City Government
MAYOR HOTLINE October 23-27
VOTE FOR FRAISE, VOTE MR. POTATO HEAD, FREEZE THE POOR Linda Steiner Airport Director: I am reading the article in the paper about the city police vs the airport police and combining them. I think it’s an absolutely wonderful idea. It should have been done a long time ago. But what is bothering me is […]
MAYOR HOTLINE October 16-20
SPEEDERS, GAS, TRASH, TAXIS & DRUNKS 10/13/06 Nameless Boise, ID 83702 Speeding: I’m calling this evening to register a complaint on behalf of a number of residents who live on Boise Hills Rd above 8th street in the north end of Boise. I’m calling because Boise Hills Rd is actually a downhill descent towards 8th […]
Meridian Library Good For Boise
If the proposed $9.5 million bond for a new Meridian Library passes, it could be a benefit for Boiseans as well. Just take your Boise library card to Meridian and use it free in a great facility paid for by the Meridian Library District Patrons–thanks to an agreement already in place. A well organized “consortium” […]
Two Wheeler Parking To Stay
Congratulations to GUARDIAN reader Hillary Haymond for her two wheeler PARKING IDEA. Insiders tell us the two parking experimental spots will become permanent and Team Dave may even expand with more. She sent a letter to Mayor Dave Bieter on May 2 and two months later Team Dave had the signs in place and had […]
MAYOR HOTLINE Oct 2 to 6
SWEEPING CONCERNS, NO BoDo LIBRARY, DIRTY NEIGHBORS, CHOPPERS! (In the interests of space and reader interest, we have eliminated the graffiti calls.) 10/2/06 Sandy Shields Street Sweeping Concern: We just had the city street sweepers come by and my request is there is so many people that work there during the day and this is […]
New Pilot At Airport Control Stick
Mayor Dave Bieter named assistant Airport Director Garry Fraise as the interim director of Boise’s airport Tuesday following the sudden resignation of John Anderson. The GUARDIAN posted a story and comment from a reader saying John Anderson had been grounded by Mayor Dave Bieter and Airport Police Chief Mike Johnson was also “taxiing to a […]
Poop Hits The Propeller At Airport
Looks like the proverbial poop has hit the propeller at the airport. Confidential GUARDIAN sources tell us Airport Police Chief Mike Johnson is “retiring” and we hear not only will he not be replaced–the airport police agency he commanded is being DISSOLVED. For some reason the airport had its own police agency apart from BPD. […]
Airport Plans Should Be Grounded
If Boise airport officials get their way, increased traffic will not only be on our streets, but in the air. Despite the fact airport officials can’t get a simple parking garage built within the law and refuse to allow the citizens to vote on long term debt as mandated by the Idaho Supreme court, they […]
Eastern Big City Mentality
Boise city councilor Alan Shealy did little to shed his big city “back east” personna when he pitched a proposal to bury Front Street and build more developments in downtown Boise. Shea Andersen at the Boise Weekly had a great story last week which spelled out Shealy’s plan. Shealy asked the rest of the council […]
Mayor Hotline Sept 25 to 29
TALKING TRASH, TRAFFIC, and GRAFFITI 9/25/06 BPR: Yes, I live on Kipling Road and you’ve got Crescent Rim blocked and you’ve got Latah blocked this morning. The race is wonderful but we need to be able to get into our homes. It was 9:00, I was on the intersection of Peasley and Crescent Rim. There […]
BoDo Offers New Library Scheme
Dirk Kempthorne used to look into the camera and say, “We need to do it for the children”–whatever “it” happened to be. The preacher like solemn tone of voice was intended to offer creditability to the venture. It looks like Team Dave has latched onto “libraries” as his legacy–not a bad legacy if he can […]
Whatta Country! Signs of Independence
Last May the GUARDIAN wrote a detailed post urging Team Dave, the G-Bad Boys, ACHD, Downtown Business Ass–SOMEONE–to get busy and put up some directional signs in Boise. Instead of taking care of what we have and enjoying our place in this great country, Boise Brass seems intent on just building, expanding, and cutting deals […]
Mayor Hotline Sept 18-22
LAWLESS IN HYPE PARK, SKEETER BREEDING, PARKING TICKET TRAP 9/17/06 Diane Sower 2115 Heights Dr. Misc: I’m calling because this Hyde Park festival has absolutely ruined the quality of life both for the people here and in the outlying areas and I am just appalled that the law cannot be enforced and that people can […]
Library Plan Overdue
Before Boise Mayor Dave Bieter and his Team Dave go too far politicizing libraries, we better talk to the hardworking folks who make it all work. The GUARDIAN has been working below the radar to come up with a plan for a county-wide system of libraries in Boise and we can assure you it involves […]
EPA Sniffing Meridian Poop Process
Now it’s Meridian’s turn to have a close inspection of poop processing and products passed into the river. The Daily Paper reports the EPA has served a warrant on the city, based on testimony of a former employee. The GUARDIAN has been waiting for this one to drop for a long time. While the Boise […]
Mayor’s Hotline September 5 to 8
ABANDONED BOISE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRUCK, STINK, WEEDS 9/5/06 Terry Quinn 11719 W. Mesquite PW: The intersection of Cloverdale and Executive Dr. have a terrible sewer-like odor. It seems to have started when road construction was done there. M/CC PW 9/6/2006 Tim Bernard I’m calling about a Boise City Fire Dept. pickup truck left out in […]
MAYOR HOTLINE August 28 to 31
SKEETERS, POLITICS & SHRINKS, CRESENT CONDO WATER, GRAFITTI 8/26/06 Anonymous Mosquito Spraying: Hi, I am a concerned citizen of Boise Idaho. Recently moving here from the state of Ohio, I had more confidence in the wisdom of the people of Boise than to spray a dangerous chemical to kill the mosquito population around people and […]
MAYOR HOTLINE August 21 to 25
NOISY BUDDHISTS, NO NO NO TO SKEETER SPRAY, NO SPECIAL PARKING FOR OFFICE DEPOT, WHY KILL THE COUGAR? And lots of graffitti. 8/18/06 Chia Wood 854-0953 West Nile: I was just given some information about this pesticide plan to spray Monday and Tuesday evening. The paper had said it was not dangerous but apparently the […]
GUARDIAN State Of The City
On September 14 Team Dave leader Mayor Dave Bieter, will perform his second fund raiser gig for the Chamber of Commerce with a “State Of The City” address. At $30 a plate and 1,000 business types attending, the special interest political group stands to gross $30,000. To his credit, Bieter has asked for some “free […]
BoDoSo NotSo GoodSo
What a difference objectivity makes! The IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW, that weekly with nothing but business stories, just may be something worth checking out. The daily paper gave us several days of hype and architects drawings last week promoting the BoDo developer’s plan for a six block development and a new library that nobody sought. Reporter […]
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