Former Boise City Council member Mike Wetherell had one of the best quotes on the whole "you can't build there because it would hurt my VIEW!" complaints:
In effect: If you want a view, buy the land. Otherwise, you have no legal ground for your complaint.
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Originally Posted by Hawk
Considering The Chase building is where I took My Profile photo, I can see why they complained about their views being taken away by other new structures. It was an impressive view from such a small tower. I guess they just wanted the small town feel while they were towering over everybody else. It amazes me how the rich can be so greedy sometimes. If your not careful money can easily turn you into a nimby. It is a shame that those apartments never were built. I thought there was some chatter between developers about bringing it back. Although, I do believe that was just chatter from here at SSP a few years ago. But I do hope someone will see us talking about the failed project and bring it back to life, or something similar.
Here's an enlarged view from inside the Chase building:
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