City government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Ken Stolz , July 28, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 28, 1998, Ken Stolz discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee in 1976. He describes his first impression of the committee as a very dedicated group of people, his astonishment that the Greenbelt has extended to Eagle, and the irony of property values increasing when the popular opinion was that they would decrease if the Greenbelt ordinance passed. He remembers a positive relationship between the Committee and the City staff and leaders,...
Dates:
July 28, 1998
Kenneth L. Pursley , July 29, 2011
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Abstract
In his short interview with Stephanie Milne on July 29, 2011, Ken Pursley of Givens and Pursley law firm offered his recollections of the serial foothills levy campaign. Although he was not directly involved in the campaign and remembered very little from it, he did explain how he was involved in strategizing on the campaign before it even began. He explained he and a group of people (whom he could not recall) were selected to be on a committee to frame the main issues/values concerning the...
Dates:
July 29, 2011
Lauren McLean , July 19, 2011
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Abstract
In her interview with Stephanie Milne on July 19, 2011, Lauren McLean, a Council member at the City of Boise, offered her memories of the serial foothills levy campaign that she managed. McLean spoke of how she got involved in the campaign and her role and responsibilities as campaign manager. She reflected on moments that stood out to her in the campaign, specifically a story about her prepping then Mayor Brent Coles before he did a TV debate with those people who were against the levy....
Dates:
July 19, 2011
Linda Hawkins Caufield , July 13, 2011
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Abstract
In her interview with Stephanie Milne on July 13, 2011, Linda Hawkins Caufield of Meridian, Idaho, offered her memories of the land transaction she and her family completed with the Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee. Caufield provided a family history of the land that the Hawkins family owned from 1950-2004. She spoke of the various wildlife and plant life that was found on the land and found memories of recreational activities her and family did on the land. Additionally, she spoke...
Dates:
July 13, 2011
Marjorie Ewing, July 2, 2010 and July 16, 2010
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Abstract
Marjorie Ewing served on the city council during the urban renewal era. When she came onto the council urban renewal was well under way, and there was still support for it. As the years waned on, support for the idea of an enclosed downtown mall diminished, and the community was angered at the slow nature of development in the downtown.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on July 2 and 16, 2010, Marjorie Ewing discusses her personal history, involvement with the Boise Little...
Dates:
July 2, 2010 and July 16, 2010
Marvin "Mike" Misner , June 22, 1998
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Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 22, 1998, Mike Misner discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1992-1996. He describes the completion of the Willow Lane segment of pathway as an accomplishment he is most proud of, the conflicts with BSU on the plan to build the pathway through campus, and some of the pushback from property owners near the proposed pathway on the Willow Lane segment. He recounts some of the compromises that were made to balance public...
Dates:
June 22, 1998
Mary Tate , November 10, 2010
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Abstract
Mary Tate served on the council when urban renewal was unpopular, partially due to the long delay in development of the downtown and loss of historic streetscapes. At the end of her time on City Council, a larger shift was occurring to replace the old Council and Mayor with a new set of people more amicable to letting the regional mall be built outside of downtown.In an interview with Brandi Burns on November 10, 2010, Mary Tate discusses her experience as a councilmember during...
Dates:
November 10, 2010
Mary Trail, January 14, 2011, January 19, 2011, and January 27, 2011
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Abstract
Mary Trail served on the council during the last years of the fight to bring the mall downtown before a new set of council members and mayor took office. The zoning for the mall to move to its suburban location was approved, and when the new council took office, downtown redevelopment pushed forward. Downtown Boise in the late 1980s and 1990s started to see construction of new buildings and other positive signs that revitalization was occurring.In an interview with Brandi Burns...
Dates:
January 14, 2011, January 19, 2011, and January 27, 2011
Michael Wetherell , May 31, 2011 and June 7, 2011
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Abstract
Mike Wetherell served seventeen years on the Boise City Council. Throughout that time Boise experienced many pivotal changes, notably, urban renewal. He started on the council at the end of years of development stagnation and served through the successful redevelopment of downtown, construction of the Towne Square Mall, and prosperity of the 1990s. His last years on the Council witnessed the controversy with Brent Coles, and the changing of the leadership in 2003.In an interview...
Dates:
May 31, 2011 and June 7, 2011
Michael Wetherell papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 010
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, reports, studies, speeches, and memos related to Judge Mike Wetherell’s work as a member of the Boise City Council from 1986-2003, his work with non-profits including the Epilepsy Federation of America from 1981-1996, Idaho Epilepsy League from 1977-1983, and Friends of Capital City from 1985-1988. Also included in the collection are legal publications written by Judge Wetherell for the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association from 1989-2000.
Dates:
1972 - 2002
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Michael Wetherell papers