Valley County commissioners table decisions on Cascade, Donnelly impact-area maps until next week

Valley County commissioners on April 28 opened a combined public hearing on draft ordinances and a resolution to adopt updated areas of city impact for the City of Cascade and the City of Donnelly, then delayed final votes until a follow-up meeting next week.

County planning staff told the board the 2024 change to Idaho Code 67-6526 requires counties and cities to update impact-area boundaries for adjacent municipalities and meet statutory criteria by Dec. 31, 2025. “The deadline for compliance with the state statute is Dec. 31, 2025,” planning staff member Cinda said during the staff presentation.

Staff presented two different ordinance drafts for Cascade — one that would reestablish a greatly reduced Cascade impact area matching the city limits and a second draft that would include two parcels requested by property owners identified in correspondence from Little Enterprises LLP. For Donnelly staff presented an agreed-upon map that reduces the Donnelly impact area from the previous boundary and a related Valley County resolution (Resolution 2025-10) to adopt the county comprehensive-plan provisions applicable to Donnelly’s…