John Evans
Garden City
Garden City moving ahead with Chinden urban renewal district, but without Hawks stadium property
Garden City is moving toward a new urban renewal district, but it won't be powering a new Boise Hawks stadium — at least for...
Garden City
You Asked: Garden City posts about ‘major’ Greenbelt update ahead
A post on Garden City's Facebook page is prompting questions from readers about a "major upgrade" to the Garden City Greenbelt set for next...
Elections
Garden City mayor will not seek sixth term
Garden City will have someone new at the helm for the first time in two decades next year.
On Thursday, Mayor John Evans, 77,...
Legislature
Senate committee narrowly kills bill requiring cities with more than 25,000 residents to elect city council by district
Elections in Idaho's mid-size cities won't get a shakeup after all.
On Wednesday morning, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 to kill SB 1075...
Garden City
ICYMI: Expo Idaho site could see not one, but two new stadiums
Two new sports stadiums, one for professional soccer and the other for baseball, could be coming to Garden City.
On Wednesday, the Ada County...
Garden City
Expo Idaho site could see not one, but two new stadiums
Two new sports stadiums, one for professional soccer and the other for baseball, could be coming to Garden City.
On Wednesday, the Ada County...
Garden City
Multi-year study looks at reducing flood risk in Garden City
Three-quarters of Garden City lies in a floodplain, but could that change?
A multi-year federal study is now underway in the small, landlocked Boise suburb...
Garden City
Public or private?: Bike path closure in Garden City sparks debate
Residents using the bike pathway along Plantation River Dr. will soon have to find an alternative route to access the Greenbelt.
Investors Plantation on the...
Garden City
Change to Garden City street will open up redevelopment of maintenance yard near Greenbelt
A small section of Garden City will be getting a shakeup in a few months in anticipation of redevelopment in the area.
The Ada...
Garden City
Garden City expands ADU size, but tiny home on wheels talks still ongoing
If you’d like to build an ADU in Garden City, you’ve got some new ground rules to follow.
Garden City City Council is in the...
Garden City
‘Almost a slap in the face’: Garden City narrowly approves live-work project on 35th Street despite parking concerns
Another mixed-use building with apartments and workspaces is headed to Garden City’s east end, but it didn’t get voted in with a round of...
Garden City
ACHD, Garden City reach settlement on salt shed location
A long-running dispute over a salt shed in Garden City won't hit a jury trial after all.
This week, the Ada County Highway District...
Elections
Ada Republicans send mailers on Garden City races. One got a cease & desist from the city
The Ada County Republican Central Committee got involved in the Garden City municipal election with at least three mailers promoting Republican incumbents and attacking...
Garden City
‘A real rock’: Garden City renames River Front Park in honor of Council Member Pam Beaumont
Another Treasure Valley park has joined the ranks of public spaces named honoring local women.
On Wednesday, Garden City unveiled a new sign in front...
Elections
Garden City voters to make picks for mayor, city council seats
It's a big election year in Garden City and BoiseDev is here to bring you all of the details so you can get to...
Garden City
Living tiny in Garden City? Mayoral candidate proposes tiny home process
A Garden City political hopeful is applying for the small Boise suburb to allow tiny homes within city limits.
Last week, Garden City mayoral candidate...
Elections
Garden City mayor hopes to ‘stay the course’ for a fifth term
Garden City’s longtime mayor wants to stick to the tried and true if he’s reelected.
Mayor John Evans is running for his fifth term in...
Garden City
ACHD opts to move maintenance yard out of Garden City, but it’s not the end of the government feud
Ada County Highway District will move its maintenance yard out of its longtime location near the Boise River. But it does not mean the...
Garden City
Salt shed politics: ACHD pushes bill centered on Garden City facility – municipal leaders unhappy
There aren’t many issues these days uniting the Republican Ada County Commissioners, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, multiple local governments and a land-use association.
But, the...
Z: COVID-19
Up to $15 million in assistance available for Idahoans to pay rent and utilities
The Idaho Housing and Finance Association hopes to help Idahoans struggling to pay rent and utilities as a result of COVID-19.
The agency's Housing Preservation...