In the 1990’s, Ada County taxpayers were told that a public/private partnership would be a means of acquiring a new courthouse at a discounted price. One of the subsidies that was supposed to offset a portion of the cost of paying off the courthouse bonds was parking revenue from the […]
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The Idaho Association of Counties is holding its annual Midwinter Legislative Conference in Boise this week. Sheriffs, Prosecutors, Coroners, Treasurers, Clerks, Assessors, and Commissioners from around the state have descended upon Conference headquarters, the Doubletree Riverside Hotel. Since there wasn’t a photographer or journalist in sight, I feel compelled to […]
Political Poetry
The major ongoing issue in Ada County right now has always been my big issue: government spending and the budget. One would have to live in a vacuum not to recognize the downturn in the economy. Consequently, County revenues are down, and people are now losing their jobs. Despite my […]
Decrease in Revenues Prompts Layoffs and a Commitment to Conservative ...
After taking the oath of office on Monday, January 12, I hit the ground running. That morning, my colleagues, Commission Chairman Fred Tilman and Commissioner Rick Yzaguirre, had welcomed me aboard with a meeting to bring me up to speed on things that had changed since I previously held this […]
Déjà Vu Lite
The biggest “uh-oh” issue of my first couple of weeks on the job is the fact that the County’s Solid Waste hauling contract – essentially the granting of a monopoly by County government for what is now a mandatory service in unincorporated Ada County – will expire shortly. BFI/Allied Waste/Republic […]
It’s a Stinky Problem
Thank you for your support in the November election. I am truly honored to again have the opportunity to serve the people of Ada County. Because we had a large corps of volunteers helping with the campaign, and the county covers a lot of territory, it is possible that there […]