Alan Shealy , September 11, 2018

File

Staff Only

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

September 11, 2018

Extent

900 Megabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

In an interview with Jennifer Stevens on September 11, 2018, Alan Shealy discusses his personal history, his appointment to city council by Mayor Terteling-Payne, and the issues he worked on. He describes how his experience working in finance led him to undertake changing how the city created budgets and to help restore transparency and confidence in city government. He discusses his fiscal philosophy and his voting history on issues including moving a ten commandments statue out of Julia Davis Park, management of Community House, funding of a detox center. He also touches on Boise’s park system, foothills management, the relationship between city hall and the police department, and transportation.

Alan also describes the issues he worked on while on the Ada County Air Quality Board and as commissioner for Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC) including historic districts and the creation of Blueprint Boise, a masterplan for development in Boise.