Neighborhood government

Abstract In an interview with Brandi Burns on August 4, 2010, Anne Hausrath discusses her experience on Boise City Council from 1992-2000 and the development of Boise throughout those years. She was a founder of the Wetland Coalition, a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving the wetland ecosystem in Hulls Gulch; they would later become the Save Hulls Gulch movement. According to Hausrath, her experience in the effort to save Hulls Gulch from development inspired...

Scope and Contents

This collection contains born digital records including organizing documents, annual reports, meeting minutes, project reports, map, and informative flyers documenting the activities of the neighborhood association.

Scope and Contents This collection contains articles of association and bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, plans, and project files which document the formation and activities of the Collister Neighborhood Association (CNA) from 1993-2017. The collection also includes documentation on projects the CNA completed with various grants through the Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP – formerly Neighborhood Reinvestment Grants). Notable projects in the collection include trail markers,...

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This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Abstract Susan Pisani was interviewed on September 10, 2015. Her interview primarily concerned community improvement projects that she supervised in the Vista neighborhood. Pisani moved to the Vista neighborhood in 1983 and was actively involved in the community by founding the Vista Neighborhood Association. She was president of the association, volunteering for more than twenty years while also working other full-time jobs. During her tenure, programs such as Paint the Town, Rake Up Boise, and...