City Government
Mayor Hotline February 2 to 8
POLITICAN PAYBACK, SNOW PROBLEMS, REAL ESTATE INVESITGATION 2/7/08 John Hetherington 3400 N. Kampton Wy Boise, ID Fire Chief: This is a message for Mayor Dave Bieter. I am deeply disappointed by your selfish and politically self-serving decision to appoint Dennis Doan as Chief of the Boise City Fire Department. As a candidate, Mr. Doan’s only […]
Fire Captain To Respond As New Chief
Dennis Doan has his work cut out for him as Boise’s new fire chief. According to a press release from Team Dave, the former captain has only “fire station commander” in his administrative background. That could be risky since the 17 year veteran firefighter will now be in charge of more than 200 firefighters AND […]
No Bikes Past River McMansions
We have heard from Gary Segers who uncovered Garden City bike path info in records at the State Lands Office. Segers claims the intent of the riverside path is for mix of bikes and pedestrians and a GC councilor says otherwise. Seems the money folks lead by developer/ John Evans want to keep the two […]
Constitution Under Attack
After attending a meeting Tuesday with representatives of Idaho cities, counties, health districts, and banks we came away feeling there is a conspiracy afoot to deprive citizens of the right to vote on local debt (bonds). In a nutshell these people want to remove voter approval for airports, parking facilities, sewer extensions and more through […]
Mayor Hotline January 19 to 25
GOOD COP, BAD COP, BAD OMBUDSMAN, TAP DANCING CRAIG 1/23/07 Anonymous BPD: I was very dismayed about the policeman and the Burkett boy. I wasn’t so much distressed by the cop’s behavior because you expect that in a certain percentage of cops anywhere in the US. I was really distressed by the Police Chief’s reaction; […]
Mayor Hotline January 12 to 18
FLAGGER COPS, GLENN AGAIN, TRASH TALK 1/12/08 Levi Nall 5980 Ensign Police: I wanted to suggest that when construction comes around, I think you should have police officers, at least one or two, where they do construction because some people I saw ran through that construction speeding very fast. Give me a call if you […]
Engineering Boise Rail Line
Through a $2,000,000 purchase and subsequent donations, Boise acquired about 18 miles of rail line from the Union Pacific in 2000. It was part of a grand “Industrial Park” development scheme of the previous administration at taxpayer expense. The rail in question runs along the east end of Federal Way to the Union Pacific mainline […]
Carpet Review Take Two
Here is a GUARDIAN READER shot of the new carpet in City Hall which caused the great phone call to the Mayor’s hot line…we reprinted the transcript as well. 1/3/07 Anonymous New Carpet: I’m calling in regards to the embarrassingly hideous carpet in city hall. I recently visited the third floor and I got out […]
Mayor Hotline January 5 to 11
WIERD STUFF, MORE NO WAY HALFWAY 1/10/08 Susan Austin 8955 W. Lancelot St. Boise, ID Store Front Library and Bus Service: I see where you want to put that new library where the old Ridley grocery store used to be. Right now there is no bus service going anywhere around that area. I think you […]
Hop Onboard GUARDIAN Transit Plans
There have been endless meetings, endless surveys, and endless chatter about “mass transit” in the valley. Now the cities are proposing a local option tax (probably a sales tax) to fund both highways and public transit. The legislature needs to exercise plenty of caution on this one. The GUARDIAN posted a plan for an “above […]
PINKY, Inspires Councilor Shealy
With family and friends in attendance, the Boise City Council held its first meeting of 2008 and got to do something for free that costs most people over a grand–they had a reception at the Boise Depot. While a wet snow silently fell outside, the scene inside was warm and friendly. Mayor Dave Bieter was […]
No Avimor Poop For Boise
We recently got a whiff of pending plans on the prospects of placing poop from Avimor in Boise. The GUARDIAN broke what is really a significant story last month in the saga of the planned community in northern Ada County and the subject of AVIMOR POOP . We revealed the developer wants to use a […]
Mayor Media Maven To Head South
Now that Team Dave has won re-election we hear from our “Down Under” sources that spokeslady Elizabeth Duncan will be leaving the team. Instead of waltzing the media, our sources say she will be “Waltzing Matilda.” Apparently she is off to Australia for an extended visit to be near relatives who live there. She told […]
Mayor Hotline January 2 to 4
CARPET REVIEW, MORE FROM GLENN 1/3/07 Anonymous New Carpet: I’m calling in regards to the embarrassingly hideous carpet in city hall. I recently visited the third floor and I got out of the elevator and was completely nauseated to see the carpet. On the first floor, there isn’t that much carpet, but what there was […]
Mayor Hotline December 22 to 31
12/27/07 A.J. Smith 1407 Jefferson Boise Police Academy: Good evening, this is a message for Mayor Bieter. My name is A.J. Smith of Boise, 1407 Jefferson. I am calling as a citizen, someone who voted for the mayor, someone who is very concerned over a Channel 7 news report regarding the police academy graduation using […]
Mayor Hotline December 15 to 21
SLUSH FUNDS, GOOSE POOP, NY SNOW, NO WAY HALFWAY 12/21/07 Karen Crapser Boise, ID 83709 Unallocated Funds: My complaint is about the over-budgeting of our city government and how they can over spend with our extra $14 million. I would like part of that back in my pocket instead of the government’s and let me […]
Avimor Plans Place Poop In Boise
COPYRIGHT BOISE GUARDIAN The Avimor planned community north of Eagle along Highway 55 plans to use Boise City sewage facilities to treat sewage before dumping it into the Boise River. Boise officials have never heard about it. The GUARDIAN has confirmed Avimor plans to build an “activated sludge” plant in the foothills and clarify raw […]
Mayor Hotline December 8 to 14
IDLING CARS, BAD COP, NO COP 12/14/07 Diane Leaverton 3907 Oak Park Place Boise, ID 83703 City Car: This morning when I was out walking my dogs in my neighborhood, I noticed a city vehicle (a van) which may have been from the Building Department. It was parked in front of the house across the […]
Mayor Hotline December 1 to 7
12/4/07 Tami Wong 10423 Treeline St. Boise, ID 83704 Half-Way Houses: I’m calling because I just found out that right around the corner from us there’s one of Dennis Mansfield’s halfway houses and I’m very upset about it. We were given absolutely no notice and for a month this house was in our neighborhood without […]
Citizen Authority Could Increase
The Idaho Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case which has the potential of allowing citizens the ability to force local government to follow the law. A group of Canyon County property owners were not allowed “standing”–the right to sue or be part of a court case– when they tried to stop the […]
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