tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post7949186105791019110..comments2023-11-23T11:53:11.163-07:00Comments on Caldwell Guardian: March 2001 Caldwell Urban Renewal MinutesPaul Alldredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502379547952380365noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-72676908730539531352011-03-23T22:45:42.993-06:002011-03-23T22:45:42.993-06:00So who is on this blue ribbon think tank team of g...So who is on this blue ribbon think tank team of geniuses the deciders have appointed to say another jail is needed after they were told loud and clear that WE THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT! WE THE PEOPLE WANT YOU TO STOP RAISING OUR TAXES AND OPERATE WITHIN YOUR BUDGET! No actually means No Steve! Only a feeble minded dolt would back you on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-48352508046887857692011-03-14T14:30:46.137-06:002011-03-14T14:30:46.137-06:00If I were a CEO I wold not be as concerned with th...If I were a CEO I wold not be as concerned with the "incentives" on the front end as I would be with the ongoing costs of property taxes, labor and utility costs. Property taxes in Caldwell and Canyon County for that matter are much higher per $100k of taxable value than they are in ADA County. No serious employer with good paying jobs is going to locate in Caldwell or Nampa with their out of control property taxes.<br /><br />Once you get past the initial costs of brick and mortar for a start up business recurring costs come into play. Caldwell UR costs every property taxpayer nearly $300/$100K of net taxable value.Paul Alldredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502379547952380365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-91689806040140423242011-03-14T11:43:09.804-06:002011-03-14T11:43:09.804-06:00In reply to Anonymous, The problem with "stic...In reply to Anonymous, The problem with "sticking it to Coporate America " is that if you create a busness climate where a busness cannot produce their product at a price where they can be compeditive and turn a profit they have no choice but to go elsewhere and the jobs go with them. You would have to be crazy as a CEO to invest in this country with all of the taxes and restictions that are placed on business' here. We have become one of the most anti busness counties in the world.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-64837898407825828632011-03-13T21:00:36.636-06:002011-03-13T21:00:36.636-06:00I have no problem helping out someone who truely i...I have no problem helping out someone who truely is incapeable of providing for them selves. But the vast majority of the people in subsidized houseing and all the other "entitlement programs" are there because they choose to be. I don't belive there are any laws preventing someone from improving their skills through education and hard work so that they can command a higher salery.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-26410791229998438382011-03-13T00:49:21.950-07:002011-03-13T00:49:21.950-07:00I think I would rather have low income housing the...I think I would rather have low income housing there rather than waste money on the second kind of low income housing big business seems to want to go there. How come the working class poor are the only ones being incarcerated? Jails are a business plain and simple. We don't need anymore and I don't buy that crap they are feeding us that there isn't enough room. For once we have a president who is sticking it to Corporate America and making them pay their fair share. It's about time big business stepped up and paid back to the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-86159529609145685252011-03-12T09:59:53.917-07:002011-03-12T09:59:53.917-07:00Handing out money to just about anyone knocking on...Handing out money to just about anyone knocking on the door in Caldwell has created some really bad habits. I welcome any business or project wanting to locate in Caldwell and city agencies have the responsiblity to help these people in every way they can. It is a bad deal for taxpayers if we have to hand over a bucket-o-cash to get these projects. Come to Caldwell but please pay your way and be a part of the community rather than a parasite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-39497718600819892092011-03-12T09:54:19.837-07:002011-03-12T09:54:19.837-07:00Speaking of Mr. Hopper, his wife serves on the Cal...Speaking of Mr. Hopper, his wife serves on the Caldwell School Board but their kids go to Bishop Kelly. Mrs Hopper has stated she thinks it is a better school and education for their kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-81189645099228709852011-03-11T23:39:32.074-07:002011-03-11T23:39:32.074-07:00Hopper is a waste of flesh! He does so much behind...Hopper is a waste of flesh! He does so much behind the scenes crap, that he smells.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-58172021811299111702011-03-11T21:27:16.563-07:002011-03-11T21:27:16.563-07:00I really do not have a problem with people in this...I really do not have a problem with people in this country having a roof over their heads. What galls me is my tax dollars are used to provide housing to people who are here illegally working for starvation wages. The peole paying these poor wages have figured out how to "game the system" and upload all the social costs of having a slave class in this country. <br /><br />They not only want me to subsidize all this but at the same time they are working around the clock to dismantle the middle class in this country. NAFTA, Globalization and any other program that causes good jobs in America to go elsewhere at the expense of the middleclass workers is killing the American Dream.<br /><br />Employers want no part of a system that requires an employee prove he or she is here legally. It is wrong. The hidden costs of illegal workers in this country is enormous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-3653186890157128732011-03-11T16:02:09.999-07:002011-03-11T16:02:09.999-07:00You have to remember in susidized houseing you don...You have to remember in susidized houseing you don't have to worry about market forces controlling you income . You have a built in clientele and the goverment check ( Paid with our tax money ) always shows up. Sometimes it makes you wonder why you invest your money and take the risk of being in businessBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-57474166790649583332011-03-11T09:36:17.307-07:002011-03-11T09:36:17.307-07:00A complete waste of hard earned taxpayer money. Th...A complete waste of hard earned taxpayer money. The rape of taxpayers continues at the hands of the Caldwell general authorities!Growlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-90733061150884663452011-03-10T20:09:24.035-07:002011-03-10T20:09:24.035-07:00It's not like we don't have enough low inc...It's not like we don't have enough low income housing in Caldwell, this guy is trying to build yet more. Do your market analysis and see what is already for rent on craigslist. They can't fill what is already out there.<br /><br />What in the world are these people thinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4157230973290376625.post-40079465328359546212011-03-10T18:04:24.402-07:002011-03-10T18:04:24.402-07:00Too funny,
build a jail by the courthouse!
What ...Too funny,<br /><br />build a jail by the courthouse!<br /><br />What if there's no place left to build?<br /><br />Great planning guys, no really, way to think <br /><br />ahead folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com