GUEST POST by Pat Felts (Idaho) —
Three open houses to inform Boise voters about the November bond election had a total of 63 attending.
Recently the city council, with two members absent, unanimously voted to put the following on the ballot: $18.4 million for one of the main votes including 1) upgrade or replace four aging fire stations 2) build a new central fire training facility for Boise and surrounding communities on Joplin Road.
Questions: 1) Can't the existing Intermountain Fire Agency be used? 2) Why not build a new center in a more accessible location, used and supported by all communities?
The other main vote will include $15.5 million a) for more foothills open space, b) develop three new parks and add amenities to two existing ones.
Questions: 1) Why aren't present foothills open spaces adequate? 2) What per cent of proposed open space will be acquired from private ownership? 3) Will the public be allowed to use the new acquisitions, at the cost of $10 million? 4) Why $5.5 million for parks when the 80 existing parks, in the yellow pages, plotted on a Boise map are fairly evenly distributed?
Three open houses to inform Boise voters about the November bond election had a total of 63 attending.
Recently the city council, with two members absent, unanimously voted to put the following on the ballot: $18.4 million for one of the main votes including 1) upgrade or replace four aging fire stations 2) build a new central fire training facility for Boise and surrounding communities on Joplin Road.
Questions: 1) Can't the existing Intermountain Fire Agency be used? 2) Why not build a new center in a more accessible location, used and supported by all communities?
The other main vote will include $15.5 million a) for more foothills open space, b) develop three new parks and add amenities to two existing ones.
Questions: 1) Why aren't present foothills open spaces adequate? 2) What per cent of proposed open space will be acquired from private ownership? 3) Will the public be allowed to use the new acquisitions, at the cost of $10 million? 4) Why $5.5 million for parks when the 80 existing parks, in the yellow pages, plotted on a Boise map are fairly evenly distributed?
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