September 7, 2018
Comments Off on Donations save small downtown Emmett park
A small impromptu park at downtown Emmett’s main intersection was recently acquired by the Kiwanis Club of Emmett. The Kiwanis Aug. 16 acquisition with a donated $40,000 resolves the potential loss to development of this .33 acre Pioneer Park at ...
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Skateboarders and kayakers already have their specialty parks in Boise, and now Boise Parks & Recreation is focusing on mountain bikers. A bike skills park with tracks, rollers and other skill elements for mountain bikers will be built between Fort ...
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Imagine a park with an elementary school, a YMCA, a library, an innovative medical center and a large farmhouse at its edges. Nobody in Meridian was thinking such things four years ago. Then David Turnbull met Marti Hill at Hill’s ...
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March 31, 2017
Comments Off on Boise City Hall will get a new main entrance plaza
Farewell to Centennial Plaza, which has served as the approach to Boise City Hall’s main entrance since 1990. The elevated, rounded landing and railing that has projected out from the main entrance will be relegated to history, as will the ...
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November 15, 2016
Comments Off on Meridian opens an outdoor gym
Meridian opened an outdoor gym Nov. 14 at Tully Park, an initiative driven by youth at the invitation of the Meridian City Council. The outdoor gym emerged as the idea of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, which was looking for ...
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August 16, 2016
Comments Off on Post Falls to build sports complex
Post Falls will get a neighborhood park and sports complex in an area that a decade ago was mostly alfalfa fields and bluegrass. Copper Basin Construction, the developer of the Tullamore subdivision along Highway 41, came to an agreement with ...
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July 26, 2016
Comments Off on Nampa breaks ground on Midway Park
Nampa broke ground at the end of July on what eventually will become the city’s largest park. The $2 million first phase of Midway Park involves 12 acres with four youth baseball/softball fields. A $40,000 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow ...
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July 7, 2016
Comments Off on Ketchum will upgrade irrigation at four city parks
Ketchum will upgrade its irrigation system in four city parks to reduce water useage by 20 to 60 percent, according to a news release. The improvements include “smart clocks” with moisture sensors that adjust sprinklers according to environmental conditions, and ...
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