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Good morning — welcome to issue eighty-two. Today is sunny and in the mid-80s: Idaho News 6 has the Boise area at 86, and plan for that number here too. Enjoy it, because Friday drops to the low 70s and the weekend barely cracks 63. Inside: how West Ada plans to pay for a new elementary school and a career-tech site without asking you to vote, what Idaho gas prices are doing, a 6,800-home plan out by Micron that would stretch Lake Hazel Rd., a short list of things to put on the calendar, the forecast, and a trivia question about a lake that isn't there. Know someone who'd like this in their inbox? Share the Scoop →. Let's get into it.
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🏙️ Trivia: Lake Hazel Rd. cuts across the south end of Meridian, and it's named for a lake that dried up long ago. Before that short-lived irrigation reservoir was called Lake Hazel, it had another name. Was it Hubbard Lake, Lake Lowell, or Painter Lake? (Answer at the bottom.)
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Events
Nearly everything happening in Meridian this week has already had a turn in recent issues, so this list is the new stuff: one free home-design open house on Thursday, and four dates further out worth putting on the calendar now. Everything below is in Meridian.
Thursday, October 8
🏠 KB Home Design Studio Preview — 4–6 p.m. (the Facebook listing says 4–7, KB Home's own page says Thursdays 4–6, so plan to arrive early), free with an RSVP at [email protected] or 208-617-2786 · 📍 KB Home Boise Design Studio, 2487 W. Navigator Dr. Ste. 120 · Browse flooring, countertops, cabinets, lighting and appliances with the design team. The listing promises a make-and-take candle, fall treats, apple cider and prize drawings from Moen and Daltile. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Friday, October 16
🎬 Movie Night: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — doors 6:30 p.m., movie 7:30 p.m. · tickets via Eventbrite (price not shown on the listing) · 📍 Victory Gardens Nursery, 120 E. Victory Rd. · Bring blankets and chairs for a movie under the stars; popcorn, snacks and drinks are for sale. Dress warm — the forecast has Friday evenings getting crisp. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Thursday, October 22
🎃 Trunk or Treat — 6–9 p.m., free (a $1-per-child donation is encouraged for the Meridian Food Bank Backpack Program) · 📍 Meridian City Hall Plaza, 33 E. Broadway Ave. · The city's Halloween party: more than 90 businesses decorate their vehicles and hand out candy, with costumes, music and a dance floor. Attendance has passed 4,000 in recent years, so expect a crowd. Details on the city's page. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Thursday, November 5
🇳🇴 Culinary Passport Series: Taste of Norway — 3 p.m.; end time and price not listed; RSVP by Oct. 21 at 208-996-1322 · 📍 Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village, 4037 E. Clocktower Ln. · Part of a six-part monthly "culinary journey around the world," with themed bites and sips. It's hosted by a retirement community, so call before you show up to confirm it's open to the public. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
Friday–Sunday, November 27–29
🎄 Winter Holiday Market — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. daily · 📍 Victory Gardens Nursery, 120 E. Victory Rd. · Winter drinks, artisan vendors, Christmas trees and a festive raffle. · 🗓️ Add to Calendar
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Weather
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS showed in the Idaho News 6 forecast we checked Monday evening.
Tuesday, Meridian and the Boise area:
86°F
Overnight low around 54°F
Sunny and dry, with a northwest wind around 9 mph and low humidity (about 29%). Sunrise is 7:47 a.m. and sunset is 7:18 p.m. One honest caveat: the National Weather Service's Meridian forecast file we normally cite was last refreshed Tuesday, Sept. 29, so its number for today (81) is a week old. We used Idaho News 6's live Boise-area forecast instead, which runs about five degrees warmer, so plan for the mid-80s this afternoon.
The week ahead (Idaho News 6, Boise area): Wednesday sunny and 85, Thursday sunny and 85, then the turn: Friday mostly sunny and 72, Saturday partly cloudy with a high of 63 and a low of 41, and Sunday partly cloudy at 60 with a 20% chance of precipitation. Bring a jacket to Friday night.
West Ada borrows $56.4M for a new elementary and a CTE site
The West Ada School District has approved a $56.4 million financing plan for two projects: a rebuilt Lake Hazel Elementary and a new Career and Technical Education site, according to the Idaho Press. About $43.4 million goes to the elementary school and roughly $13 million to buying the CTE site. The deal runs 15 years, with annual lease payments averaging $5.3 million.
The interesting part is how it's built. The district is using a participation-financing arrangement that lets several lenders fund the work without a voter-approved bond. An adviser from Piper Sandler told trustees it "in all intents and purposes looks like a traditional bond," but because the district renews the lease every year, it doesn't need a ballot, and the district says it can build without raising taxes. What the interest adds up to over 15 years is in the article.
Source: Idaho Press, published Sept. 30 — a day outside our usual five-day window; the Meridian news board is thin this week.
🗳️ Your call: Leases like this mean no election, no bond measure, and no chance to say no. Where do you land?
West Ada can build a $56.4M elementary and CTE site without a public vote. Your take?
Idaho gas dips to $4.95 (the Boise area is at $5.03)
A small piece of good news at the pump: AAA says Idaho's average price for a gallon of regular slipped four cents over the past week to $4.95. In the Boise area, which is the number closest to what you're paying in Meridian, the average is $5.03. The national average is $4.36.
Don't throw a party yet. Idaho is still $1.48 higher than it was a year ago, and the state ranks seventh most expensive in the country. For perspective, California leads at $6.39 a gallon and Indiana is cheapest at $3.74. Inside Idaho, AAA's city averages run from $4.55 in Coeur d'Alene to $5.05 in Twin Falls.
Source: Idaho News 6, published Oct. 5.
A 6,800-home plan near Micron would extend Lake Hazel Rd.
Our one regional item, because it would touch roads Meridian drivers use. BoiseDev reports that CBH Homes is planning a 1,200-acre community near Micron's campus off I-84, in Ada County southeast of Boise rather than in Meridian. It would hold more than 6,800 homes (about 3,782 single-family and 3,050 apartments), 460,000 square feet of retail and office space, a grocery store, two elementary schools, a middle school, a library, and a 29-acre park with a community center. Police, fire and EMS facilities are in the plan too.
For Meridian, the road piece is the one to watch: the plan includes widening Eisenman Rd. and extending Lake Hazel Rd. It would be CBH's largest development ever, bigger than Harris Ranch. No application has been filed with Ada County yet, so this is a proposal, not an approval. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said, "In general, and even with this one, I think it's best that cities be in the development space."
Source: BoiseDev, published Oct. 5.
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Trivia answer: Painter Lake. According to BoiseDev's look at the question, Painter Lake was renamed Lake Hazel in the early 1900s, when landowner David R. Hubbard agreed to let irrigation planners dig several reservoirs — Painter Lake, Hubbard Lake and four others — meant to link into one big water system for the Boise Project. The plan changed, the lakes dried up (all but Hubbard Lake), and the name stuck around on the road, the school and the village. So when someone says to meet them on Lake Hazel, the lake is optional. (Source: BoiseDev.)
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