City Government
Crapo Seeks Law To Increase Local Debt Load, Tax Burden
Idaho Senior Senator Mike Crapo is pushing to make it easier for Idaho’s local governments to get deeper in debt by making cash available to banks, but he fails to mention Idaho cities have to ask permission of voters BEFORE going to the banks. Those loans from local banks have to be repaid through higher […]
Mayor Hotline May 1 to 7
STILL NO TO F-35, NO TO NEW PORNO PLACE, FREE BIKES FOR VERN’S GRANDKIDS, NO LABOR AT DEPT. OF LABOR 5/5/10 Sharon Jarrett DOL: Are you aware that with the job market the way it is and with a gazillion people out of work that the Department of Labor Job Service will no longer take […]
Team Dave Can’t Spend Fast Enough
The DAILY PAPER has a Cynthia Sewell piece Monday explaining that some “Green Projects” are being “scaled back.” A plant that would have produced heat and electricity from burning methane gas created by wastewater treatment, and a revolving loan fund to help homeowners make their homes more energy-efficient are coming off the city’s list of […]
Boise Not A “Tourist Friendly Town”
Our good friend Tim Woodward over at the DAILY PAPER posted a story Sunday with suggestions of “what to do in Boise” for a visitor with a 6 hour layover. What my nice guy friend didn’t mention is the Boise Depot–which he suggested as worthy of a visit–is CLOSED TO VISITORS most of the time! […]
Mayor Hotline April 24 to 30
LOTS AND LOTS OF TRASH TALK, PANHANDLER RESPONDS, NOISY CHURCH ALARM, SEWER TALK, DIRTY YARD–lots of unhappy people. 4/23/10 Anonymous Public Works: I was just eating lunch with my wife and I watched a Public Works van pull up to the Blimpie at Emerald and Maple Grove and the employee got out and walked over to […]
Could F-35s Limit Wind Power Production?
A story comes to us from TEXAS about the potential problems associated with wind power generation conflicting with radar used for both military purposes and weather predictions. Short version is spinning blades of giant windmills can create false radar readings or “shadows.” We are all used to seeing one of the many “chief meteorologists” explain […]
Mayor Hotline April 17 to 23
POTHOLES, POT, NO F-35s, L.E.D. SALESMAN, TRAFFIC 4/20/10 Darren Rowan 3901 Normandy Dr. Boise, ID 83705 761-7556 Medical Marijuana: I’m calling to leave a message for the Mayor on trying to get medical Marijuana into Boise. I have Gillian Barre which has left me with nerve damage throughout my arms and legs, and I was just trying […]
Mr. Bieter! Open This Building!
We have pushed for nearly 5 years to get the Boise Depot opened to the public on a routine daily basis during the summer and despite the best efforts of the GUARDIAN, the vast majority of the time it remains only a catering venue for the elite . We have to admit the Boise Depot […]
Homeless Panhandler Problem–Any Ideas?
The two comments to the Mayor Hotline featured in the previous post point out the total disconnect on a growing problem in Boise. Both the businessman and the parks worker want “something done.” Team Dave pawns it off on the coppers and their only tool is the law. Problem persists. Mr. Businessman doesn’t like the […]
Mayor Hotline April 10 to 16
PANHANDLERS, F-35, PARKING, HELP ANEEDY NEIGHBOR, NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR Jim Baker Senior VP of Flying J, Inc. Ogden, UT Pan Handlers: Mayor, I did try to contact you personally because I hate to deal with things this way, but we have a property in Boise on Overland Rd.; it’s a small convenience store and that whole area – […]
GUARDIAN Predicts “Rain Out” On Boise Ball Park
The GUARDIAN and reader Dean Gunderson have teamed up to call the Hawks game between Boise and Meridian. Our preseason conclusion is while there may be just barely enough square feet for a park at the 2900 Fairview location on land owned by the city, it will take a ton of money to make it […]
Caldwell To Buy Furniture For Oregon School
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, the Caldwell Urban Renewal folks came up with a plan to bail out Oregon’s Treasure Valley Community College with money to furnish a Caldwell rental property. CALDWELL GUARDIAN Paul Alldredge chased this one down in what has become a long line of spending that raises red […]
Boise vs Meridian In “Screw Thy Neighbor”
We can’t help but chuckle at all the so-called “partnerships” and “regional planning” schemes put forth by local governments when their real goal is to screw their neighbor. Latest battle in what the GUARDIAN has dubbed ECONOMIC CIVIL WAR is Meridian’s quest to lure the Hawks baseball franchise away from Boise–even attempting to get the […]
Mayor Hotline April 3 to 9
NO TO F-35, PRIVATE PARKING, PRIVATE PARK, WEEKLY FOOLS APRIL READERS 4/5/10 Jeannie McGuirk Boise, ID F-35’s: I want to leave a message I’m sincerely hoping in the town meeting tonight, which is April 5, that they will not have the jets flying over this Boise area, please, because I’m right in the pathway of […]
Economy Is Elephant In The Room
Spring is here, the legislature has mercifully left town, there is extra snow at the ski resorts, the Pope has the lowest approval rating in the history of the Catholic Church, Obama has signed a health care law, but the BIG ELEPHANT in the room remains the economy. A one-tenth percent decline in unemployment rates […]
Mayor Hotline March 20 to 26
AIRPORT TAXI, MERIDIAN DOG SHOOTING, TRASH TALK, CRUNCHER, CODE ENFORCEMENT 3/23/10 Jim Allen 1060 E. Washakie St. Meridian, ID 83646 888-6930 Taxi: After reading the article on the cab problem at the Airport, a possible suggestion or solution would be to move the cell phone waiting area out to that parking lot that they just […]
Hammer Flats Sugar Daddy In Bushes?
If the info we got from a usually reliable source is correct, the Foothills money glass may not be empty after all. In fact it may be 41% full very soon. Old Crow told the GUARDIAN of a conversation with a fellow flying friend: I am a supporter of the Foothills Levy and would support […]
Coppers From Similar Cities Share Info
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Citywide Conservation Areas, Not Just Foothills
There are rumblings among the Greenies about another Foothills Levy and the Daily Paper is soliciting comments from readers on the potential serial levy–a two year only tax increase. The money from the levy of 10 years ago is mostly gone. The previous levy was full of illegal and dishonest acts. Former Mayor Brent Coles […]
Mayor Hotline MArch 13 to 19
NO! to F-35, DOWNTOWN LIVING UNPLEASANT, NEED BETTER BUSES, EMISSIONS, PARKING 3/15/10 Pat & Jim Hahn 4219 Merryweather Dr. Boise, ID 83705 343-5380 F-35’s: We’ve lived in our house since 1973 and we are strongly opposed to the Air Force bringing in F35’s to Gowen Field because of the dangerous noise levels. I know it […]
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