Council gives green light to church project

may as well turn all the down town business buildings into churches, they are not good for any thing else

With the current city council you would have to wait at least a year and a half and pay them off.

Who was the 1 in the 3-1 vote?

I can guess who voted against it but I wasn't present. I am sure it was Isaac.

That's a lot of voters........I knew they'd change the rules to fit the jewels.

Any reason why we are having another church built in this town? Don't we already have enough of them?

SniperCQ, with respect to you and others, please read the history of this subject. You are correct, in the fact that we don't need another church in town. The Catholic community is upgrading/modernizing their church by adding a community center (Fellowship Hall) to the existing facility.

I don't mind a church,, but when they start buying up business property in downtown and the city lets them, Churches Don't pay taxes,

AND THEN

they have the nerve to go after property owners for school bonds under the claim, oh man we just don't have money, well makes people think, what the heck is the city thinking ???????

RECALL TIME

The City Needs to come up with a REAL CITY PLAN to pay these bonds off and not let them sit for 30 years,

Question: when are these Bonds going to be paid off, if its over One Year,, well thats too long and the property owner needs to rethink our view of who is in charge of the city, and maybe have a recall election to replace them. because all they are doing is warming their seats and the property owners and our grandkids are paying for it. we're getting nothing for it but a bunch of pain.

Lets fire these guys and start over with the idea of getting out of the the large hole the city has gotten us into before its too late

Freedom, You are confused. Who is the "they" you are talking about? You seem to be combining the Catholic church, city council and the school district all into one big "they". Your comments are displaying your lack of knowledge about any and all of these subjects.

You're Right its one big "They" its called a plan.

but I don't read into what you do "Catholic church"

don't see that there, But there's a point too be made

if the "They" got the money to buy business property and expand why can't the "They" pay down the Bonds" and pay for their Own Kids Education. why do property owners have too pay, Im sick and tired of people making up reasons for the poor guy down the street too pay more taxes, its not right, I suppose a church would call it a moral issue, its just not right, it don't read right, that means its Wrong.

Maybe somebody should stand up in church and ask " hey " why don't we help pay down these Bonds instead of expanding. why don't the "they" help us from this "Pit" tax hole we've gotten ourselves into. maybe sell some of those SUV's.

Folks you'd be wise too start Reading some of your tax statements, the "We" are being tax to death

"Your comments are displaying your lack of knowledge about any and all of these subjects."

Mmm at least I can Read

Freedom, "The City Needs to come up with a REAL CITY PLAN to pay these bonds off and not let them sit for 30 years" What bonds are you talking about? If you are talking about the school levy, the city has nothing to do with that.

"buying up business property in downtown and the city lets them"

I don't think the city has any control over privately owned property being sold to whom ever the owner wishes.

"They" the city of Mountain Home can not make plans for the Mountain Home School District or the Catholic churchs' right to purchase property. What a tragedy for Mountain Home the city if that property which was purchased would have sat empty.

The sad thing is, people are not willing to buy or setup a new business in Mountain Home. At least not downtown, if you could call it a "downtown". With all the empty buildings, it is starting to look for like Rocky Bar - a ghost town. I don't see very may takers for the old King's building. Or that's right, with the current parking ordinance, you would have to buy an adjacent lot just to satisfy the parking ordinance. Wait a minute, I got an idea. Purchase the King's building, then buy Lane's Appliance. Tear that building down and replace it with a parking garage. The reason for Lane's Appliance is that it is owned by Councilwoman Isaac. She was the delaying factor in the Catholic church project, because of so-called parking. Funny, I don't see anyone updating the ordinance. Typical city council, four bumps on a log not willing to do anything.

I know what to do with Kings, I'd follow California, Or, Mont and a few other states that are around Idaho

I'd have it be Soul Source for the Region, put a big vault in the basement and Have the sheriff Office guard it 24/7, and who better too run it for the city,, it would bring up to a "BILLION DOLLARS" a year,, so what is it,, and be good for health. MMMM

Im mean if the city are going to be run by liberals ???

A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CLINIC would work

but thats not legal, well another loss op, we lose so much money to jackpot and the other states, no wonder why so many business building are empty,,its just poor business smarts I guess

Freedom, I suspect you have used a little to much of that medical herb. You make absolutly no sense.

look at the air force airman who Elmore just busted for a grow op in a basement and then that guy in the day care center in Boise and another guy in Boise.

Its out of control,,, we need control

what better way too make money and control the situation

this cops and robbers stuff I don't think works well

Leadership,, thats what we need

But what exactly would you control? If there were a hotdog stand, and investors from Utah were to build a soccer stadium, would it draw enough people downtown to pay off the bonds? It's a tough answer to vote on when one ponders the elasticity of rubberbands.

Excellent point, AD. Here's a little help in pondering the elasticity of rubber bands, and well worth viewing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMFPe-DwULM