Public lands
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Ken Pursley , July 23, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 23, 1998, Ken Pursley discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee from around 1971-1975. He recounts how he moved back to Idaho from Chicago because of his desire to be close to the clean water and recreational opportunities he grew up with; he was horrified to learn that the Boise River was too contaminated to safely swim in. He created Citizens Alliance, an organization focusing on local planning and zoning issues and exploring ways to...
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July 23, 1998
Ken Stolz , July 28, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 28, 1998, Ken Stolz discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee in 1976. He describes his first impression of the committee as a very dedicated group of people, his astonishment that the Greenbelt has extended to Eagle, and the irony of property values increasing when the popular opinion was that they would decrease if the Greenbelt ordinance passed. He remembers a positive relationship between the Committee and the City staff and leaders,...
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July 28, 1998
Marvin "Mike" Misner , June 22, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 22, 1998, Mike Misner discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1992-1996. He describes the completion of the Willow Lane segment of pathway as an accomplishment he is most proud of, the conflicts with BSU on the plan to build the pathway through campus, and some of the pushback from property owners near the proposed pathway on the Willow Lane segment. He recounts some of the compromises that were made to balance public...
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June 22, 1998
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
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