Zoo Boise described a major small-animal exhibit renovation including new indoor/outdoor space for meerkats, expanded tamarin and sand-cat areas, a new education center, and continued conservation funding including support for Gorongosa.

City staff held a public needs hearing for the Community Development Block Grant program year 2026 and provided an update on the Idaho CDBG-funded parks-for-resiliency project; several nonprofits testified in support of applications for CDBG funding.

Garden City completed the first reading, by title only, of Ordinance 10‑58‑25 to prohibit motorized watercraft on the Boise River. The ordinance aligns Garden City with neighboring jurisdictions; staff recommended three readings and a uniform infraction fine consistent with regional practice.

After developers said Middleton’s connection and impact fees were far higher than neighboring cities, the City Council voted to bill a proposed Starbucks at River Pointe at 1-inch meter rates instead of 2-inch rates and to hold a workshop to reexamine transportation impact fees.

The council approved the city's 2026 employee benefits and insurance renewals including a recommended switch of the medical plan to Blue Cross of Idaho with a two-year, 12% rate cap; changes include higher deductibles on some tiers, a new six-tier prescription design, an HSA buy-up option with a $1,800 city contribution, and a proposal to make long

The Rathdrum Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend city council approval of the Solara preliminary long plat, a 157-acre Hayden Homes development that would create 436 residential lots and 21 industrial lots. Commissioners and staff discussed water supply, traffic mitigation, lot sizes and open-space design during a public hearing with

City engineers presented the capital-improvement pipeline including planned roundabouts and right-of-way acquisition challenges; staff warned repeated appraisals and stalled negotiations can increase costs and delay construction.

At the Oct. 15 Valley County meeting commissioners approved $52,000 from opioid-settlement funds to Ignite Idaho to support a crisis-response program and voted to close several offices Oct. 30–31 to move county operations to the Cascade annex.

Council approved consent items, a sign‑plan modification, two ordinances, the Val Nova preliminary plat, the five‑year capital plan, a heritage‑park event policy resolution and an updated water refund method; all listed motions passed by recorded voice or roll‑call votes.

The council adopted the City's FY2026–2030 Capital Plan, a fiscally constrained five‑year program that lists funded maintenance and capital projects, reserves a minimum capital fund balance, and includes an interactive online project viewer for public transparency.

Recreation staff previewed an online donation campaign for the Eagle Regional Athletic Park, including naming opportunities, giving tiers and a campaign launch date of Jan. 1, 2026; total park cost estimated between $22 million and $27 million.

The City Council approved the Val Nova Village Subdivision No. 1 preliminary plat (306 units) after planning commissioners recommended approval; developer representatives and staff discussed wildfire safety measures and coordination with Star Fire District on staffing and mill levy efforts.

Steering committee members for the Valley County opioid-response consortium updated commissioners on federal grants, a new youth workforce Pathways grant, prevention programs including the Icelandic model and Hope Squad suicide-prevention work, and reported recent local suicide and overdose trends.

Ada County Highway District presented a draft 20-year capital improvements plan and an impact-fee proposal that would split the county into two fee service areas; ACHD also reported a low bid just above $10 million for Linder Road widening and a roundabout in Eagle and scheduled community outreach before construction.

The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the public hearing on the Napa Vineyards Planned Unit Development, preliminary plat, rezone and design review (cases 25-01-PUD, 25-04-S, 25-03-ZC, 25-06-DR) to Oct. 28, 2025, to allow receipt of ACHD and ITD reports and to permit additional public testimony; staff and applicants summarized project scope,

Property owners of nine historic homes on West Resague Street asked to downzone their parcels from R‑2 (with historic overlay) to R‑1C (with historic overlay). Planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial, and after extensive public testimony from homeowners and neighborhood representatives, the council voted to deny the

Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a rezone to MX‑1 and approved a preliminary plat for a 22‑lot mixed‑use subdivision at 1907 West Jefferson, adding a condition that internal living space not exceed 35 feet. The commission also approved a variance to reduce the rear setback to allow consolidated alley access.

The Ada County Coroner's Office sought board approval to apply for a federal grant to purchase a 17-foot refrigerated trailer and two modular refrigerated cubes, reported progress on a CT scanner installation and staff accreditation, and said it will track cremation-authorizations requiring investigation.

Boise City Council approved CAR 25‑16 and CPA 25‑6 to change approximately 4.17 acres at 2653 South Victory View Way from suburban/R‑1A to industrial light (I‑1), after staff said the change corrects a split‑zone created by a 2023 record of survey and protects an existing industrial area. Council and neighbors discussed floodplain restrictions, the

The Bonner County Board of Commissioners approved a temporary construction easement to remove trees encroaching on Sandpoint Airport airspace and accepted an addendum to retain Pillsbury attorney Paul Fradinberg for aviation matters after discussion about fees and limited use of outside counsel.

The Ada County Board of Commissioners reopened deliberations on a comprehensive zoning ordinance rewrite to clarify how large-scale solar projects may be sited on prime or important farmland, directed staff to draft exception criteria, and tabled the matter for two weeks to allow staff to return with proposed language.

City council and the Boise Public Library board discussed a facilities plan, capital funding limits from Proposition 1, lease renewals for Hillcrest and Callister, and next steps that include adding repairs to the CIP, exploring leased alternatives and returning with costed staffing and capital scenarios.

City planner Bill Dean presented a rewrite of Sandpoint’s zoning administration chapter to establish transparent permit types, procedures and a certificate of appropriateness for historic resources. The commission was asked to consider building heights in the proposed downtown/historic overlay and to advise on design guideline measurements.

The board approved a proclamation designating Oct. 14, 2025, as a Bonner County Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk, condemning his assassination. The vote followed extended discussion and public comment about whether the county should adopt a formal process for approving days of remembrance and the scope of county encouragement for community-obt d

At a workshop on Perpetuas proposed community development agreement, county leaders pressed the company on housing impacts to the valley floor, road mitigation and emergency-response support while Perpetua reiterated commitments for on-site worker housing, road agreements and quarterly reviews; the board agreed to continue talks and placed the CDA