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City Council New Elects January 13, 2026
Celebrate our two new Councilmen Decker Sanders and Brendan McCarthy
think of future and learn from the past
Old Lang syne
English version
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And old lang syne?
(Chorus)
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup!
And surely I’ll buy mine!
And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
We two have run about the slopes,
And picked the daisies fine;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
Since auld lang syne.
We two have paddled in the stream,
From morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
Since auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand my trusty friend!
And give me a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
For auld lang syne.
Allen's investigaTIONs
celebrating the two new city council members Decker Sanders and Bredan McCarthy 11/10/2024
Now that celebrating the two new city council members has slowed down, I need to expose what happened by three entities. City hall, Mountain home chamber of commerce and a fake facebook called This is mountain home that was set up October 25, 2025 which is similar to city’s facebook page. These entities disrespected certain candidates during this election by politics of intimidation in small-town Idaho. City canceled McCarthy’s meet and greet just hours prior to event. McCarthy is not an employee of the city and this ordinance was set up due to mayor Sykes trying to hold a republican political forum in council chambers with closed doors to citizens. Chamber posted Decker (Diddy) Sanders and put three candidates vs three candidates, spelled two candidates names wrong on flier and posts. Then This is mountain home attacking one candidate. This fake facebook page caused two candidates to back out of the forum due to the organizations lack of transparency of which they will be exposed and one candidates prior commitment to a meet and greet set up prior to this fake forum which ended up being canceled.
Due to citizens seeing through this they voted for the strongest candidates to move this city forwards not backwards and hold mayor Rich Sykes and city hall accountable and to stop the rederick.
They will start their four year term on January 13, 2026.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2025 will we be loosing another Historical part of Mountain Home?*
Attached is the agenda, if you go to MOHOIDAHOWATCHDOG.COM you can get the packet and view photos of the railroad park project or click on link below. Donation is coming from Pioneer Federal Credit Union.
Below is also the city-bank park donation and branding agreement. See they are wanting to rename Railroad Park to Pioneer Railroad Park change the green mountain home sign to blue and five additional branding requirements.
Also below are the city-identified responsibilities, city-funded portions of the project also called city’s in-kind totaling $522,048.00 not including city employee salaries. What happened to Randy Valley from URA stating cost of project don’t come from city? And tax payers will be paying the $70,000 for maintenance a year when project completed. City budget finalized FY 25/26 by city council, where are these funds coming from?
City and councilman Harjo tried to pass this back at council meeting October 14, 2025. So here is what they were hiding from other city council members and citizens of Mountain Home.
City doing all this without citizens input, where is the collaboration and transparency?
Please plan to attend to voice your concerns or email your city council members, mayor and city hall. Info to do so is listed below.
Link info is page 161-190
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE RAILROAD PARK PROJECT
City Facebook post dated June 23, 2025, stated breaking ground in summer 2025! (Photo below) Mountain Home Newspaper dated July 16, 2025, stated that after three years of planning, a project aimed at revitalizing Railroad Park is preparing to move forward this month as work begins to renovate the community place. A five-million-dollar project, URA (Urban Renewal Agency) representative Randy Valley states the local agency committed $2.8 million to start the first phase of the project. This is scheduled to wrap up by December. (photos below) But on Mondays with the mayor, August 18, 2025 (link below starts at 10:50 min), Mayor Rich Sykes stated the budget came back with issues and is behind schedule (what budget), and the city is looking for potential donors. URA Randy Valley stated the cost for the project doesn’t come from the city. Sykes stated that the project is now delayed until early spring 2026. Not to mention the cost to taxpayers once completed for maintaining Railroad Park. (see below) Go from no expense but mowing to $70,000.00 a year for maintenance.
Now, tonight’s City Council Consent Agenda is to approve the general maximum price for the Railroad Park project and authorize GUHO Corp, based in Eagle, to proceed with the project. Copy of Mountain Home Railroad Park Budget from the packet below. Total project $4,946,794, where’s the other $2,146,794? Coming from? Also, notice under vendor on the budget, when City of Mountain Home is listed, there are no dollar amounts. WHY? Is Mayor Rich Sykes planning to use other budget line items to pay these expenses, like he did with Fiber/Lid1?
https://www.youtube.com/live/vajtjLgRy_U?si=bm3dCj7VKRW2lS4V
western elemore county recreation Distristrict (wecrd)
Build as you go...
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Find Out What's Happening.
Regular Board Meeting September 3, 2025 6pm
Public is welcome