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The latest proposed developments, housing and other construction projects, and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise
Ella Passey with The Land Group is requesting a conditional use permit for Stellar Senior Living, new assisted living facilities on 5.1 acres at 13984 W. Jasmine Lane, located in between East McMillan and Ustick roads, west of North Eagle Road.
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LeAnna Arnold with A-Team Land Consultants has requested a list of neighbors for a meeting about a proposed 64 multifamily unit project, Orchard Lofts, at 5087 W. Kootenai St., located north of West Overland Road and west of North Orchard Street.
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A new subdivision in East Boise, called Harris Ranch East, received final approval on Tuesday.
The Boise City Council approved a final plat for 59 buildable lots at 3201 S. Council Spring Road, which is east of the existing Harris Ranch North development.
The eastern development is part of the larger Harris Ranch area, and will include a new trail connection linking the Homestead Trail to the Peace Valley Overlook Reserve. The trail is required to be completed before the final plat is recorded, according to a memorandum from the city’s Planning Department.
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Boise is changing how it allocates funding for public art.
For more than two decades, the city has been allocating a portion of its capital budget — 1% — for art projects. A new ordinance was read at Tuesday’s City Council meeting increasing the amount to 1.2%, while removing the 0.4% of the capital budget that is set aside for art maintenance.
The idea behind the changes, Boise Arts & History Department Director Jennifer Stevens said at a Tuesday afternoon presentation, was to address the unpredictability of the maintenance budget until now. Because the amount that can be spent on art maintenance is based on capital expenditures in a given year, it can change significantly.
Stevens said the new model would help ensure the city is able to maintain its more than 1,000 works of art by budgeting for maintenance separately. The city spends an average of $85,000 on maintenance every year, she said.
The ordinance also would expand the definition of public art to include “cultural assets,” which also include “objects and manuscripts, and programs (e.g. performances, exhibitions, etc.)“ according to a memorandum written by a city attorney.
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Using extra funding allocated from the city, changes to Valley Regional Transit’s bus service are expected to be announced in August.
The agency, which is separate from the city, plans to work until then to come up with a route plan that consolidates or cuts some lines while increasing frequency on others. The bus system faces major challenges because it receives no state funding and has no taxing authority, meaning it relies entirely on distributions from municipalities.
VRT has been hit with rising costs in recent years, and the service changes are needed as a result of a $1 million budget shortfall, which CEO Elaine Clegg, a former council member, discussed at a public hearing on Tuesday.
While other cities in the region also provide funding, Boise is its largest funder — giving 5% of collected property taxes — and has the most extensive routes. In addition to that funding, Boise plans to provide $1.5 million this year.
At the hearing, Bre Brush, Mayor Lauren McLean’s transportation adviser, said the extra money would help prevent “drastic” service cuts.
Meridian
Meridian’s Ten Mile Road corridor could get a new fast casual restaurant.
Costa Vida wants to build a new location at 413 S. Innovation Lane, near Ten Mile Road. The 8,815-square-foot restaurant would also include a drive-thru on 1.4 acres of land, the application said.
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hear the proposal at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, at Meridian City Hall.
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National franchise Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care plans to open its first location in Idaho at 3335 E. Victory Road this November. The project broke ground on Tuesday.
Owned and operated by Vijay and Deepika Ilavarasan, the 8,500-square-foot Kiddie Academy of Meridian will include 10 classrooms and three large, age-appropriate playgrounds with basketball and soccer areas.
The education-focused child care center will be licensed to serve 165 children between the ages of 6 weeks to 12 years and expects to bring 30 jobs to the community, according to a news release.
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Shannon Robnett, of real estate development company Shannon Robnett Industries, wants to build 150 apartments near Jericho Way and Fairview Avenue.
The apartment complex, called Fairview Apartments, would be located at 1005 E. Fairview Avenue. The apartments would consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The complex would also have a leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center, locker room, pool deck and open space.
The project would have two-story row apartments along Fairview, with other buildings throughout the 8.25-acre development. The project would also include off-street parking and a pedestrian walkway throughout the apartment complex.
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hear the proposal at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 15.
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Black Box VR, a Boise-based company, wants to build an indoor virtual reality fitness gym near Pine Avenue and Eagle Road.
The gym would offer the public “an immersive gaming experience while achieving the benefit of a workout,” according to the application.
The gym would be located at 950 N. Hickory Avenue on 1.3 acres.
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hear the proposal Thursday, June 15.
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Loose Screw Beer Co., a local micro-brewery, is looking to move its main production center to a new location.
The business currently produces its beer in Garden City and operates a taproom in North Meridian at the intersection of McMillan and Linder roads, according to a permit application filed with the city. Loose Screw Beer Co. said the change of address would make it the only brewery in Meridian.
It plans to house its beer production, taproom and event space all at the new location at 105 E. Carlton Ave. The taproom would have two long bars, with one overseeing production, and two lounge areas.
The brewery said it could host meetings, birthday parties, baby showers and more at the new space.
Loose Screw Beer Co. also requested to add an enclosed beer garden and a permanent, year-round food truck within the outdoor area. It said the food truck would complement the downtown market, and would not serve pizza or sushi because nearby restaurants already do.
The business also proposed placing a silo at the southwest side of the property for “bulk buying purposes.”
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hear the plans at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 15.
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Homebuilder Corey Barton, of Open Door Rentals LLC, wants to build 44 apartments at the northwest corner of Black Cat and McMillan roads.
The apartment complex, called Jump Creek South Apartments, would consist of 11 buildings on over 3 acres, according to a permit application filed with the city.
The complex would have a covered picnic area, bike repair station and community gardening space.
The apartments are the final phase of the Jump Creek Development, which was first approved by the city in 2014.
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C&O Development is planning a new commercial subdivision on Fairview Avenue.
The project, called Pine 43 Fairview Commercial Subdivision, would consist of five commercial buildings on about 5.3 acres at the southeast corner of North Webb Way and East Fairview Avenue, according to a permit application filed with the city.
The Meridian City Council is scheduled to hear the proposal at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20 at city hall.
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Oakwood Estates LLC wants to build 31 homes on about 10 acres in northwest Meridian.
Construction is already underway on the project, called Biltmore Estates Subdivision, and the company applied to modify its final plat on June 2, according to a filing with the city.
The Meridian City Council is scheduled to hear the proposal at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at City Hall.
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A new playground with a zip line is opening at Bear Creek Park.
The city of Meridian plans to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon Thursday for the playground at 2400 S. Stoddard Road.
The new installation replaces an older version of the playground with soft surfacing.
It features a zip line, face-to-face swings and a yellow Jeep funded by the 2022 Mayor’s Neighborhood Grant Program and a private donation from the family of Tim Burgess, according to a news release.
Garden City
Spirit Halloween leased 12,000 square feet at 6843 N. Strawberry Glenn Road, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
The New Jersey-based company operates more than 1,000 seasonal stores every year that sell Halloween costumes and other holiday items.
Nampa
Primary Health plans to open a Pediatric Urgent Care clinic in Canyon County, the county’s first Primary Health pediatric care clinic.
The building, located at 700 Caldwell Blvd., previously housed Primary Health’s Nampa clinic, which moved to a new facility in April.
Crews are remodeling the building, a Primary Health spokesperson said in a news release. When complete, the clinic will include 10 exam rooms, a lab, a procedure room, and special features including a separate well-baby waiting area.
Pediatric Urgent Care will be open daily for walk-in patients through age 17. Dr. Juliet Lener and physician assistant Courtney Smith will see patients by appointment.
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The College of Western Idaho has plans to expand its main Nampa campus.
The expansion would include the construction of three new buildings to consolidate certain programs and aid in student learning, the college said in a news release.
A 45,000-square-foot Health & Sciences Building would serve students in the college’s most in-demand programs, such as nursing and biology; and a 30,000-square-foot Agricultural Science and Horticulture Building would have a classroom, lab, greenhouse and shop spaces.
Both buildings are expected to open for classes in fall 2025.
Another part of the expansion would be a 35,000-square-foot Student Learning Hub. That building is slated to open in fall 2026.
More than 30,000 students are enrolled at CWI.
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The STIL leased 1,700 square feet at 1225 1st St. S, according Cushman & Wakefield.
Kasey Allen and Dan Sell, owners of this local ice cream brand, will open their fifth Treasure Valley location. The STIL — an acronym for The Sweetest Things in Life — sells unique ice cream flavors, vegan options and booze-infused creations. It was named the best ice cream in Idaho by Food & Wine magazine in 2021.
Caldwell
Mark Kohler, of Cedar City Utah, wants to build 251 homes on Ustick Road between S. Florida Ave. and Lake Avenue.
The Silver Meadows Subdivision would include 120 apartments, 61 townhouses and 71 single-family homes on over 28 acres.
The subdivision would be located at 3307 East Ustick Road, according to the application. The development would have 5 acres dedicated to the single-family homes, with the rest for townhouses and the apartment complex.
The Caldwell City Council is scheduled to consider the project in a public hearing this month.
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Leanna Arnold, of Boise-based A Land Team Consultants LLC, wants to build 156 apartments on the southeast corner of Laster Street and Florida Avenue.
The Villages Condos would include 23 four-plex buildings and eight eight-plex buildings, the application said.
The complex would also include a tot lot, club house and walking paths, the application said.
The Caldwell City Council is scheduled to consider the project in a public hearing this month.
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Vonnie Allen, with Avest Limited Partnership, an Eagle-based company, wants to build 8 commercial lots and 70 apartments on 23 acres.
The Faith Landing Apartments would be located north of Enoch Drive and adjacent to Isaiah Way, near existing apartment buildings.
The subdivision would include multiple four-plex and eight-plex buildings, the application said.
The Caldwell City Council is scheduled to consider the project in a public hearing this month.
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Chenille Rodriguez, of EV Studio, a Meridian-based company, wants to build a 2.8 acre memory care center.
The Gables Senior Living center would be located at 917 E Ustick Road. The Gables is a longstanding assisted-living network in the Treasure Valley, with the first center built in the 1990s in Caldwell.
The Caldwell City Council is scheduled to consider the project in a public hearing this month.
Around Idaho
Morton Buildings, a post-frame building company based in Illinois, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Pocatello.
The employee-owned company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the 67,428-square-foot plant, located in the Pocatello Regional Airport Business Park, according to a news release.
The plant will produce construction materials including residential, commercial, equestrian and farm structures. It’s one of eight manufacturing plants Morton Buildings operates in the U.S.
The Pocatello plant so far has 30 employees, but that number is expected to increase.
