MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council on Tuesday wrapped up the public hearing portion of its fiscal year 2021 budget process, finalizing a $129.4 million allotment in city funds for the next fiscal year.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council this week approved construction of the first few hundred homes and a few amenities within Pinnacle, a master-planned community proposed in south Meridian.
Delano's odyssey: After 10 public hearings, 15 months, Meridian approves subdivision near Eagle Road
MERIDIAN — After more than a year of public hearings, debate, legal wrangling and, ultimately, compromise, an infill development on the border of Meridian and Boise was approved for city permitting last month by the Meridian City Council.
MERIDIAN — Mayor Robert Simison supports legislation passed earlier this year that will require Idaho cities with 100,000 or more residents to elect city council members by district. But there remains important legal questions that the legislation does not address, such as who will draw the …
MERIDIAN — Plans for redevelopment of downtown Meridian’s Civic Block, an urban renewal project that will update the city’s community center, now include senior and workforce housing as well as space for a health clinic.
MERIDIAN — The city of Meridian is proposing a $129.3 million budget for the 2021 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. City Council approved the budget proposal July 21, and the public will be able to comment on it during a public hearing next month.
BOISE — Face coverings are now required to be worn in public in Ada County, including within city limits, after Central District Health’s Board of Public Health on Tuesday issued a mask mandate.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council is considering a 2021 budget without a 3% tax increase allowed by state law.
MERIDIAN — Meridian residents can tell their elected officials and city staff how they’re doing. The city of Meridian released on Sunday its city survey.
Increased traffic and development have thickened congestion and caused more crashes on Idaho Highway 69, prompting the Idaho Transportation Department to seek public input on how to better the busiest direct connection between Meridian and Kuna.
MERIDIAN — Meridian Mayor Robert Simison on Monday delivered his first State of the City Address in which he laid out an “ambitious” plan for the city during his first four years in office. He committed to building new public safety facilities, proposed city funding for road projects and fir…
By IDAHO PRESS STAFF
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council this week approved construction of the first few hundred homes and a few amenities within Pinnacle, a master-planned community proposed in south Meridian.
Delano's odyssey: After 10 public hearings, 15 months, Meridian approves subdivision near Eagle Road
MERIDIAN — After more than a year of public hearings, debate, legal wrangling and, ultimately, compromise, an infill development on the border of Meridian and Boise was approved for city permitting last month by the Meridian City Council.
MERIDIAN — Mayor Robert Simison supports legislation passed earlier this year that will require Idaho cities with 100,000 or more residents to elect city council members by district. But there remains important legal questions that the legislation does not address, such as who will draw the …
MERIDIAN — Plans for redevelopment of downtown Meridian’s Civic Block, an urban renewal project that will update the city’s community center, now include senior and workforce housing as well as space for a health clinic.
MERIDIAN — The city of Meridian is proposing a $129.3 million budget for the 2021 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. City Council approved the budget proposal July 21, and the public will be able to comment on it during a public hearing next month.
BOISE — Face coverings are now required to be worn in public in Ada County, including within city limits, after Central District Health’s Board of Public Health on Tuesday issued a mask mandate.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council is considering a 2021 budget without a 3% tax increase allowed by state law.
MERIDIAN — Meridian residents can tell their elected officials and city staff how they’re doing. The city of Meridian released on Sunday its city survey.
Increased traffic and development have thickened congestion and caused more crashes on Idaho Highway 69, prompting the Idaho Transportation Department to seek public input on how to better the busiest direct connection between Meridian and Kuna.
MERIDIAN — Meridian Mayor Robert Simison on Monday delivered his first State of the City Address in which he laid out an “ambitious” plan for the city during his first four years in office. He committed to building new public safety facilities, proposed city funding for road projects and fir…
By IDAHO PRESS STAFF
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council Tuesday passed two ordinances to approve plans for a new urban renewal district downtown.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council on Tuesday hosted a public hearing to consider plans for a new urban renewal district downtown. The council will host a final hearing and will likely take action on ordinances approving the plans next week.
MERIDIAN — The city of Meridian is instituting a new remote work policy for employees, giving eligible employees the option to work remotely for half a week.
MERIDIAN — Meridian city meetings have gone virtual amid the spread of the coronavirus.
MERIDIAN — After delaying a vote for one week, the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission on March 5 approved a conditional use permit for Union 93, a planned mixed-use development downtown.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council on Tuesday voted to delay a vote on an application for Graycliff Estates, a subdivision that would bring hundreds of new homes and apartments to south Meridian.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced on March 6 his intent to appoint Meridian Mayor Robert Simison to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
The Meridian Fire Department will host a grand opening for its new fire station in south Meridian on March 12.
BOISE — A bill passed the Idaho House on Feb. 28 that removes sections of Idaho code regulating the application of pesticides.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian Police Department has implemented a new emergency alert system called Nixle.
MERIDIAN — A proposed mixed-use development, formerly known as Meridian Station, which would bring hundreds of apartments and retail space to downtown Meridian drew a mixed response at its first public hearing.
BOISE — Idaho’s two largest cities could soon be required to elect their city council by district, instead of at-large.
Most Idaho voters may be looking to the March 10 election to choose their presidential primary candidates; in Ada County that’s the only question on the ballot.
BOISE — Idaho’s two largest cities could soon be required to elect their city council by district, instead of at-large.
BOISE — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Thursday he has reached a settlement with the owners of a former Meridian company that allegedly accepted payments for fishing trips that it failed to deliver. The settlement requires the owners, Craig Keith Fletcher and Crystal Fletch…
EAGLE — The city of Eagle is complying with a federal investigation related to the purchase of The Landing, a community center the city opened just two months ago.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council on Tuesday approved a 65-unit townhouse subdivision, called Hensley Station, near Black Cat and Franklin roads.
MERIDIAN — A new water feature for dogs is coming to Discovery Park.
MERIDIAN — Improvements to two major Meridian roads may be causing some traffic headaches.
BOISE — The Idaho House on Monday backed Rep. Joe Palmer’s bill to double the share of state sales tax that’s diverted to transportation each year from 1% to 2%, shifting an additional $18 million a year from the state’s general fund.
MERIDIAN — The Meridian City Council approved an ordinance last week giving the mayor the authority to hire and fire three more staff members in the Mayor’s Office shortly after the city’s first new mayor in 16 years took office.
MERIDIAN — Ada County officials have identified Meridian as the tentative site for a second Department of Motor Vehicles.
BOISE — Police chiefs from across the state of Idaho joined with insurance interests, motorcycle groups, Sen. Chuck Winder and more on Jan. 23 to back a proposed new statewide hands-free law for drivers.
BOISE — Idaho has the sixth-highest growth rate for spending on corrections in the last 25 years, and with the state’s governor proposing a 12.1% budget increase for the Idaho Department of Correction, the department’s director says the state is at a “critical juncture.”
