Wednesday, 08-Feb-2012 02:37:41 EST

West Valley Neighborhood Association

--One of Boise’s Finest Neighborhoods

Boise Parks & Recreation is hosting a public meeting Nov. 17 to gather neighborhood comments for the design and reconstruction of a playground destroyed by fire this summer.

The playground is located at West Boise’s Nottingham Park, 5243 N. Decatur Drive. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 4848 N. Five Mile Road. Conceptual development plans will be presented to encourage discussion. The resulting comments will help guide park planners in the renovation of the playground.
Neighbors who would like to comment but cannot attend the meeting are invited to submit comments to Kelly Burrows, Project Manager, at kburrows@cityofboise.org or phone 608-7634. Boise Fire Department investigators believe that the Nottingham playground fire in August was intentionally set. The playground equipment was just 2 years old. The crime remains under active investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 343-COPS or log onto www.343cops.com. ###
Media contact:
Amy Stahl, Marketing & Community Relations, (208) 608-7611 office

2012 NRG Application Workshop

As a reminder, the City will host the 2012 NRG Application Workshop Tuesday, September 13th, 6:30 p.m., Foothills Training Center, 1st Floor, City Hall. Attached please find an agenda.

Thank you for your dedication to Boise's neighborhoods!


Theresa McLeod
Assistant to the Mayor
208-384-4406
208-384-4420 fax

Urban Ag Comments requested!

Please find attached a request for comment on the preliminary recommendations of the Urban Agriculture Committee. Your feedback on the attached document would be greatly appreciated. Contact information for providing comment has been included in the attached materials. We look forward to your response.

Thank you,
Stacey S. Carlson
Program Technician
City of Boise
208-384-3739

Basketball Court Replacement in Knottingham and Castle Hills Parks

I wanted to let your neighborhood associations know that Boise Parks and Recreation will be replacing the basketball court at Castle Hills Park and Knottingham Park this summer. Excelsior Construction will be the contractor, 850-3882 for questions.

They plan to begin demolishing the existing court within the next 2 weeks, the new court should be ready within a month, depending on delivery time of the new posts and goals. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me.

I will try to send a public notice out to the surrounding neighbors as soon as possible. If you could, please post the information on your website, or if you have a meeting coming up soon would you mind making an announcement?
Thank you,
Wendy Larimore, ASLA
Boise Parks and Recreation
(208) 608-7636

Compass Annual Meeting

You Are Invited

Each year, the Community Planning Association, or COMPASS, creates a budget that shows where transportation dollars will be spent over the next five years in the Treasure Valley. That budget is the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

COMPASS will be hosting booths at Nampa, Meridian, and Boise outdoor markets in July to visit with the public about the draft FY2012 – 2016 TIP. Please stop by to view the draft TIP, ask questions, or submit comments.

The draft TIP and associated Air Quality Conformity Demonstration for Northern Ada County are available for public comment through Monday, July 25, 2011.

If you have questions about the TIP itself, projects in the TIP, or the air quality conformity demonstration; simply want to learn more; or want to comment on any aspect of them, please plan to visit us at any of these markets:

If you can’t make it to one of the markets, you can also find copies of the TIP, along with comment forms, at the COMPASS office, Eagle City Hall, and several libraries throughout the valley; a complete list of locations and addresses can be found at http://www.compassidaho.org/prodserv/transimprovement.htm.

You may also comment online and access draft copies of the documents at the COMPASS website at http://www.compassidaho.org/prodserv/transimprovement.htm.

For questions or additional information, call 208/855-2558, ext. 228, or email ttisdale@compassidaho.org.

Also remember to read the COMPASS Executive Director’s blog at http://www.compassidaho.blogspot.com/ for a more in-depth discussion of some of the projects in the 2012-2016 TIP.

Written comments must be received no later than July 25, 2011. Please send them to Toni Tisdale, Principal Planner, COMPASS, 800 S. Industry Way, Suite 100, Meridian, ID 83642; ttisdale@compassidaho.org; or fax to 208/855-2559.

Those needing assistance please call 855-2558, ext. 231. Personas que necesitan asistencia especial, favor de llamar al número 855-2558, ext. 231.

Amy Luft
Communication Coordinator
Community Planning Association (COMPASS)
800 S. Industry Way, Ste. 100
Meridian, ID 83642
aluft@compassidaho.org
www.compassidaho.org
208-855-2558 x 231

2011 National Night-out Block Parties

On August 2nd, 2011, Boise Police and Fire, as well as city officials, will be attending many National Night Out block parties in the city of Boise. Last year, more than 60 neighborhoods registered their events with me, and that speaks highly of our community in that so many people want to celebrate their neighborhood spirit and strengthen their relationship with law enforcement.

Attached is information on National Night Out, some planning ideas, and the Registration Form. One attachment is in a Word document, the other is a pdf. If you are planning a block party, please complete the registration form and return to me.

Registration Form (PDF)%nbsp;%nbsp;%nbsp;Registration Form (DOC)

If you have questions, please contact me. Thank you, and have a great time planning your event!

Regards, Charlene

Charlene Miller Crime Prevention Unit Boise Police Department 333 N. Sailfish Place Boise, ID 83704 208-570-6070 cmiller@cityofboise.org

Rideshare Program to facilitate carpooling to Bogus Basin, sponsored by Valley Regional Transit

We wanted to share information about a new experimental car-pool program to Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, sponsored by Valley Regional Transit (VRT). It’s called “Rideshare to Bogus.”

Here’s a link to the Rideshare to Bogus web site: http://valleyride.org/rideshare-to-bogus/

VRT officials hope that the ETC coordinators can share this information with their employees and encourage them to participate. Monthly prizes are being offered as incentive for people to engage in the program, as well as end-of-season grand prizes. This month’s prizes are a GoPro HD Hero video helmet cam ($300 retail value), a helmet/skull candy headphone package ($150 retail value) and a free ski/snowboard tune-up ($45 retail value).

Beyond the benefits of fewer cars on Bogus Basin Road and less air pollution, car-pooling to Bogus can free up more parking space at Bogus, and it might be a way for people to meet new friends to ski/ride with. A survey of 500 skiers and snowboarders by Compass last summer indicated that 50% would do more car-pooling to Bogus if it were easier to find friends to car-pool with.

The web site provides three ways for people to find new friends to car-pool with:

Please contact VRT consultant Steve Stuebner if you have any questions. We hope there’s lots of competition for the February prizes. sstuebner@cableone.net or 484-0295.



Neighborhood feedback sought on dog off-leash pilot at 8 parks

Neighbors are invited to provide feedback on a proposed pilot program to allow off-leash dogs at eight parks throughout Boise. The citizen Park & Recreation Commission and the Boise Parks & Recreation Department are seeking input to determine if there is neighborhood support for the proposed plan The parks identified as possible locations for the dog off-leash pilot program are:

Except for Winstead Park, dogs would be allowed off leash during early morning and/or evening hours at parks selected for the pilot project. To avoid conflicts with user groups and park reservations at Winstead Park, dogs would be allowed off-leash during daylight hours from Nov. 1-March 31. Sites were identified based on current uses, scheduled activities, geographic diversity, site access, parking, maintenance and financial impacts.

Existing regulations requiring owners to pick up after their pets would still apply. Additional mutt mitt dispensers and trash cans would be installed, and animal control officers and Boise Parks & Recreation staff would closely monitor compliance with the rules and evaluate seasonal park use patterns. Neighborhood feedback is being gathered via:

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