A subdivision neighbors oppose. A subdivision delayed. What’s coming near you — or not
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around the Treasure Valley:
Boise
The Boise City Council will vote whether to annex 19.6 acres at 9933 and 10151 W. Victory Road to help clear the way for a 67-house subdivision to be built there.
Lots in the Music Subdivision would be smaller than those in surrounding neighborhoods, but lot sizes would get larger near the back of the subdivision to more closely match neighboring subdivisions. Some neighbors in the Southwest Ada County Alliance, a neighborhood association, oppose the proposal for lots sizes and because the subdivision would require the demolition of two houses from the 1960s and 1970s — one heptagonal and one octagonal.
The council is scheduled to hold a hearing on the annexation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. The hearing will be held both virtually and in person. Those wishing to testify in person can do so at 150 N. Capitol Blvd, while those wishing to testify online can sign up to do so at cityofboise.org/virtual-meetings.
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The Biltmore Co. has appealed a Boise Planning and Zoning Commission decision to deny a conditional use permit for 84 apartments at 3635 W. Elder St.
The commission voted June 1 to deny the project, which would be located near I-84, saying it “is not consistent” with the development code, according to a letter from the Planning Department. The proposed site is near the airport, and the level of noise on the property would not make it compatible for housing and would violate Federal Aviation Administration grant assurance, potentially putting future federal airport funding at risk, the letter says.
The commission also voted to recommend denial of a development agreement to the Boise City Council for the same reasons.
The Boise City Council is scheduled to hold a hearing on the appeal and the development agreement at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. The hearing will be held both virtually and in person. Those wishing to testify in person can do so at 150 N. Capitol Blvd, while those wishing to testify online can sign up to do so at cityofboise.org/virtual-meetings.
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The city of Boise approved a rezone of 5.16 acres from M-1D (light industrial with design review) to a C-1D/DA at 511 N. Maple Grove Rd at its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Fig Village at Parkside, a Provo, Utah, company, intends to build 102 apartments on that land.
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Treasure Valley Escape Rooms has leased nearly 5,000 square feet at 10529 W. Overland Road and plans a grand opening in October, Colliers International reports. Customers will enter rooms and solve puzzles, find clues and escape within a time limit.
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Fit Club Holdings LLC, operator of two Johnny’s FitClubs at Federal Way and Broadway and at Overland and Five Mile roads, has leased 4,313 square feet of retail space at 2273 S. Vista Ave., reports Cushman & Wakefield Pacific.
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Mutual of Omaha Mortgage Inc. leased 1,542 square feet of office space at 250 Bobwhite Court, reports Cushman & Wakefield Pacific.
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Tonaquint Data Center is seeking a certificate of occupancy at 10215 W. Emerald St. Fiber Pipe formerly occupied the space.
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Meridian
L2 Construction of Meridian requested a two-year extension on its preliminary plat for the Brundage Estates subdivision, located east of South Linder Road, between Victory and Amity roads. Brundage Estates was approved by the City Council in 2016, with 366 building lots and 8 acres set aside for a city park. The developer also asked for an extension in July 2018.
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BVA applied for a final plat of its Victory Commons subdivision, located at the intersection of South Meridian Road and East Victory Road, which includes of 12 building lots on 17 acres of commercially-zoned land.
Buckner Insurance is moving into the Idaho Central Credit Union Building at Eagle View Landing, 1100 S. Rackham Way, which the developer Ball Ventures Ahlquist is building just south of I-84 and Eagle Road.
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A 6,000 square foot office building is going up at 1905 S. Topaz Way, as part of the Silverstone Campus at the southeast corner of Overland and Eagle Roads. The building is valued at $750,000, according to a building permit filed with the city.
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Eagle
Sterling Homes of Eagle asked to annex and rezone 19 acres at the northeast corner of North Dicky Drive and North Rene Place to build a 76-house subdivision next to the Eagle Hills Golf Course.
The Eagle City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, to consider the matter.
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Tyler Frazier of the FCI Group requested that the city annex and rezone a 10-acre site at 2055 North Park Lane, one-half mile north of West Floating Feather Road, to allow for a 16-house subdivision.
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The city of Eagle is making plans for a 10,603-square-foot addition to the 12,463-square-foot Eagle City Hall, which would include a new community center space and additional offices. The city would also build a new parking lot and drop-off loop south of City Hall, for a total of 88 parking spots.
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Rob Martin of Martin Properties Inc. in Eagle applied to rezone 7 acres from agricultural to mixed use to allow for a storage business at 1601 W. State St., just east of Ballantyne Lane.
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Nampa
American Family Care leased two spaces in the second quarter quarter for walk-in, , one in Nampa off Caldwell Blvd and another at the corner of Eagle and Ustick roads in Meridian, Colliers International reports.
The company plans additional clinics throughout Idaho.
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Intermountain Gas Co. has applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to increase residential prices 3.7% effective Oct. 1.
The increase would come in the company’s annual purchased-cost adjustment, which passes along increases and decreases in natural gas the utility buys without affecting Intermountain’s profits.
“We have been able to maintain declining prices for five straight years, but the new proposal ... is due to under-collecting costs last year and forecasted increased costs for the upcoming year,” said Scott Madison, executive vice president for business development and gas supply.
The average customer’s bill would rise $1.41 a month, the utility said. Commercial customers, on average, would see an increase of 4.3% or $7.11 per month.
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An Idaho trade association representing nine distillers and its national counterpart have written to the state’s congressional delegation seeking additional economic relief beause of the coronavirus.
“As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many distilleries in Idaho have been forced to furlough or lay off employees,” wrote Idaho Distillers Association President Scott Probert and Distilled Spirits Council of the United States President and CEO Chris Swonger. “Absent additional relief, some distilleries soon may be faced with the tough decision to permanently close their doors, thus also impacting their farmer suppliers and others throughout the hospitality and tourism industries.”
The state association told the Idaho Statesman that Idaho had 330 distillery employees in the association’s most recent pre-virus tally. The association did not have a tally of pandemic-related furloughs and layoffs
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