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The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around Idaho’s Treasure Valley:
Boise✓
Pivot North Architecture is requesting a conditional use permit for a proposed 48-unit apartment building on 0.7 acres at 1715 W. Idaho St.
The project, built by Shellan Rodriguez’s SMR Development, was a response to a request by Boise’s urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corp. The agency bought the lot after another developer dropped plans to build on it and began looking for someone to build affordable housing there.
Many of the apartments would go to households earning between $40,000 to $80,000 per year. The units would range from 450 to 816 square feet per unit and rent from $800 to $1,700 per month.
The hearing will take place at the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14.
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Franklin Spokane LLC is requesting a conditional use permit for a planned residential development on 2.5 acres at 5500 W. Franklin Road behind the former Crescent “No Lawyers” Bar and Grill.
Developed by Matt Goodwin and Jordan Tampien, the project would consist of two three-story apartment buildings with a total of 48 units.
The hearing will take place at the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14.
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Chrysalis Architecture & Planning is requesting a conditional use permit for a planned residential development with 24 attached single-family homes on 1.2 acres at 112 E. Boise Ave., just south of Williams Park.
The hearing will take place at the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14.
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The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is donating $492,000 to help the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights build a $3 million human rights education center in downtown Boise, adjacent to the existing Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial.
The new center will house a public meeting space and education center called the “Human Rights Classroom,” as well as a research library and conference room. The building will also offer a visitor center, gift shop and gathering space for people touring the Anne Frank Memorial.
The Wassmuth Center is still raising the remaining $750,000 needed to build the center.
The Murdock Trust, based in Vancouver, Washington, was created by the will of the late Melvin J. “Jack” Murdock, cofounder of Tektronix Inc., an Oregon company that makes oscilloscopes and other testing and measurement devices.
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The Ada County Board of Commissioners approved a subdivision and hillside application for Phase 9 of the Neville Ranch East subdivision.
Located east of Neville Ranch and Cartwright Road, the 135-acre property contains 52 residential lots and seven common lots.
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Ball Ventures Ahlquist is requesting the annexation of 120 acres at 6259 S. Pleasant Valley Road for a planned industrial park.
The site is south of the Boise Airport and just east of the intersection of West Lake Hazel Road and South Orchard Street.
The property would include 16.7 acres zoned for neighborhood commercial and 99.4 acres zoned for light industrial.
The hearing will take place at the Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14.
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Roni Pladsenhas opened a mobile flower store, called Posy Blue, using a blue 1952 Chevy pickup.
Pladsen opened the business last month, holding a pop-up event for Mother’s Day. She has scheduled additional pop-ups at various businesses in Boise and Meridian. Customers can choose American-grown flowers and build bouquets at the truck.
From 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 11, Posy Blue will be set up at The Village at Meridian, 3597 E. Monarch Sky Lane, Suite 225. The following day, from 2 to 5 p.m., the truck will be at Urban Fox, 2970 N. Eagle Road, Suite 100, also in Meridian.
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The International Gallery of Fine Art, 1883 N. Wildwood St., Suite M, will hold an opening night exhibit and artists’ reception from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 18.
World fiddler champion Katrina Nicolayeff, of Meridian, will provide entertainment.
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Meridian
A new Wendy’s will be coming to Meridian. Located at 1467 W Chinden Blvd, it will be constructed for $12 million, reported BuildZoom.
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Chuck Tookey applied to build a 5,600-square-foot office building for two tenants at 4783 W. Summit Way. Tookey also applied to build another office building, around 5,500 square feet, at 4771 W. Summit Way.
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Baraya Apartments applied to build three new multifamily buildings at 188 Umbria Hills Way.
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Nampa
Caraval Autism Health has opened a therapy center for children at 220 W. Georgia Ave. in Nampa.
The center will host therapist one-on-one sessions with children, to help them develop new skills, create connections with others and build confidence.
Caravel Autism Health also provides support, counseling and guidance for families affected by autism.
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Caldwell
The Idaho Department of Lands will auction off 282 acres of unused agricultural land in Caldwell on Friday, June 11.
The two parcels are endowment land, designed to benefit the University of Idaho. The university is no longer using the land, so the state decided to auction it off, the department said in a news release.
Both parcels are designated for low-density residential use in the city of Caldwell’s land use map. The parcels are adjacent to Caldwell’s Vallivue High School and Vallivue Middle School.
Bidders must have $250,000 per parcel in cashier checks to qualify to bid. The auction will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard, at 1789 S. Eagle Road.
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Around Idaho
The National Credit Union Administration approved an emergency merger between Desert Sage Credit Union, a financially struggling, one-office credit union in Nampa, and Mountain Home’s Pioneer Federal Credit Union.
Pioneer, which has 14 offices in Southwest Idaho, announced the merger in a May 25 news release. The approval came Feb. 19, and Desert Sage members transitioned to Pioneer effective April 1.
Leaders of Desert Sage, founded in 1953, began considering the credit union’s future in mid-2020. “In the scope of credit unions, Desert Sage is of smaller size, and as the market changes, it has become more difficult to maintain products, services, and technology that most banking customers today expect,” trustees wrote in a letter to members.
Paula Morrison, Desert Sage’s president and CEO for 20 years, died Feb. 21 after struggling with cancer.
Desert Sage’s office at 104 W. Finch Drive has remained open as a Pioneer branch.
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Notable
Idaho Power has submitted a request to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission seeking two rate increases.
If approved, they would add $2.71 a month to the bill of an average residential customer using 950 kilowatts of electricity, effective Dec. 1.
A portion of the increase is tied to depreciation of the company’s assets, while the rest concerns accelerated depreciation of Idaho Power’sexpenses at the Jim Bridgercoal-fired plant in Wyoming. The company plans to exit that plant in 2030.
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This story was originally published June 10, 2021 at 4:00 AM.
