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MAyor Hotline June 25 to July 1
6/26/11 Robert Walsh W Moore Street Boise, ID 83702 ISSUE: His neighbor has a dog that barks all day and during the night. He’s spoken with the owner and has requested that she do something to cease the barking, but she has refused. Police 6/26/11 Sondra Blessent Moore Street ISSUE: She and her children, who […]
Spend the Cash and Spin The Justification
Sometimes we can only shake our heads in disgust. Seems that government just has more money than they can spend. The following item was on the Caldwell City Council agenda. When the Caldwell GUARDIAN sought an explanation, city officials forced him to file a public records request. “4. Approve Resolution authorizing the granting up to […]
Cleaning Contract Caper Awaits Court Ruling
Judge Thomas Neville heard arguments today from attorneys representing Boise City and Clearview Cleaning in a public records request case in which the city has refused to provide certain documents. After the City rescinded a $368,000 signed contract with Clearview Cleaning the night before the local firm was to begin work, owner Sylvia Hampel filed […]
Mayor Hotline June 18 to 24
6/20/11 Anonymous ISSUE: The water fountain on the south side of the river near mile post 1.5 or 1.6 by Parkcenter (on the Greenbelt) has not been turned on. He would like to request it be turned on before the season is over. Parks & Rec 6/21/11 Anonymous ISSUE: His house has decreased in value […]
Chinese “Takeover” Is Like Japanese Boom Of 1980’s
Conservative American blogs have created a significant buzz over the issue of a “Chinese Takeover” of America and much of the fear mongering is centered in Boise–thanks to statements by politicos seeking the almighty Renminbi. Some of those concerns have a foundation in fact. In reality, the situation so far is much like the Japanese […]
Running Government Like A Business
A couple of stories we have noticed recently in rural Idaho media show just how to run government like a business AND turn a tidy profit for government workers. Some are legal, some are crooked, and some just stink. –The GUARDIAN detailed how Boise motorcycle coppers make $56 an hour using city equipment to patrol […]
“Table Rock Park” Needs To Be Reality
The GUARDIAN has publicly pushed to make Table Rock a public park for years, but there seems to be a lot of “pushback” from “stakeholders.” Today a survey has deemed it the best spot in the valley to watch a sunset. Ironically, the place voted as the best spot to WATCH A SUNSET in today’s […]
Coppers On Choppers “Have Guns Will Travel”
If you notice any Boise coppers on choppers along the scenic byways of Boise County this summer, they aren’t lost. They’re just using the City-owned uniforms and BMW motorcycles to earn a little overtime–at about $56 an hour. It’s all part of a highway safety grant funded by U.S. taxpayers and administered by the Idaho […]
G-BAD Boys Sneaky As Ever
Somehow coming up with a figure of $24,500 which is just under the mandatory bid threshold of $25,000, the new Greater Boise Auditorium Board (G-BAD) restored funding to the Boise Visitor and Convention Bureau. The BVCB is nothing more than a non-profit ad agency that had its funding taken away by the G-BAD boys after […]
Mayor Hotline June 11 to 17
6/11/11 Alan Young ISSUE: He spent an hour and a half in a traffic jam because of the Ironman competition. He is dissatisfied with the route plan. No Contact 6/13/11 Jack Hourcade S White Fir Place Boise, ID ISSUE: He was badly inconvenienced by the traffic closures during the Ironman event. He feels that an […]
Cleaning Record Case Takes On “Life Threatening” Aspect
Boise City attorneys have ramped up the fear factor in the ongoing CLEANING CONTRACT CAPER. After the City rescinded a $368,000 signed contract with Clearview Cleaning the night before the local firm was to begin work, owner Sylvia Hampel filed a public records request to find out why she lost the contract. The city refused […]
Boise Dusts Off Rule To Award Cleaning Bid
Sylvia Hampel and Brenda Tate, owners of Clearview Cleaning, claim they have been contacted by clients expressing concerns about recent news reports about their firm and a contract dispute with Boise City. Hampel reiterated that she has no knowledge of any irregularities involving her staff or the company. Saturday Hampel told the GUARDIAN she had […]
Dirt On Cleaning Contract Turns Muddy
The saga of the city cleaning caper took another twist when it was learned Boise’s copper shop (city hall west), the Library!, and City Hall are being cleaned by the outfit that lost the bid earlier this year. Word is New York-based ABM with a claimed payroll of 91,000 employees got a 1 year contract […]
ACHD Spends Tax Dollars On Lobbyist
Those pesky people at the IDAHO REPORTER have revealed yet another case of public tax money being spent by one government to lobby another government–this time it’s $68,000 of Ada County Highway District cash going to a lobbying firm. This disturbing trend reenforces the notion that citizens have little voice in their government. Even government […]
Update On City Cleaning Contract Caper
Note–If you haven’t read the previous CLEANING CONTRACT post, we suggest you scroll down and then come back to this update with most recent information. UPDATE 4p.m. TUESDAY– Judge Thomas Neville has set a hearing on June 30 at 10 a.m. for oral arguments on the issue of “Whether documents which are generated in response […]
Mayor Hotline June 4 to 10
6/7/11 Anonymous ISSUE: She is frustrated with the Idaho Humane Society Clinic for not having a person answer the phones and for them taking many hours to return a call. They also do not give any hours of operation. She thinks the public would be better served if the Humane Society had better customer service. […]
More Dirt On City Cleaning Contract
The GUARDIAN has confirmed there is an active police investigation which could potentially result in felony charges being filed in the case of the city cleaning contract which was awarded, protested, defended, and rescinded by Boise City during the first few months of the year. The GUARDIAN broke the story of Sylvia Hanpel’s Clearview Cleaning […]
For Politicos It’s All In The Name
Anthony Weiner has dominated national political news with his name recognition so much, we thought it only appropriate to do some mix and match with fellow Dems at the local, state, and federal level who could advise the troubled Congressman. They could even form a consulting group: DINGLE, BIETER, and CHEW…specializing in treating a sick […]
Caldwell Urban Renewal Has Jitters Over Coffee
Espresso/Deli Café Space Available Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency seeks interested parties to lease a turn-key Espresso/Deli Café in the TVCC Building located in Caldwell. Interested parties who respond by June 17, 2011 by 4:00 p.m. will be considered. Responses may be mailed or delivered to Caldwell Economic Development Council, 117 South 9th Avenue, Suite #6, […]
Canyon County Corruption Continues
This time it is a Nampa City employee, but the pattern of government thievery apparently continues in Canyon County. Nampa reports discovering $30,000 missing from deposits made on behalf of the city prior to March. The Ada County Prosecutor is investigating…since Nampa has had its own problems with a deal at the Canyon prosecutor office. […]
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