City Government
Mayor Hotline June 30 to July 6
–NO WAY HALFWAY –GOOD COP, BAD COP –KUDOS TO SUMMER COUNCILOR –NASTY MOUTH COUNCILOR 6/29/07 Gaylon Hughes 1273 N. Astor Pl. Boise, ID 83704 Half-Way House: I was calling to voice my concern on the new Christian Hope or whatever Mr. Mansfield’s organization is called. They’ve opened the house on Astor Place that has what […]
Mayor Hotline June 23 to 29
NO WAY HALFWAY GOOD COP BAD COP ACHD ISSUES 6/22/07 Gaylon Hughes 1273 N. Astor Pl. Boise, ID 83704 Half-Way House: I’m calling to voice my concern about the new halfway house or inmate detention center, or whatever you want to call it, that’s been placed with eight men living on my street now without […]
Boise To Sell Surplus Holdings
FINALLY! Boise City looks to be getting out of the real estate speculation business. After three days of endless presentations and debate, the City Council has decided as part of the 2008-09 budget process to sell what they hope will be $11 million worth of “surplus land.” Auction sales will include a couple hundred acres […]
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Following two Daily Paper Sunday reports noting that he was a nice guy, but had offered no substance, Boise City Councilor and mayoral candidate Jim Tibbs revved his engine Monday at incumbent Dave Bieter on the topic of working with ACHD. Tibbs issued a press release applauding an Ada County Highway District-funded Study which said […]
Boise City Campaign Issues
The single most important role of any city council is the budget process. Boise City is about to embark on the process of deciding how to spend more than $157,000,000 of our tax money. The department heads will parade through with power point presentations full of charts and graphs explaining why their requests should be […]
Mayor Hotline June 16 to 22
WATER PARK SHOULD GO DOWN THE DRAIN GOOD COP BAD COP NOISE MAKES NOT A LIVABLE CITY OPEN THE DEPOT AND FIX THE CLOCK NO WAY FOR HALF WAY HOUSE SCARY STORY SAD STORY. Lots of long winded calls from people unhappy with city hall, so be sure to “continue” at the bottom of the […]
Property Tax Woes Explained
GUARDIAN reader Tom Lopez sent us a rather articulate letter he had sent to Guv Butch eloquently detailing what is quickly becoming a TAX CRISES here in Idaho. Your comments are welcome. Since the letter is long, please click on the bottom CONTINUE button to see the entire version. Tom asks readers to write their […]
City Budget News
Boise City Councilors will hear Team Dave and department heads present shopping lists for three days next week. We are concerned about plans to spend more than $113,300 to refurbish the “railroad to nowhere.” The city acquired 18 miles of track that runs roughly from Gowen Field to a lonely junction in the desert. The […]
Development Tide May Be On Ebb
The young man sitting next to me on the flight to Boise grew excited when I told him I have lived in the same home for nearly 36 years. “Wow! You gotta be happy about property values going up over that amount of time,” said the newcomer from San Jose. He had attended university and […]
New Building Is Good Cop, Bad Cop
After years of bungled attempts at giving Boise’s finest a new cop shop, it looks like the first positive steps have been taken. Top Cop Mike Masterson wants to split the department into thirds and notes about 55% of the population lives in what will be the new “West Division.” That division and a headquarters […]
Mayor Hotline June 2 to 8
FIREMEN JUST DUCKY, SETTLE WITH COP UNION, PROPERTY TAX SHOCK, NUKES, BOOM BOXES 6/2/07 Rebecca Rene Resident of Boise BFD: I work at Treasure Valley Hospital and we had a duck running around here with ducklings most of the day, then the ducklings disappeared. When I got off shift, we went out and found them […]
Mayor Hotline May 24 to June 1
NO TO SEX OFFENDERS AND ACHD, YES TO CHOPPER COPPERS 5/24/07 Agnes Miller 309 Howe St. Boise, ID 83706 ACHD: The comment I wanted to make is I thoroughly agree with Mayor Bieter’s letter that was in the Statesman this morning regarding ACHD. I see no reason why Boise city should subsidize county roads and […]
Two Wheelers Get 15 Free Parking Sites
Chalk up a big win for GUARDIAN reader Hillary Haymond. Team Dave’s parking czar John Eichmann today announced a massive downtown parking plan for two wheelers–in response to CITIZEN REQUESTS spearheaded by Ms. Haymond and GUARDIAN readers. PHOTO–HILLARY AND MAYOR DAVE BIETER In a press release Eichmann said, “ As a result of last year’s […]
Depot Doors Opened A Tiny Bit
The door to the Boise Depot is at least ajar for the public to visit. Team Dave announced today they will staff the historic Spanish Mission-style building on Sundays throughout the summer through September 30 from 10 A.m. to 6 p.m. and admission will be free. A press release from City Hall made no mention […]
Mayor Hotline May 12 to 18
OPEN THE DEPOT REPEATEDLY, SEX OFFENDERS UNWELCOME REPEATEDLY, IDLE COP Good calls with good opinions. Councilors please take notice–these people are voters. 5/15/07 Marge Wary 1105 Houston Rd. Boise, ID Depot: I’m calling to encourage opening the Depot more for public use. My friends and I love to water color paint in the Platt Gardens […]
Publisher Could Take $700,000 From Valley
We can’t tell if the Daily Paper got enticed by the Chamber of Commerce or if they are consenting adults, but a recent business page story was a bit off the mark in our opinion. United Airlines in-flight magazine publisher, Pace Communications, stands to take about $700,000 from Treasure Valley businesses if they sell 36 […]
Bridge Opens Gate To Development
The East Park Center bridge across the Boise River is about the only thing that stands between wildlife habitat on private ranch land and a mega subdivision with houses, shops, hotels and meeting facilities. BRIDGE WILL FACILITATE MORE HOUSES LIKE THOSE ABOVE IN HARRIS RANCH. The bridge has been a condition for the Harris Ranch […]
Council To Consider Opening Depot
Wonder of wonders. Team Dave is talking about some limited access to the Boise Depot for the general public in addition to those who rent it nearly every weekend for close to $1,000. Election years are great fun. A plan by historian Todd Shallat would use some portions of the Depot for historic displays. Currently […]
CCDC Doles Out Promotion Cash
We have heard advertising on Boise State Public Radio touting the CCDC (Capital City Development Corp.). One script says “support comes from listeners like you and Capital City Development Corp., Boise’s urban renewal agency, partnering with businesses and residents in Old Boise to preserve and enhance the area’s unique character.” Why the heck does Boise’s […]
Historic Train Plays To Closed House
We had several inquiries regarding the big 844 Union Pacific steam locomotive and vintage passenger train at the Boise Depot over the weekend. It made a stopover enroute from Cheyenne to Portland. The locomotive has made several visits to Boise including one in 1976 as the bicentennial Freedom Train painted red white and blue. As […]
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