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Mayor Hotline December 5 to 11
December 14, 2009 
HOMELESS MONEY KNOW WHEN TO HOLD AND FOLD, MORE HOMELESS AND COLD SHOWER 12/9/09 Marcella Odmark 897 N. 30th St. Boise, ID 83702 890-2058 Homeless: I’m calling to express concern about Boise City holding on to the homeless stimulus money. I remember when it came out in the legal pages in the paper with that […]
Mayor Hotline November 28 to December 5
MORE AND MORE ANTI STREET CAR, HOMELESS FIRE SAFETY, SMOKE FREE PLEA, TRASH TALK Note–The GUARDIAN deleted one particularly rude rant aimed at the Mayor which was of a personal nature. 11/29/09 Jerry T. Fields 806 E. Riverpark Ln. Boise, ID 83706 342-4478 Streetcar: In regards to the streetcar to nowhere and the proposal to […]
Mayor Hotline November 14 to 20
MORE ANTI STREET CAR, WHY CHARGE VETS FOR PARADE?, JESUE LOVES YOU 11/17/09 Bob Boise, ID Consultant: This message is for Dave Bieter. I would like to express my utter distaste for what I read in the Statesman this morning. I cannot believe that someone who I would hope as a public official would be […]
Mayor Hotline Nov 7 to 13
HOMELESS YES AND NO Heidi Caye 1934 Division Ave. Boise, ID 83706 921-9309 Homeless Citation: I’m calling in regard to something that I saw last week. I was up on Federal Way and I was watching a police officer ticket a homeless man on the corner of the street with his little cardboard sign and […]
Boise Taxpayers Pay Bill For Eagle Bus
In a move that defies logic, Boise taxpayers are spending at the rate of $1,000 a year per round trip passenger that Eagle City officials have refused to pay. It all started when Valley Transit–the regional bus outfit–said they would discontinue the “Highway 44 Express” which ran twice daily out State Street to Eaqgle, Star, […]
Mayor Hotline September 12 to 18
OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THE HEALTH CARE RESOLUTION WHICH WAS IGNORED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL, USUAL PARKING AND TRASH ISSUES, TOTAL OF 22 PAGES, MUCH OF IT JUST NAMES and “AGAINST.” Walt Baker 10189 Edna St. Boise, ID 83704 853-0192 Health Care Resolution: I’m concerned about the thought of supporting universal health care as put forth […]
Mayor Hotline Aug. 28 to Sept 4
SORRY ABOUT THE FORMATTING, WORKING FROM A STRANGE SITE IN PARIS FOR THE DAY JOB. 8/30/09 Pete Peterson 6212 W. Lucky Ln. Boise, ID 83703 853-0932 BPD: The reason for my call is I had a very bad experience with a bicycle policeman today at Curb Cup about 3:45 p.m. Two bicycle policemen arrived, Officer […]
Another View On Bike Safety
GUARDIAN reader Clancy offers up some logical and common sense ideas about bike safety as school gets underway in Boise and all the surveys, committees, and news of bike accidents have been discussed. BY CLANCY GUARDIAN Guest Post Boise and the Treasure Valley are in the midst of an epic bike and motor vehicle conflict. […]
Mayor Hotline August 22 to 28
LOTS OF TRASH TALK, BIKE SAFETY, NO TO FIRE AMBULANCE, HOMELESS AND KIDS BAD MIX 8/24/09 Mark Rinehart 5326 Kootenai Boise, ID 83705 EMS: Reference please: the current discussion between the Boise Fire Department and the Boise Ada Paramedics. Comment: I think the Fire Department is doing what they do best, other than fight fires, […]
Mayor Hotline July 11 to 17
LIBRARY PARKING COMPLAINTS FROM NON GREENIES, WEEDS, 7/13/09 Brandi Arnold 672-1107 Ustick Library: I have a concern about the new library on Cole and Ustick giving preferential parking to those with energy efficient cars. I have spoken w/ Denyce McNeeley at the library as well as Maryann Jordan. I have yet to receive an answer […]
Team Dave Continues “Live Aid” For Chamber
Boise’s Chamber of Commerce continues to benefit from Team Dave’s annual fund raiser “State of the City” breakfast event. Cost to attend the speech where Mayor Dave Bieter lists his accomplishments range from $35 to $55 per head. Past attendance has been about 1,000 mostly business people. We estimate the Chamber grosses about $40,000 from […]
Mayor Hotline April 4 to 10
TORCH 2, CITY MOVING TRUCK? AIR, WATER 4/7/09 Gail Arnold 576 Victoria Boise, ID Torch 2: I’m calling in regard to the seemingly limitless remodel that the Torch 2 has at 610 Vista. I attended the Boise City Planning & Zoning hearing pertaining to his building permit request, which was denied in the form submitted […]
Mayor Hotline Feb 28 to Mar 6
TEN COMMANDMENTS, NO TO TRANSIT PLAN, IDLE FLEET CARS, IDLE VAGRANTS, LONGER AND MORE INTERESTING THAN MANY HOTLINES 3/5/09 Ida Belle Fernau Fleet Vehicle: Hello, this is just a question. We were out of town this last weekend and when we got ready to leave, there was a City of Boise vehicle in the parking lot […]
Transit Guy Stands To Gain From Decisions
Once again the Daily Paper’s Cynthia Sewell has come up with a GOOD STORY about developer Jim Tomlinson’s land holdings being considered as parts of a downtown transit scheme. The story accurately points out that Tomlinson is a member–and currently president–of the Downtown Business Association which is an official agency created by Boise City government. […]
Mayor Hotline February 7 to 13
TENTH ST. TRANSIT FOR AND AGAINST, COPS AND TICKETS, NO GAS TAX Toni Newman 1404 N. 24th St. Boise, ID 83702 Transit Center: I was just reading in the paper this morning, in fact a couple of days ago when I first read about this plan, I though you guys had lost your minds, and […]
More BPD Tickets Likely In Future
More than a third of the anticipated Boise City budget deficit will hit the coppers according to an internal memo being circulated at the cop shop, saying they need to come up with a plan to save $1.2 million. While the document is clearly a “work in progress,” one of the items bound to raise […]
Politicos Continue Puppet Act For Chamber
In the spirit of Christmas, local politcos continue to act as puppets of the Chamber of Commerce–often at the expense of commoners unable to buy the access to power the Chamber controls. For a mere $40 you can drink and munch with politicians who don’t even understand they are being used like Willy Nelson at […]
Mayor Hotline October 18 to 24
BAD HOMELESS, GOOD ALBERTSON, BAD BUS, BAD GOLF COURSE, GOOD CHURCH, ROUGH PARK, CALIFORNIA WACKO NOTED AND IGNORED 10/20/08 Michele Homeless: I don’t really need a call-back or anything; I just wanted to leave a message for the Mayor and tell him that it’s not fair that he’s giving all this money to the homeless […]
Mayor Hotline July 5 to 11
LIVABLE CITY UNBEARABLE FOR BUSINESS, CAL GAL IS BACK, GOOD & BAD FIREWORKS, ANIMAL PROBLEMS, WRITING ON THE WALL 7/11/08 Marty Gofin Michael’s Furniture Show Place 623 Americana Blvd. 861-5712 We have called the police on numerous occasions, but I wanted to bring this to the Mayor’s attention that in the past month we have […]
Boise Greenbelt Gets Attaboy
OK. We admit it has been a while since the GUARDIAN has pedaled the greenbelt. That said, a Sunday meander (for non-library types that’s “wander at random”) along the city’s showplace river trail was very pleasant and rewarding. From our “comfort bike we noticed not only was it packed with all sorts and ages of […]
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