City government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Mike Silva, October 1, 2010
File
Abstract
Mike Silva served on the City Council during the height of opposition to urban renewal; people were upset with how long it was taking to redevelop the downtown. His service on the ACHD Board of Commissioners occurred while the agency was new and there was hostility between the agency and other local governments.In an interview with Brandi Burns on October 1, 2010, Mike Silva discusses moving to Boise and running for the Ada County Highway District. He related that serving as an...
Dates:
October 1, 2010
Morgan Masner , June 10, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 10, 1998, Morgan Masner discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee. He explains how his employer, Ore-Idaho Foods, encouraged people in management positions to get involved in local affairs; he worked with the Chamber of Commerce and sat on a parks and recreation committee that began looking for ways to clean up the riverbanks in town. After making a presentation to the Chamber of Commerce on the idea, he was approached by Mayor Amyx to...
Dates:
June 10, 1998
Nancy Donald , August 8, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 8, 1998, Nancy Donald discusses her involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1974-1997. She discusses the role the committee played in acting as a review board for the Park Department regarding the construction of the Greenbelt. She describes the River Run proposal, how the setback evolved, discussions around landscaping, wildlife habitat management, and the committee’s decision to disband. She touches on her opinion of the current...
Dates:
August 8, 1998
Nelson Miller , August 17, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 17, 1998, Nelson Miller discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from the early 1970s to 1982. He describes his initial impressions of the committee coming in after the City of Boise had obtained property from a concrete batch plant. He discusses the many issues the committee ran into during development including the setback, wildlife habitat, acquiring the Barber Dam, disputes with Goodman Oil, and the overall vision for...
Dates:
August 17, 1998
Orland Mayer, August 3, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 3, 1998, Orland Mayer discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee beginning in 1969 when Mayor Jay Amyx appointed him. He describes how his involvement with the Recreation Committee led him to working on the Greenbelt Plan, how the San Antonio Greenbelt informed their ideas, his positive view of what the Greenbelt has developed into, the conflict of having horses on the pathway, and the helpful promotion of the plan that the newspapers...
Dates:
August 3, 1998
Paul Woods , August 23, 2011
File
Abstract
In his interview with Stephanie Milne, Director of Public Works at Boise City, Paul Woods, offered his recollections of the serial foothills levy campaign from the spring of 2001. Woods described the meeting where he first became involved in the campaign. He elaborated that he could not sleep the night Justice Chuck McDevitt appointed him as Chair of the fundraising committee. He also described how vital volunteers were to the foothills grassroots effort. Woods recalled the opposition the...
Dates:
August 23, 2011
Paula Forney, November 17, 2010
File
Abstract
Paula Forney served on the Boise City Council during the 1990s and 2000s. Boise during the 1990s saw very little conflict; money was not tight at the city level; and the general feeling from the community was positive. Boise was growing quickly, and development was on the fringes of the city as well as in the downtown core. Brent Coles was mayor, and focused on transportation, fighting drugs, and neighborhood reinvestment. After the Coles’ controversy, Forney continued to serve and...
Dates:
November 17, 2010
Ralph McAdams , September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
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Abstract
Ralph McAdams served on Boise City Council from 1974 to 1985 during the heyday of urban renewal in Boise. The local government and business leaders were intent on bringing a mall to the downtown and did not consider any other real alternative to redevelopment. McAdams served up to the point when the mall was approved to move to the suburbs, effectively ending the most controversial urban renewal project that Boise had.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 22 and...
Dates:
September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
Richard Eardley papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 018
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, speeches, correspondence, reports, studies, court documents, and ephemera documenting Richard Eardley's tenure as a member of the Boise City Council from 1969-1973 and as Boise Mayor from 1974-1986. Notable issues documented in the collection includes policing, development of downtown, urban renewal, and affordable housing. Also included in the collection are original works of Darwin H. “Dar” Dodds documenting his imprisonment on Wake Island...
Dates:
1941-1986; Majority of material found within 1974-1986
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Richard Eardley papers
Robert "Bob" Day, July 31, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 31, 1998, Bob Day discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He explains how he became aware of the Greenbelt during his time as Mayor of Boise from 1959-1961, his efforts working on the project as a member of the Capital City Kiwanis Club, and how he maintained involvement after leaving city politics as a property developer and committee member in the early 1970s. He also notes how his appointment of people like Earl...
Dates:
July 31, 1998