City government
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Jerry and Kevin Gould , July 13, 2010 and July 29, 2010
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In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on July 13, 2010, Jerry and Kevin Gould discuss their careers with the Boise Fire Department. Topics discussed in the interview: what led them to become firefighters; the difference in hiring practices between when Jerry was hired in 1964 and when Kevin was hired in 1991; introduction of advanced equipment like Scott Air-Paks; the beginning of the Dive Team; how training helped evolve firefighting and medical response; changing from two-man to...
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July 13, 2010 and July 29, 2010
Jim Hall, September 13, 2011
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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...
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September 13, 2011
Joe LaMarche , July 22, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 22, 1998, Joe LaMarche discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He describes the role the committee played in development of the project, how the meetings worked, and how the committee balanced competing interests. He touches on his memory of the river in the 1950s, how his experience with the Greenbelt led him to understand the river as an asset to the community, and his feelings about the Greenbelt currently. Joe...
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July 22, 1998
John Chapman , June 15, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 15, 1998, John Chapman discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt Committee beginning in the early 1970s. He recounts his appointment to the committee as a representative of the Planning and Zoning Commission. He explains some of the first steps of land acquisition involving condemnation lawsuits to acquire parcels across from Ann Morrison Park, how the Greenbelt Ordinance was necessary to keep property owners from building on the riverbank, and his...
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June 15, 1998
Jon Mason , July 13, 2010 and July 22, 2010
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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...
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July 13, 2010 and July 22, 2010
Joy Buersmeyer , July 12, 2010 and July 27, 2010
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Joy Buersmeyer served on the Boise City Council during the 1970s and 1980s, which was the heart of the urban renewal era. By 1976 few developments in the downtown core were occurring, and the BRA was continuing to fight for an enclosed mall to locate into the downtown. It was not until 1986 that this vision for downtown changed. Dirk Kempthorne was elected as mayor, and many council members were voted out.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on July 12 and 27, 2010, Joy Buersmeyer...
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July 12, 2010 and July 27, 2010
Judy Peavey-Derr, August 4, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 4, 1998, Judy Peavey-Derr discusses her work advancing the Boise Greenbelt project as an Ada County Commissioner from 1987-1991. She describes how her appointment to coordinate Ada County’s activities in the Idaho Centennial Celebration led her to create a 501(c)(3)—The Boise River Trail Foundation—to help fund connecting the pathway from Lucky Peak Dam to Eagle. The project would be Ada County’s contribution to celebrating the Idaho Centennial, but...
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August 4, 1998
Kathleen Day, September 19, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on September 19, 1998, Kathleen Day discusses her involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. She describes how she first became interested in helping to protect public access to the waterways while acting as the environmental chairman for the League of Women Voters. She recollects her fist impressions of the committee, the other members, and their major accomplishment of maintaining open space and public access to the river. She notes the struggle...
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September 19, 1998
Keith Gilmore , July 15, 1998
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In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 15, 1998, Keith Gilmore discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee and his experience as a landowner dealing with the Greenbelt development. He describes how his meeting with Mayor Amyx at a restaurant led to his applying for a seat on the committee, and the original goals of the group to control the setback and to create rules on building restrictions along the riverbank. Keith notes how much the appeal of river front...
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July 15, 1998
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