BOISE COUNTY: News, Upcoming Events & Action Items for Conservatives - Update 10/01/24 [ARCHIVED]
Boise County News, Events & Action Items
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Resources
Boise County Republican Party (BCRCC)
Idaho World (Boise County Newspaper)
📅 KEY UPCOMING EVENTS!
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - General Election Day
November 5, 2024 Idaho Voting Recommendations. State of Idaho, Legislative District 8 & Boise County
MORE INFORMATION:
Below and here: https://boise.idgop.org/events/
CLASSES, EVENTS & NEWS
🆕 Middle Fork Complex Wildfire Resources (August 2024 - ??)
Legislature Classes (online)
Interim Signal & Flagging Schedule @ State Highway 55 and Banks/Lowman Road
June 2024 Idaho GOP Convention Results — Leadership remains Conservative!
MOVE-IT Effort to Move Boise County Seat from Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend (09/28/24)
🆕 Boise County GOP Central Committee Events Calendar (Details)
Boise County GOP Meeting September 30, 2024 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM; rescheduled from 09/23/24)
Idaho City Days October 5-6, 2024 (all day)
General Election November 5, 2024 (8:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
Idaho’s Illegal Immigration, Open Borders, Related Crimes & Security. What Can WE Do?
New Idaho GOP Region 6 & Chair (June 2024)
Classes
Firearms Classes in Eagle & Boise, ID
LEGISLATURE CLASSES from Idaho Freedom Foundation (offered online)
Both one-hour sessions have ended, but you can find the videos on Idaho Freedom TV - YouTube: Watch | Freedom, Spending, and Education Indexes
Legislature 101: Idaho legislature process + how the Freedom Index, Spending Index, and Education Index work (video 57 min): Watch
Legislature 201: IFF focus on key policy and spending areas + Q&A with IFF policy experts. Discussed the complex — but important — budget process and the crucial IFF Freedom, Spending and Education indexes. DO NOT re-elect legislators with consistently low rankings! Watch
NEWS
🆕 Middle Fork Complex Wildfire Resources (August 2024 - ??)
One-stop (unofficial) community resource for news about the massive Middle Fork Complex Wildfire in Boise and Valley Counties: Read | Google Map of the affected area.
Interim Signal & Flagging Schedule @ State Highway 55 and Banks/Lowman Road
Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) announced a new interim signal, long-term plans, and 2024 summer flagging schedule at State Highway 55 and Banks/Lowman Road in Boise County: Read Press Release (press release is summarized below)
ITD working towards solutions for summer traffic at SH-55, Banks-Lowman Intersection.
To alleviate travel problems along the SH-55, Banks Lowman corridor — especially during the busy summer season — the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is implementing short-term measures for flagging and an interim signal while working on a long-term solution.
Short Term - Interim Signal: ITD plans to install an interim traffic signal later this year at the SH-55, Banks Lowman Road intersection. The project team currently is engaged in material testing, environmental work, site design, and stakeholder collaboration.
Long-Term - Planning: In tandem with the temporary signal, ITD will begin designing a comprehensive intersection plan during the next few years. The design process will include bridge widening and road expansion to accommodate a final signal for increasing traffic demands. There is currently no funding for construction.
Flagging - Prior to Interim Signal: Until the interim signal is operational, flagging will occur at peak 2024 summer travel periods at the intersection, as follows:
Father’s Day
All Sundays in July
First Sunday in August
Second Sunday in August
Labor Day
Always plan ahead, especially during heavy weekend travel along the corridor, by leaving earlier or later. Also, check 511.idaho.gov before you go.
June 2024 Idaho GOP Convention Results — Leadership remains Conservative!
Six hundred voting delegates representing Idaho's 44 counties attended the 2024 Idaho GOP Convention in Coeur d’Alene on June 13-15, 2024. Conservatives remain in leadership of the IDGOP! The following Republicans won by an even larger margin this year than they did in Twin Falls at Convention two years ago.
Dorothy Moon - Chair
Mark Fuller - 1st Vice Chair
Vicki Purdy - 2nd Vice Chair
Steve Bender - Treasurer
Maria Olsen Nate - Secretary
Bryan Smith - National Committeeman
Vicki Keen - National Committeewoman
Boise County's six voting delegates and one alternate represented the Boise County Republican Central Committee (BCRCC) and Boise County well.
We’re proud that our very own BCRCC Chair / Idaho GOP Region 6 Chair Jean Mollenkopf Moore was unanimously elected to cast one of Idaho's four electoral college votes after the November 5, 2024 general election for President. Read about the Electoral College (SOURCE: National Archives)
MOVE IT Effort to Move Boise County Seat from Idaho City to Horseshoe Bend
🆕 We oppose this move.
🆕 Boise County GOP Central Committee Events Calendar (Details)
Boise County GOP Meeting October 28, 2024 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
Idaho City Days October 5-6, 2024 (all day)
General Election November 5, 2024 (8:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
Idaho’s Illegal Immigration, Open Borders, Related Crimes & Security. What Can WE Do?
Do we have a border crisis in Idaho? Probably! So what can Idaho Sheriffs, ordinary citizens, lawmakers and courts do about it? 🆕Updated as needed. Read **
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New Idaho GOP Region 6 & Chair (June 2024)
The IDGOP now has 10 regions across Idaho. Boise County is now part of the new Idaho GOP Region 6, which includes the following counties: Valley, Custer, Boise, Elmore, and Gem.
Horseshoe Bend’s Region 6 organizational meeting held on June 5, 2024 was a full-house turnout with all counties fully represented. Jean Mollenkopf Moore was elected Chair of IDGOP Region 6 by unanimous vote. Congratulations, Jean!
Boise County Republican Central Committee Reorganization (May 2024)
Following a contentious reorganization meeting after the May 2024 primaries, the Boise County Republican Central Committee (BCRCC) remains conservative! For more about the Boise County Republican Central Committee, please visit the website: https://boise.idgop.org/
Officers:
Chairman - Jean Mollenkopf
Vice Chairman - Dave Jakovac
🆕 Secretary -
Vee Lehman (resigned due to unavailability for meetings)Keith OlsonTreasurer - Steve Moore
State Committeeman - Steve Moore
State Committeewoman - Thelma Medina
State Youth Committeeperson - Matt Mills
Precinct Committeeman:
PC 30 - Bill Baker
PC 40 - Dave Jakovac
PC 50 - Roger Jackson
PC 60 - Marla Lawson
PC 70 - Josh Thornton
PC 80 - Brian Davies
💉BOISE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADVISE AGAINST GENE THERAPY SHOTS
🔥Idaho’s County Commissioners Advise Against Gene Therapy Shots: Read
🔥Boise County Commissioner's Meeting 03/12/24 (reported in Idaho World 3/20/24, page 3):
Commissioner Clay Tucker elected Chairman of the Board while Steve Twilegar attends remotely.
Commissioner Steve Twilegar proposed and commissioners will hear a resolution against employer shot mandates on April 9! Boise County commissioners are awesome!
🔥Cloud Seeding Experiment in Idaho (03/05/24). Cloud seeding chemicals are toxic, and we're being bombarded with them. Cloud seeding is especially concerning for those of us in Boise County, which is in the Payette watershed being seeded (see Figure 1 image and other PDF links in the article): Read
ACTION ITEMS
Do your part in showing up where conservative voices are needed!
☑️ Register to Vote
Register to vote if you're new to the area, have changed addresses or names recently, or have turned 18. Voter Information & Registration
☑️ Public Records Request. Quick link is here if you need to make a Public Records Request in Boise County: Download (PDF)