City government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Stolz , June 9, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 9, 1998, Robert Stolz discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1992-1996. He describes how his service on the Park Board from 1989-1991 led to his involvement with the Greenbelt Project. He notes that he left the committee after serving one term due to his frustration with the Park Board believing the committee’s work was redundant to what the Board’s mission was. He discusses the accomplishment of the commission being...
Dates:
June 9, 1998
Russell Elmer Edlefsen papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 030
Content Description
This collection contains a brief biography of Russell E. Edlefsen, a 1953 speech Edlefsen gave at Bishop Kelly’s Episcopal Silver Jubilee, correspondence, photographs, awards, newspaper/magazine clippings, and five copies of Look magazine (January 24, 1967- April 4, 1967). There is also an oversize illustration drawn by John G. Collias in 1951 of Edlefsen and his family in honor of Edlefsen’s 45th birthday.
Dates:
1951-1982
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Russell Elmer Edlefsen papers
Sara Baker , September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
File
Abstract
Sara Baker served on the council from the 1980s into the first year of the 2000s. Her time on the council spanned: a renewed vigor to develop downtown; how to approach new growth on the outskirts of Boise; and the surplus of funds during the 1990s that allowed for neighborhood reinvestment and an increase in city services.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 9 and 14, 2010, Sara Baker discusses her experience as a member of Boise City Council. She describes the state...
Dates:
September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
Stanley Burns, July 7, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 7, 1998, Stanley Burns discusses his involvement in creating the Greenbelt Committee. He begins by explaining how he inadvertently became active in Boise’s land conservation movement by joining the Ada County Fish and Game League to discover the best fishing spots in town. He describes how he put his efforts into advocating for a greenbelt after discovering the Atkinson Report of 1964 that recommended the construction of a pathway along the Boise...
Dates:
July 7, 1998
Suki Molina, June 10, 2011
File
Abstract
In her interview with Stephanie Milne on June 10, 2011, Suki Molina of the Idaho Conservation League, offered her memories of the serial foothills levy campaign and her ten plus years serving on the Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee. Molina spoke of the campaign which took place between 2000-2001 as well as how the campaign was organized and the obstacles it faced. She also reflected on the atmosphere of the Boise community leading up to the foothills campaign election day in May of...
Dates:
June 10, 2011
Terence O'Rouark, August 5, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 5, 1998, Terence O’Rouark discusses his time as a member of the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1989-1992. He explains that he became involved as a concerned citizen living in the East End Neighborhood. He describes his impression of the committee, their achievements in resisting development encroachment onto the pathway and wildlife habitats, his concern about the current state of the greenbelt, and where he thinks it will go in the future....
Dates:
August 5, 1998
Tom Baskin , July 16, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 16, 1998, Tom Baskin discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He describes how his frequent use of the Greenbelt for cycling and running led to his interest in applying for an open position on the committee in 1996. Tom describes his viewpoint on the disbanding of the committee as well as their accomplishment to ensure that new developments, specifically Harris Ranch, met the requirements of the ongoing expansion of the...
Dates:
July 16, 1998
Vernon L. Bisterfeldt , September 15, 2010, August 31, 2011, and September 9, 2011
File
Abstract
In three interviews with Brandi Burns on September 15, 2010, August 31 and September 9, 2011 Vernon Bisterfeldt discusses his family and personal history, his career in the Boise Police Department, and his decade of service as a member of the Boise City Council. In Vernon Bisterfeldt’s interview on August 31, 2011, Bisterfeldt shared his experiences as a Boise City Police Officer. Bisterfeldt worked for the Boise Police Department from May 1959 to January 1987, retiring after 28...
Dates:
September 15, 2010, August 31, 2011, and September 9, 2011