Foothills
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Jack Storey, December 3, 2013
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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.
Dates:
December 3, 2013
Jim Collier , February 24, 2018
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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.
Dates:
February 24, 2018
Jim Hall, September 13, 2011
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Abstract
In his interview with Susan Stacy, Jim Hall described the origins of the Boise foothills preservation effort. He described the partnerships he fostered with various public agencies as well as private landowners in the foothills. He discussed the different steps and committees that formed a long the way that culminated in the passage of the serial levy. Hall also provided insight into his involvement in various projects since 2001. The interview concludes with Susan Stacy and Jim hall...
Dates:
September 13, 2011
Jon Mason , July 13, 2010 and July 22, 2010
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Abstract
In two interviews with Brandi Burns on July 13 and July 22, 2010, Jon Mason discusses his career in engineering at Morrison-Knudsen Company and as a professor at Boise State University. He describes how he worked on several committees prior to entering government including the Boise Vision Plan and his appointment to the Design Review Board by Mayor Coles. He explains how the city’s poor handling of transportation problems led him to run for city council and discusses the many solutions that...
Dates:
July 13, 2010 and July 22, 2010
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
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
Paul Woods , August 23, 2011
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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
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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