Boise River Greenbelt (Boise, Idaho)
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Morgan Masner , June 10, 1998
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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...
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June 10, 1998
Nancy Donald , August 8, 1998
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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...
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August 8, 1998
Nelson Miller , August 17, 1998
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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...
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August 17, 1998
Orland Mayer, August 3, 1998
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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...
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August 3, 1998
Richard Eardley, September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
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Richard Eardley served on the Boise City Council for one term from 1970-1974, and as mayor for three terms from 1974-1986. In an interview with Brandi Burns on September 16, 2009, Richard Eardley discusses his childhood in Baker, Oregon, his career in journalism and radio, what led to his interest in city government, and the issues he worked on as a councilmember and mayor. He describes how the nonpartisanship of local government changed after the Kempthorne administration, what...
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September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
Robert "Bob" Day, July 31, 1998
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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...
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July 31, 1998
Robert Stolz , June 9, 1998
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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...
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June 9, 1998
Stanley Burns, July 7, 1998
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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...
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July 7, 1998
Terence O'Rouark, August 5, 1998
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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....
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August 5, 1998
Tom Baskin , July 16, 1998
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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...
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July 16, 1998