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Big Money for the River Recreation Park

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Funding for the River Recreation Park got a big bump today. Here are the highlights…
  • The J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation made a major donation to fund the upcoming Ray Neef MD River Recreation Park. The two-part donation consists of a direct $750,000 grant to the new facility, with an additional pledge of $650,000 in matching funds for all community donations up to that amount received by Feb. 1, 2011.
  • The first prominent feature of the new park complex, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking Boise and Garden City, is now under construction.
  • All residents interested in strengthening our economy to take advantage of the foundation’s generous matching offer and donate what they can by February 1. If the deadline is met, construction of Phase I could be completed by spring 2012.
  • Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Boise Friends of the Park, a volunteer organization, by visiting www.boiseriverpark.com. Make checks payable to the IdahoFoundation for Parks and Lands for the River Park.
  • Read the Mayor’s eMemo for more information.

Thank you Albertson Family!

Fall 2010 News

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March 21, 2011 VPNA Annual Meeting: Mark your calendar for the evening of March 21st, 2011 when we will hold our annual neighborhood meeting. Place and time to be announced.

November 2010 Help the City Re-name 30th Street Extension: To find out more read this document. If you have ideas, please forward them to us. The city will be conducting a survey soon to vote on names, more info will follow.

November 4th, 2010 Bridge Update from Parks and Rec: “I’m sure you’ve guessed it… Yes, the bridge has been delayed again. Apparently the original trucking company had some issues, so a new one is in the works and apparently it takes a long time to get permits to haul an oversized load.  Anyway, it is to arrive next week with installation to follow the week of the 15th. We have had some complaints that the detour we have indicated to the Garden City side is actually closed.  We will be closing the Boise Greenbelt between the Pleasanton spur and Veteran’s Park while the bridge is placed and the following three weeks to install the ramp.”

October 29th, 2010 Bridge Update: Exciting news! The delivery of the pedestrian bridge crossing the river at the end of Pleasanton is planned for November 4th and 5th.  They will set it the first half of the following week. The Greenbelt will be close beginning the 8th and will be closed downstream of the Pleasanton spur for approximately 3 weeks to install the bridge and build the new Greenbelt.  The Greenbelt will be closed on the Garden City side until the bridge is set, but will be open once the bridge is in place.

October 28th, 2010 Jordan Street Garden News: We capped off the season with our Jordan Street Garden Fall Clean-up party yesterday.  With the help of the gardeners and some fantastic volunteers from Idaho Power’s Green Team, we brought a perfect end to our second successful year. Read more…