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Council declares central area 'deteriorating,' authorizes urban renewal agency to proceed with feasibility work

5529317 · August 5, 2025
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By a 4‑2 vote the council agreed to declare a corridor north of downtown Caldwell and south of the railroad as a deteriorating area under Idaho urban renewal law and directed the Urban Renewal Agency to proceed with plan development and feasibility work.

The Caldwell City Council on Aug. 4 passed Resolution 282‑25 by a 4‑2 vote to declare a proposed Central Area as deteriorating or in need of urban renewal under Idaho law, clearing the way for the Urban Renewal Agency to prepare a formal plan and feasibility study for revitalization.

Oscar Hilty, attorney for the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency, presented the proposed boundary — roughly between the interstate and the railroad tracks, north of downtown and extending toward the river and east toward the…

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