The Loyal Opposition: Ada County Courthouse

Bethine Church couldn’t be more right about the need for the Idaho Legislature to protect, restore and make use of the old Ada County Courthouse. Though up north we frequently feel ignored by the self-anointed gods of Ada County and Southern Idaho, this is a case where the history of Idaho is at stake and it’s important for us to weigh in on an Ada County matter. Most people won’t care about this, but we should - every person from all around Idaho should.

I remember my first trip to Boise when I came upon the Statehouse plaza and the courthouse next door and I felt real pride at how impressive our capital city is.

And what’s more - it will probably be more fiscally prudent to remodel instead of razing the existing courthouse and building new in the long run. New isn’t always better, as we know.

But unfortunately our legislators are too wrapped up in gay marriages, closed meetings, and reelection posturing to truly work on this problem.

Mike Kennedy