo

Jo Jo — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:49:16 +0000

Huh. I would have thought with the change in the composition of the Ada County Commissioners that any concerns about COVID and distancing would have disappeared. I can’t imagine that running the compressors was anything other than a negligible expense, and it provided a true community amenity.

That said, the whole mess of Barber Park and the “ownership” of it reminds me of the situation that existed over at Veterans Park. Seems at this point the most reasonable way to solve a lot of the problems would be either to transfer the land to the city, or work out a lease agreement similar to what the state and city did for Veterans Park. I don’t see any upside for the county to keep running it…

By: Chickenhawk

Chickenhawk — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:31:53 +0000

Porcupine is correct. What started off as a “super spreader” prevention measure has become an avenue for the raft rental company to cash in big. In the end, it’s all about the $$$

By: Porcupine

Porcupine — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:06:55 +0000

Let’s face it the reason the county is doing this is to rent more rafts…. No air for customer…… rent a raft

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:47:54 +0000

LOL @ trespassing in Harris Ranch. Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of folks. Harris Ranch would also be a great location for the Interfaith Sanctuary.

By: western guy

western guy — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:08:57 +0000

Another suggestion: have the county use COVID/economic dev $$ to install a bank of outside power ports so the rafters could use them to inflate their boats.

Or, redirect the recreationalists to the Barber Park event center where there must (by code) be outside power jacks everywhere. Also, if you have a Leatherman tool, most light poles have a plate at the bottom where inside there is power. Free power!

At night, the ‘unhoused’ could use the electricity to power their cell phones, portable heaters, etc. Why can’t Barber Park be a multi-use facility?

And Boise PD shouldn’t be policing this place; it’s a COUNTY facility.

By: western guy

western guy — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:33:31 +0000

Hey, Enrico49, stop hitting on the professional boat drivers at Boise Fire/rescue/rafter patrol guys. They just wanna have fun like other jet boaters.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:32:15 +0000

Down stream from Barber Park one will find a million $ White water park with Wave maker at NO COST TO USE? Are Boise city golf courses at no cost to use?

By: Erico49

Erico49 — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 01:37:46 +0000

Jet boats wouldn’t be so expensive if they used some sense when purchasing and didn’t smack ’em into bridges while practicing.

By: western guy

western guy — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:12:31 +0000

The He## with kids making $$. This is ripe pickings for a real business guy or gal!

And the HOA’s have nothing to do with this.

And who don’t the floaters with electric pumps just ‘borrow’ ‘lectricity from the County by plugging into an outlet on the outside of the buildings?

Duh!

EDITOR NOTE–We were told they unplug one of the concession stand freezer units to get power for compressors. Those little units. that run off cigarette lighter outlet in cars take forever to fill a raft or boat. Built for pressure, not volume.