Yesterday, at a meeting of the COMPASS (Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho) Board, I was the only member to vote no on a motion to move a list of transportation projects along. What was my problem? These projects will require a 20-percent match of local funds, but when I […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
To the Ada County employee who wants to have a private conversation: You did not leave a phone number where you can be reached. Please call back as I would be happy to talk to you.
Confidential
Okay, it’s trivial, but here goes: the Board has “routine” meetings scheduled pretty much all day long on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mondays are meeting days, as well, but Monday meetings tend to be with people, or about topics, we only deal with on an occasional basis. Fridays are typically […]
Why I Blog on Fridays
You haven’t heard much from me on here lately, mostly because I have been busy. For example, this week, in addition to all of the usual meetings, paperwork, e-mail messages, and phone calls, I had the pleasure of meeting with Randy Howell, the Boise Fire Department’s new division chief over […]
Eventful Week
Just a quick note to pass along an observation: the number of acronyms being used by government at all levels seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. Although acronyms can be a useful tool, other than the most common ones, they are not altogether “user-friendly.” Perhaps frequent users of […]
Acronymania!
On Friday, April 3, I did a “ride along” with an Emergency Medical Services supervisor. It is said that when there is a rider along, the department usually has an unusually quiet day. Such was not the case on this day. As we went from station to station, calls came […]
On the Job with Ada County EMS
Yesterday, we were finally able to meet with representatives of the County’s single biggest cell phone service provider. By right-sizing service plans and consolidating under one account for this provider, taxpayers will save over 20 percent or $32,622 a year off the $161,783 cost of service. We will be doing […]
Start of Cell Phone Service Savings
Yesterday, Friday, I was in the Ada County Courthouse as darkness fell and a smiling sliver of moon appeared in the southwestern sky. The view from the fifth floor balcony was stunning. Also stunning were the number of lights blaring at full blast in the cavernous, but by then nearly […]
Energy Overload
The Idaho Statesman’s Nick Jezierny had an article in the March 25 paper about the potential bidders for Les Bois Park. We have expedited the RFP (Request For Proposals) process in order to try to accommodate the horse owners and allow for a racing season this year, but kept it […]
Putting Things in Perspective
Why I Voted No Recently, I’ve had two opportunities to cast a vote in support or opposition of one or both of the proposals being considered for a “multi-modal” transit center. I put “multi-modal” in quotes because it remains unclear to me where the transit center would differ from a […]