Ada County was in excellent financial shape when I left office: The county carried forward 25 million unspent dollars from the FY 2013 budget into the following year’s budget Additionally, the county had more than $30 million in the bank, to pay off the courthouse bonds All of the county’s […]
Ada County
The mainstream media has done a poor job telling you the truth about appointed Ada County Commissioner and candidate Dave Case. For example: • Case broke the law when, as a classified employee for the State of Idaho, he filed to run for partisan elected office. • Case broke the […]
Press Fails Public
Since 2006, Ada County has spent almost $31 million digging giant holes at the landfill, so we can dump our waste into them and wait for it to decompose. In contrast, we have spent $2 million to purchase site-specific plans for the Dynamis waste-to-energy facility, money that the county will […]
Case Closed!
Ever heard of someone being charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in Ada County? Let’s take a look at the dramatic difference in distribution of court fines and fees between Boise City and Ada County. The cost of committing a DUI in Ada County, if caught and charged […]
Taxpayers Are Getting a Raw Deal
Ever heard of someone being charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in Ada County? Let’s take a look at the dramatic difference between distribution of court fines and fees for Boise City and Ada County. The cost of committing a DUI in Ada County, if caught and charged […]
A Case in Point
Note: The following piece was first published on the front page of the August 29, 2011, issue of the Valley Times. There are people in Ada County who are breaking the law, and government officials – including attorneys – are covering for them. The Alabama-based Greene Group operators of Les […]
Greyhound Simulcasting at Les Bois Park a Felony
I am a staunch fiscal conservative, but believe the money that will be spent on a signalized crosswalk at Front and 2nd Streets – directly in front of the Ada County Courthouse – is very worthwhile. Over the past six years, Ada County has left the allowable three percent property […]
Crosswalk Cost Conundrum
Dog racing is illegal in the State of Idaho, because of the heinous treatment of greyhounds allowed by the Greene Group at their track in Post Falls in the early-to-mid 1990’s. In 1995, Spokesman-Review investigative reporter J. Todd Foster exposed the nightmarish conditions in which the dogs were kept, and […]
Blowing the Whistle on the Greene Group
Ada County voters elected a new county Treasurer, Vicky McIntyre. Since taking office on January 10, Vicky has proven to be a valuable resource and asset to the county organization. She brings to the position solid professional, organizational, and management skills along with an in-depth understanding of finance, accounting, economics, […]