Dave Frazier
Mayor Hotline July 5 to 11
LIVABLE CITY UNBEARABLE FOR BUSINESS, CAL GAL IS BACK, GOOD & BAD FIREWORKS, ANIMAL PROBLEMS, WRITING ON THE WALL 7/11/08 Marty Gofin Michael’s Furniture Show Place 623 Americana Blvd. 861-5712 We have called the police on numerous occasions, but I wanted to bring this to the Mayor’s attention that in the past month we have […]
Poop Plant Personnel Change
There is sure to be a stink when you work with people and poop. Boise City officials have made a personnel change at the Lander Street sewage treatment facility which on the face of it looks like a demotion for the former plant manager. For more than two years the GUARDIAN–and other media outlets–have received […]
BFD Brings Work To Station
Boise Fire Department has a new “crash” truck–Engine 8. A recent crash incident didn’t take them beyond the front door of Station 8 on Overland Road…in fact the crash WAS the front door! Seems the first responder heroes were showing their wares to a group of children visiting the station over the July 4th weekend. […]
No Wonder French Bottle Water
A reader sent us a link that should have the local mainstreamer media ringing up the Guv and the Idaho Falls nuke cheerleaders for comment. Doubt if the story from the BBC will alarm any of them. “Looks like Idaho’s new French nuke partner has sprung a leak,” says our reader, Calsq. Here is a […]
Boise Greenbelt Gets Attaboy
OK. We admit it has been a while since the GUARDIAN has pedaled the greenbelt. That said, a Sunday meander (for non-library types that’s “wander at random”) along the city’s showplace river trail was very pleasant and rewarding. From our “comfort bike we noticed not only was it packed with all sorts and ages of […]
Summer Musings Take 3
Gas crunch. What gas crunch? Last weeks’s day job trek to Yellowstone found the GUARDIAN pondering the effects of high gas prices, the economy in general and the role Yellowstone and the West play in the lives of those who don’t live here. The couple in the little ultra tiny Smart Car with Illinois plates […]
GUARDIAN Summer Musings Take 2.
During the recent easterly drive the GUARDIAN visited Victor, Idaho in Teton County. Talk about a poster child for GROWTHOPHOBIA! That once tiny little ranching and potato farming community is now ground zero for developers making “Stepford Wives” subdivisions around golf courses–there are three courses in Victor. All are the basis for housing developments. The […]
GUARDIAN Summer Musings Take 1
Apologies to regular readers for not getting new material posted and rapid posting of your insightful comments. The GUARDIAN editor has been working at the “day job” shooting images in Eastern Idaho and Yellowstone. I intend to offer up some little tidbits of information and share some photos in the next few days. For starters […]
Idaho Top On Failing Resort List
After years of hype and financial scams, Tamarack Resort in Valley County–like many developments looks doomed for the immediate future. The Wall Street Journal has featured the Idaho resort in TODAY’S ISSUE. In yet another case of contagious GROWTHOPHILES wreaking havoc on a community leading to GROWTHOPHOBIA, Tamarack has hit the bankruptcy courts and doubled […]
Depot Mostly For Private Uee
Despite years of advocacy by the GUARDIAN and broad public support, Boise’s Depot remains closed to the public most of the time. Even a recent report from the “VISION FOR THE DEPOT COMMITTEE” seems to ignore any suggestion the Boise Depot be opened to the public. Team Dave spent several hundred thousand dollars moving the […]
Ethanol Spells Corny Economics
Guest Post by Bill Goodnight The ethanol boondoggle was first brought to my attention during the 2006 legislative session when the Farm Bureau attempted to mandate that all gas pumps in Idaho dispense E10 (10% ethanol). I am the president of United Street Rods of Idaho, a lobbying organization for Idaho auto hobbyists. We were […]
No City Audit Of CCDC
Team Dave announced Wednesday the long ago promised audit of the CCDC, Boise’s urban renewal agency, will not be done by Boise’s internal Auditor. Bieter called for the audit as well as a blue ribbon committee to review the agency’s goals etc. during the reelection campaign last year. He never appointed the blue ribbon committee, […]
Police Perform Poop Patrol
Duty ideally suited for McGRUFF THE CRIME DOG, is a priority for Boise coppers who are going undercover to nab pesky puppies that poop on paths. Team Dave likes to run the city “like a business” with marketing surveys. A recent poll put dog issues near the top of local concerns. Once you know your […]
Kuna Sized Project On Hwy 55?
Two big players in local development decisions are showing signs of GROWTHOPHOBIA which could be good news for opponents of Dry Creek Ranch and Cartwright Ranch. Dry Creek Ranch is a massive “planned community” (subdivision) of 4,300 homes and townhouses. This development, which expects a population about the size of Kuna, is slated for prime […]
Can CWI Trustees Be Trusted?
Good piece in the Daily Paper today by Bill Roberts about financial woes at the new community college that isn’t. He reports College of Western Idaho trustees are facing growing costs and uncertainty about property tax levies. Like Bill Clinton’s debate of “what IS is,” there seems to be a question of the details of […]
Mayor Hotline June 22-27
RADIO WAVES, MORE CALIFORNIA NUTS, VALLEY RIDE IS NO RIDE, ANIMAL CONTROL DOESN’T 6/22/08 Michelle McMullen 1501 N. 12th St. Boise, ID Humane Society: I came across something that’s rather interesting. I had a stray dog follow me and my dog home. Unfortunately I can’t keep it here; it is scared to death of my […]
Wonder? Of Nature
Here is something we ran across in real life that we found interesting. The photo was made along steep cliffs along Salmon Falls Reservoir south of Twin Falls, Idaho. While on a recent fishing trip (We got a real nice Walleye) we noticed the swallows flying madly around the cliffs. Upon close inspection we discovered […]
Firms Pay To Play With Cities
The GUARDIAN attended a joint meeting of the City Club of Boise and the Association of Idaho Cities Friday to hear national commentator David Gergen’s words of wisdom on the national political scene. He said the usual stuff about the need for a national energy solution, solve the Iraq problem, and improve education…we cannot argue […]
Commishes Make Annual Fireworks Threat
Each year the Ada Commishes pass a temporary ban on the use of fireworks in unincorporated Ada County–the area outside cities and fire districts. They send out a grave press release declaring anyone violating the ordinance can be fined $1,000, sentenced to 6 months in jail–or both. Idle threats if you look at the facts. […]
Mayor Hotline June 14 to 20
LECTURING COUNCILOR ON PARK PARKING, FIREFIGHTER FIGHTER, GRAFFITI 6/14/08 Mark Rinehart 5326 Kootenai Boise, ID 83705 Park Towing: It’s about 1:15 Saturday afternoon on the 14th. I have a comment after reading the Saturday morning edition of the Statesman; a comment regard Ms. Clegg’s irateness over the Parks and Rec.’s policies regarding towing and abandoned […]
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