City government
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
David Jones , July 30, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 30, 1998, David Jones discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee beginning in 1997. He describes how the duplication of reports from the various committees to the Parks and Recreation Department led to a consolidation of the work and disbanding of the committee, his support of the decision to create the Capitol Bridge underpass, and his overall positive opinion of the work the committee accomplished. He notes the discussion...
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July 30, 1998
Dede Wilhelm, July 29, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 29, 1998, Dede Wilhelm discusses her involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1996-1997. She describes her first impressions of the committee, her view of why it disbanded in 1997, her view of the greenbelt currently, who she thinks is largely responsible for advancing the project, and the problems she thinks will need to be dealt with in the future including competing use patterns and the potential need for security patrols. Dede...
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July 29, 1998
Denise Arellano , July 7, 2011
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In her interview with Stephanie Milne on July 22, 2011, Denise Arellano offered her memories and recollections of the serial foothills levy campaign that she was a part of. Arellano spoke of how she got involved in the campaign and her exact participation in it. She described in detail her role on the fundraising committee and the house parties that she was responsible for. She also commented on the campaign’s positive messaging and how vital it was to its ultimate success. Additionally, she...
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July 7, 2011
Don Belts, June 23, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 23, 1998, Don Belts discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee beginning around 1982. He describes how his background as a landscape architect was a contributing factor to applying for a position on the committee. His impression of the committee, how it operated, and some of the issues it ran into including development at BSU and attempts to balance access with wildlife habitat management are discussed.
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June 23, 1998
Don Boyer , August 11, 2010
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In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on August 11, 2010, Don Boyer discusses his career with the Boise Fire Department. Topics discussed in the interview include: the jobs he had prior to becoming a firefighter; the support the department gave him while his wife was sick; how the staff responded to different leadership styles; how he got the nickname Cletis; his feelings about the men he worked with being like a family; becoming an ARFF firefighter; and becoming the Fire Department...
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August 11, 2010
Donald R. Brennan , July 14, 2010
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Donald R. Brennan started service on the city council in 1988, when Dirk Kempthorne had been mayor for two years. Boise was coming out of the development slump that resulted from urban renewal policies that had tried to force a mall into downtown Boise. The downtown core was beginning to see reinvestment, and much of the success he attributes to Mayor Kempthorne. In an interview with Brandi Burns on July 14, 2010, Donald R. Brennan describes many of the issues that he was...
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July 14, 2010
Earl Reynolds, June 18, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 18, 1998, Earl Reynolds discusses his involvement with the creation of the Boise River Greenbelt through membership in the Capital City Kiwanis Club beginning in the 1950s and serving on the Greenbelt Committee in 1970 and again in the early 1980s. He describes how Gordon Eichmann, Glen Cline, and himself worked on creating a greenbelt plan and small improvement projects through their affiliations in the Kiwanis Club and the Planning and Zoning...
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June 18, 1998
Elbert "Bert" Cleaveland , July 15, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 15, 1998, Bert Cleaveland discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He recounts his first impressions of the committee, the individuals he credits with pushing the project forward, his thoughts on the progress of the Greenbelt project, and how the Boise River Greenbelt compares to others he has visited. He discusses the Lake Harbor section, building of the Ram Restaurant, BSU section, and...
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July 15, 1998
Elizabeth Van Zonneveld , July 27, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 27, 1998, Elizabeth Van Zonneveld discusses her involvement with the Boise River Greenbelt project. She recounts how when she first became involved with the Greenbelt as member of the Idaho Environmental Council it was an open space project with no emphasis on pathways. She served as the third Greenbelt Coordinator, after Bill Onweiler and Gay Davis, where her responsibilities were public relations, grant money acquisition, land matching, and land...
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July 27, 1998
Flip Kleffner, December 1, 2010
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Flip Kleffner served on the City Council from 1972-1974, a period when Boise was changing rapidly. Kleffner had experienced the pre-WWII Boise and had seen the effects of the growth. Like many cities in the nation, Boise adopted an urban renewal policy to revitalize its downtown. By 1972, many buildings had already been demolished in the downtown core, and plans were underway to construct a large, enclosed mall to entice suburban shoppers back into the downtown.In an interview...
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December 1, 2010