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“I reserve the remainder of my time,” Disilcone said, and asked council members to explain why a fuel-surcharge repayment for a $2,600,000 loan was set at a 50‑year repayment term when the recorded approval showed a 30‑year term, and why $1,236,130.14 for the Mountain View Cemetery irrigation-line replacement was paid from water enterprise funds rather than other sources.

Tom Kirkman, director of public services, replied that the fuel site is a street department asset and not a traditional interfund loan. Kirkman said staff presented financing and depreciation as two separate line items; both amounts are transferred back to the street fund, and the combined payoff period is effectively 28 years. “We… split it up to be half and half,” Kirkman said, and he said the city needs to recoup roughly $80,000 a year under the financing plan and that the city recouped about $84,000 last year.

On the cemetery irrigation payment, Kirkman said the water department had a main distribution line that runs through the cemetery and that replacing the main line was part of the water department’s replacement study. He said the city advanced the water-main work to avoid tearing up newly paved cemetery roads; the replacement used a “pipe‑bursting” method. Kirkman said he could not confirm whether the line is solely used for irrigation and emphasized that the pipe is a water-department asset.

No new council votes were taken during the town hall; the discussion recapped prior budget and contract decisions that Disilcone asked council members to explain.

Clarifying numerical details mentioned during the exchange included Disilcone’s reference to a $2,600,000 figure for the fuel financing discussion and Kirkman’s statement that the cemetery contractor was paid $1,236,130.14 to Allied Underground Technology (payment referenced by the speaker). Kirkman also said the combined financing/depreciation approach means the practical payoff is about 28 years and that the city’s annual recoup target on the fuel-surcharge item is roughly $80,000 per year (about $84,000 recouped last year).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pocatello City Council Town Hall 05 13 25","oneSentenceSummary","At a town-hall public comment session, a resident questioned the city’s decision to use a long repayment term for fuel-surcharge financing and to pay $1,236,130.14 for a cemetery line from water funds; staff said the fuel site is a street asset and the cemetery pipe is a water department main.","taxTitle","Pocatello City, Bannock County, Idaho","taxId",5619,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6564211,"Public urges disability flagging and release of body‑camera footage at Pocatello town hall",483,1931000,2414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3296256-8148a421d5341b7959830be09ed6dd5f&start=1931&end=2414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3296256-8148a421d5341b7959830be09ed6dd5f/thumbnail_1931000.jpg","/articles/6564211/Pocatello-City/Bannock-County/Idaho/Public-urges-disability-flagging-and-release-of-bodycamera-footage-at-Pocatello-town-hall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564211-5d5d9b260185ecd5812880489abc5e59/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151124&Signature=iXWRPdVrErX1phsmmLC6H63o8d5bUyZkoNobZk4hjMyLiGmhHKVTGRQ9Sb-a9rd0aBhWpujXDBi4blgahezgnCtszDe43wRtdkwAufdYVBdihlzrRoK9L4V7Wg9ZrvoUi5ZaESfIQsVnB0FosDdfeqPCKRmkXbadNSHkVQ818lJWHVaq4-JPP0hYz0DIDFPxXmBlZh45GR4YqDcd5cm~SrAMBlCv563NbxwQ4iuvynEhMU5-9iTjp86RQq4qlpQwxRxaRGlgMfY8k9ueUGMl-lCln9RdIuD0xBbQ-b0h0WCBXcXw5mlxyuevkKwAWLnutAHOm3M1bQNV2jP5~Jp65w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents used the city’s town-hall comment period to press for changes to first-responder protocols and to request release of body‑worn camera footage from a previous police shooting.

Dr. Mike Riley, a Pocatello resident, urged the city to require dispatchers to ask callers whether any people involved in a reported incident have a documented disability or mental‑health condition. “The dispatcher should ask a very important question: Do any of the people involved in the incident that you're reporting on have a documented disability or mental health issue?” Riley said, and he said he will submit additional recommendations in writing.

Steven Adams, who identified himself as a Pocatello resident, asked about the status of remaining body‑camera footage from an April 5 shooting of Victor Perez and whether four officers involved had been returned to active duty. “We’re still wanting the remaining body cam footage of the 2 officers that were probably wearing them at the time of the April 5 shooting of Victor Perez,” Adams said, and he also asked whether the four officers involved have been placed back into active duty status.

The mayor (unnamed) said the city is encouraging residents to notify the city if anyone in a household has disabilities so that information can be flagged for 911 calls. The mayor also asked Riley to email his recommendations for distribution to council members.

No formal council action or policy change was made during the meeting; the remarks were part of the public comment period. City officials invited written recommendations from Riley and indicated the city’s current step is outreach encouraging residents to provide disability information for 911-addressing purposes.

The speakers’ comments referenced two dates: Riley described “the tragic tragedy that we have experienced on May 5,” and Adams asked about footage from an April 5 shooting. The council did not provide a timeline for release of additional footage during the meeting.","At a town hall, doctors and residents urged Pocatello officials to add disability questions for 911 dispatch and asked for remaining body‑camera footage after a deadly incident; council indicated residents can register disability information and asked a speaker to submit recommendations in writing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6564215,"Pocatello staff preview summer programs, free services at town hall",1636,64000,1700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3296256-8148a421d5341b7959830be09ed6dd5f&start=64&end=1700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3296256-8148a421d5341b7959830be09ed6dd5f/thumbnail_64000.jpg","/articles/6564215/Pocatello-City/Bannock-County/Idaho/Pocatello-staff-preview-summer-programs-free-services-at-town-hall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6564215-0e1ef10abf1d83740cd003f94ff2e49a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151124&Signature=Y8B~Zhz8T6KXlmqZlM17g773sWmBXibg2mrhMZX6-9nK08zIEJ~bx4mWtk~-R2duVZxcHO1VrsPbwVMvS0802zsKZ0CboPRXjYgbOqvT6uS11Md22Na8KloLbUp-A728efSwLamQ8KKpGwtxQb-cLHf3FBqGXJq9krmMOuJp0ppeNPpjtBj-HwfYrFjhVywsHBu6Fy1zSNLNUGrusqbzXX6jmAYZM6j9mDcZoLPs6KyvHXxLecmNdkQGIbrh7GGoeyEgZL1-nD1PfvBtMzcuaLh7c8hWT1aUycdhyfwy6D5kIaTCCV1HJmovDDChoETQj0Gn5xmFyLpe7Lv8VEg75g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pocatello Parks & Recreation and Marshall Public Library staff used a city town hall to summarize this summer’s recreation, aquatics and library programs and to highlight free services for families and young people.

Anne Butler, parks and recreation director, described pool and recreation-center schedules, new facilities and special events and encouraged residents to visit the sites. “We have a new 3,200 square foot weight room that is absolutely beautiful,” Butler said. Eric Seese, library director, outlined the library’s summer reading and events schedule and noted multiple locations where free youth transit passes are distributed.

Butler said the Community Recreation Center will offer public swim hours May 30 through Aug. 30 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and that swimming lessons (two-day sessions) run in June and July with registration already open. Ross Park Aquatics Complex is planned to open for the season May 24 through Aug. 17; Butler described repairs and upgrades there including repaired deck drains, replastered play features and new lockers arriving this season.

Butler also detailed evening and special programs at Ross Park: family-night admission (Monday–Thursday, 5–7 p.m., half price), teen splash dances in July for 13–18 year olds, sensory-friendly swims on July 19 and July 21 at 10 a.m., and lazy-river resistance walking starting June 2 through Aug. 15. She listed youth camps, rock-climbing classes, adult and beginner women’s mountain-biking sessions, guided hikes and a seniors’ hiking series in August.

Zoo Idaho staff opened May 1 (daily, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.), Butler said, and the zoo will run youth programs and summer camps; Zoo free day is scheduled for May 31, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., sponsored by Connections Credit Union. Butler also noted free community amenities including multiple disc-golf courses, two dog parks (Bannock Park in downtown Pocatello and Katie’s Dog Park at the animal shelter), Portniff Greenway trails and an expanding schedule of park signage tied to new city branding.

Seese said Marshall Public Library’s 2025 summer reading theme is “Color Our World” and that the program kicks off June 7 with a registration party at the library from 2 to 4 p.m. The library will run age‑specific programs — story times for babies through preschool, elementary visiting-guest programs (Natural History Museum, ISU Physics Department and others), teen maker and workshop sessions, and adult events including a book “tasting” on June 12 and a visible-mending workshop on Aug. 5.

Seese described recurring services: monthly STEAM nights, three book groups, weekly “take it and make it” craft kits, Libby (e-book/eaudiobook) drop-in help sessions and 3-D printing services (minimum $1 fee). He also described a sister-library program with a partner in Zambia, a summer book-wagon that visits parks and hands out books to children, and partnerships with nearby Lookout Park events (food trucks on Mondays, Revive at 5 on Wednesdays, farmers market Saturdays).

Both presenters noted operational details residents may need: Butler promoted seasonal hiring (positions start at age 16; a few 15-year-old roles exist) and distributed QR-coded chips linking to job postings and the city activity guide. Seese said summer youth transit passes can be picked up at Marshall Library, the Center for Adult Living, Ross Park Aquatic Center, the Community Recreation Center and the Portniff District Library.

Council members and the mayor asked questions about program ages and meeting logistics; staff frequently directed residents to the city and department websites for full schedules and registration details. No council action was taken during the presentations.

For more information, Butler and Seese said event calendars and registration links are posted on the Parks & Recreation and Marshall Public Library websites.","Parks & Recreation and Marshall Public Library staff outlined swim schedules, camps, free events, and transit youth passes at a city town hall, and urged residents to check online schedules and seasonal hiring needs.","actionData","errors"]

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