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MAYOR HOTLINE June 19- June 23
Lots of good stuff. Is “Lori” looking for a man or just a cheap wedding? Will the Califoria developer succeed with cold calls? Has the city done anything to sell excess property they unwisely purchased? Why the ugly billboard on the connector? Who monitors United Water testing? A Ferris Wheel in JD Park? Jump in […]
City Vows To Enforce Fireworks Laws
Last year Boise officialdom sort of threw in the towel when it came to enforcing fireworks law over the July Fourth holiday. Police Chief Mike Masterson said it is nearly impossible to enforce city laws when they differ from state law. In 2005 he said the answer was to complain to the legislature–not the Boise […]
Mayor Hotline June 10-17
6/9/06 Code Enforcement: On December 9, 2005, I reported a junk car to code enforcement located on the vacant lot next to 1900 W. Main St. It’s a black Mitsubishi Gallant with no license plate. On January 27, 2006, after nearly two months without the car being moved, I contacted code enforcement again about the […]
As Simple As Breathing
Talk about a positive approach and “good news!” Three headlines in the printed paper Thursday demonstrate a certain “dope reporter “ mentality. They detail a problem with vehicle air pollution in one story and even acknowledge growth as a cause. The story below crows about 14% growth in Meridian and describes Boise’s .2% growth as […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 29 to June
5/26/2006 Alisa Rettfchlage 2804 Taft Boise, ID 83703 Kastera: I am calling because I am very concerned about the Kastera subdivision that is going in between 36th street and Bogus Basin. I walk there every day and it is a recreation area for me, my husband and my family. To take that away you are […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 29 to June
5/26/2006 Alisa Rettfchlage 2804 Taft Boise, ID 83703 Kastera: I am calling because I am very concerned about the Kastera subdivision that is going in between 36th street and Bogus Basin. I walk there every day and it is a recreation area for me, my husband and my family. To take that away you are […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 29 to June
5/26/2006 Alisa Rettfchlage 2804 Taft Boise, ID 83703 Kastera: I am calling because I am very concerned about the Kastera subdivision that is going in between 36th street and Bogus Basin. I walk there every day and it is a recreation area for me, my husband and my family. To take that away you are […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 29 to June
5/26/2006 Alisa Rettfchlage 2804 Taft Boise, ID 83703 Kastera: I am calling because I am very concerned about the Kastera subdivision that is going in between 36th street and Bogus Basin. I walk there every day and it is a recreation area for me, my husband and my family. To take that away you are […]
Parks Credibility On The Line
If you want to visit the Historic Boise Depot or show it off to out of town visitors this summer, don’t hold your breath. Boise Parks has a history of broken promises with the Depot. A sign on the front door claims to open the Spanish Mission Style building during summer months, June-September Monday only […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 22 to 26
Library fines, code enforcement, drug house?, foothills development, cops 5/19/06 Mert Wright 2185 Bruneau Code Enforcement: There’s a house down the corner from where I live. There’s trash all around the house and it’s a real disgrace. I wish there was some way the City could get them to clean this up. I have no […]
Take a Trip To Table Rock
While attention is directed to various Foothills developments, we Boiseans have ignored one of the greatest natural wonders of our City–TABLE ROCK. The flat topped outcropping of sandstone with the white “B”, cross and dozens of communication antennae overlooks the city and the entire valley. From Table Rock you can easily see in excess of […]
Boise BS On Poop Farm
The GUARDIAN has obtained a draft of Boise’s Poop Farm audit. It has taken nearly a year to be released due to criminal investigations. It is a damning document which paints a picture of deceit, forgery, preferential treatment, inept and shoddy accounting, outright theft, falsified documents, misuse of public funds and property, unethical practices by […]
Insider Trading at City Hall
Cruising through the Mayor’s Hotline list we came across an entry which raised an alarm with a fireman: 5/16/06 Perry Oldenburg re: Political Material in City Mail: I work for the Boise Fire Department. I’m calling in regards to the pamphlets and flyers that we received in the cities’ mail. I work at a fire […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 15 to 19, 2006
COPS, POLITICAL MESSAGES IN CITY MAIL, CYCLE PARKING DOWNTOWN John Kirtland Ustick Widening: I live over in the big “L” subdivision and in regards to making Ustick five lanes, it is absolutely absurd. You need to take another look at that if you would. I think it is way too much for that street. M/CC […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 15 to 19, 2006
COPS, POLITICAL MESSAGES IN CITY MAIL, CYCLE PARKING DOWNTOWN John Kirtland Ustick Widening: I live over in the big “L” subdivision and in regards to making Ustick five lanes, it is absolutely absurd. You need to take another look at that if you would. I think it is way too much for that street. M/CC […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 15 to 19, 2006
COPS, POLITICAL MESSAGES IN CITY MAIL, CYCLE PARKING DOWNTOWN John Kirtland Ustick Widening: I live over in the big “L” subdivision and in regards to making Ustick five lanes, it is absolutely absurd. You need to take another look at that if you would. I think it is way too much for that street. M/CC […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 15 to 19, 2006
COPS, POLITICAL MESSAGES IN CITY MAIL, CYCLE PARKING DOWNTOWN John Kirtland Ustick Widening: I live over in the big “L” subdivision and in regards to making Ustick five lanes, it is absolutely absurd. You need to take another look at that if you would. I think it is way too much for that street. M/CC […]
Republicans Vote “NO” On Ada Commishes
UPDATED POSTING It looks like Judy Peavey-Derr, and even the Ada County Commission got a “NO” vote from Republicans–and perhaps some crossover Demos– in the Tuesday primary election. Veteran politician and incumbent Peavey-Derr was ousted from her $84,000 job by a low profile political unknown by the name of Steven Kimball with a solid 55% […]
The Down Side on The Foothills
Monday marks 5 years since voters passed the so called “Foothills Levy which created a fund to to keep parts of the Boise Front open to the public. Results have been mixed. The election was conducted in a fraudulent manner using taxpayer funds to promote passage of the levy. About $50,000 in city money was […]
Beautiful Theater, Bad Movie
Z-GRAM By Dave Zarkin, former Statesman writer who revisited Boise after a 38 year absence. Drawn into the mystical beauty of ancient Egypt inspired by watching Universal’s The Mummy — that best describes my motivation in seeing the fabulous renovation of the historic Egyptian (Ada) Theater in Boise this week. Built in 1927, it provided […]
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