Parks

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...

Content Description

This collection consists of a map of the Greenbelt, a map of Veterans Memorial Park, artifacts and documents retrieved from a time capsule buried in collaboration with the Boise Family YMCA, and color slides of Fort Boise, the Natatorium, public pools, and department events.

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Gordon S. Bowen during his career at Boise Parks and Recreation Department. Also represented in the collection are research files compiled to aid in the compilation of two books. The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, board minutes, service awards, slides, maps, and reports.

Content Description

This collection contains project files, photographic prints and negatives, plans, posters, scrapbook, and publications.

Abstract Mary Trail served on the council during the last years of the fight to bring the mall downtown before a new set of council members and mayor took office. The zoning for the mall to move to its suburban location was approved, and when the new council took office, downtown redevelopment pushed forward. Downtown Boise in the late 1980s and 1990s started to see construction of new buildings and other positive signs that revitalization was occurring.In an interview with Brandi Burns...

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.