City Government
Potential Reduction For 2C Bus Service
Our transportation expert paints a sad picture of mismanagement and missed opportunities in the following GUARDIAN EXCLUSIVE special report. By Jimmy D. Bus Guardian Transportation Correspondent Canyon County residents face the prospect of reduced bus service if Valley Regional Transit plans become reality. The service changes would begin in October 2010 and cover both the […]
Did Flawed Intel Lead To Council Support Of F-35?
A group calling itself SaveOurValleyNow is claiming the endorsement of Boise City Councilors in support of the F-35 fighter at Gowen Field is based on flawed information. Citing what they claim are conflicting statements from Deputy Airport Director Matt Petja regarding noise levels, the group is actually offering the Council a face-saving way to back […]
Bench Taxpayers Fund Boise’s Valley Projects
When the proposed 30th Street Urban Renewal District came up at the Boise City Council meeting last week (a vote to create the district was postponed) it was noted by some that a total of nearly two square miles of Boise would be “off the tax rolls.” Hint: 640 acres to a square mile and […]
Mayor Hotline July 10 to 16
HOTLINE July 10 – 16, 2010 7/9/10 Anonymous Hillcrest Shopping Center ISSUE: She is curious about what is going on in the Hillcrest Shopping Center where they have torn down the old Grand Central building and the buildings around the new Hillcrest Library. Nobody has ever done a news story or told the public what […]
Council On AutoPilot, Approves $60K To “Educate Voters”
The council wants to educate us so cleverly By spending 60K of our public money So I will take my truth To the ballot booth To oust Shealy, Clegg, Jordan and Eberle! –Poet Paul On a 4 to 1 vote Tuesday evening the Boise City Council approved a deal with a public relations firm to […]
Will Council Ground Bieter’s PR Flight Of Fancy?
After seeing how the Daily Paper, Channel 6 TV, and the GUARDIAN shed the light of public scrutiny on Team Dave’s plan to seek $60,000 in taxpayer money in an effort to hire a PR firm to “educate” voters on a state constitutional amendment about airport debt, we predict it will crash and burn at […]
Team Dave Seeks $60K To Deny Citizen Voting Rights On Airport Debt Projects
Boise City Councilors will be asked to approve $60,000 for yet another public releations campaign to “educate” voters about the constitutional amendment on the November ballot relating to airports. Simply put, the GUARDIAN sees the effort as a thinly veiled effort to influence an election issue. Like the “outreach” for the streetcar, there is little […]
Boise PD Bans Cell Phone Texting In Cars
Citing his own distraction while driving, Boise’s top copper, Mike Masterson, announced a new policy banning texting on phones and mobile devices in BPD squad cars. The use of those front seat laptops will continue until new hands free and voice recognition equipment can be purchased and installed within the budget constraints and technological developments. […]
Mayor Hotline July 3 to 9
WEEDS, FIREWORKS, WEB SECURITY, OLD BILLS, NO TROLLEY, BAD BUDGET 7/3/10 Sherry Kandle Ridgeview Way Boise, ID City’s Website Security: I’m calling because last Tuesday I signed up for a class in the Parks and Recreation Department online. You guys have an unsecure website so when I put my credit card number in there something […]
Boise City Active In Real Estate Speculation
The GUARDIAN got this query from a reader over the weekend and followed with an “official response” from an councilor. “Is the Boise Guradian aware of the City of Boise purchasing residential houses? I understand the plan is to fix, repair and update these houses and then sell them. If they cannot sell them, then […]
CCDC Seeks Expansion Despite Statewide Opposition
Boise’s Urban Renewal Agency–CCDC– seeks to double the acres where property taxes are diverted away from City, County, ACHD, and Schools with a new District in the 30th Street area. They will have to hustle to get ahead of growing opposition. The Daily Paper has a DETAILED REPORT. Urban Renewal agencies throughout the state have […]
Mayor Hotline June 26 to July 2
6/28/10 Jim Lee Bogus Basin Rd. Stuck Fire Dept. Suburban: When I was riding my bicycle on the Greenbelt yesterday I noticed a four-wheel-drive Suburban with a trailer backed down into the river east of the Stone House. It had Battalion Chief, Fire Department on the side. There were three fellows there running jet skis […]
Bum Taser Case Still Hangs Over Boise
While it would be nice to put the infamous Boise PD Taser incident to rest, it will unfortunately be with us for some time to come–thanks to ongoing investigations and recent policy changes. Latest indication of more to come is a May 15 “special order” amending the BPD policy manual which requires incidents like the […]
Desire Named Street Car Still Alive
Apparently disregarding overwhelming public sentiment, Boise’s Team Dave continues to dump public funds into plans for a trolley. This time its another, guess what?– “study.” And like all the other studies it just happens to condone what the politicos want. For a mere $63,543 in taxpayer money the City got a consultant to say tracks […]
Mayor Hotline June 19 to 25
CITY SPENDING CONCERNS, WEEDS, THREATENED SUIT, RECYCLE DOWNTOWN, NEIGHBORHOOD INMATES 6/19/10 Deborah Miller Boise Trolley Tours 602 Julia Davis Dr. Julia Davis Park Boise Trolley Tours: I would like to register a complaint with the road closures that have been going on every weekend in this city. I’m trying to operate a tour company here […]
Open Forum Weekend
We don’t have much to offer, so it is YOUR turn to come up with some comments and topics. Here are some seeds. –Summer school principal brings her infant to school. At least one teacher complained to the GUARDIAN for fear of recrimination. Claims it interferes with job. Distric rep says no violation of policy […]
Mayor Hotline June 12 to 18
GOOD CLERK, BAD CODE ENFORCEMENT, WEEDS, WRONG NUMBER Michael Smith 280 N. 8th Boise, ID 83702 Kudos: I had a question about the noise ordinance; living on 8th Street, we’ve had occasional problems with the bars, their outside speakers and outside bands. I’ve never had it fully explained to me; I understand that the City Clerk issues […]
Boise Council In Dark Over F-35 Banners
In a sampling of half the Boise City Council, it looks like councilors had no knowledge their group images are being displayed on banners at the airport supporting the F-35 fighter jet and none can remember authorizing any expenditures for the banners. The professional advertising banners on the concourse proclaim “BOISE SUPPORTS THE F-35 IN […]
2C Prosecutor Deal Typical Local Government
Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak finds himself in a big financial mess with personal debts overwhelming his ability to repay and a murky agreement with the city of Nampa to provide private prosecutor legal services through his public Canyon County elected job. The Nampa-Canyon-Bujak deal has caught the attention of the legal community–both public and […]
Mayor Hotline June 5 to 11
WEED SEASON, PROFILING, HINDU NOT A CHRISTIAN, HAZ MAT DISPOSAL, CARPET RECYCLE, BOISE HIGH NOISE Kirby Widdicombe Code Enforcement: My call is in regards to a property at 2412 Smith, just around the corner from my house that is pretty much blighted. It has been on the sales market for at least six months; the […]
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