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Boise staff outline $250 million in conservation and parks needs; focus on pathways, open space, climate and water resilience
Summary
City staff presented a multi-department overview of parks, pathways, open space, climate action and water resiliency needs, describing a roughly $250 million unfunded gap over a 5–10 year horizon and specific projects and timelines for pathways, Spalding/Spaulding Ranch, park buildouts and climate and water programs.
Courtney Washburn, the City of Boise chief of staff, told the council that staff prepared a 5–10 year view of conservation and recreation programs to show where investment needs exceed current budgets and to identify potential funding strategies.
"The conservation programs are key to who we are as a city," Washburn said, introducing presentations on pathways, open space, parks, climate action and water resiliency. Staff told council the city currently counts about 220 miles of trails, an open space inventory of roughly 5,000 acres and a park system with many master-planned sites still needing build-out.
Brie (Bree) Brush of the mayor’s office presented the Pathways Master Plan, which the council adopted in early 2022 and which envisions a 160-mile network that would raise the percentage of residents within a 10-minute walk of a pathway from about 10% today to 76%. Staff said the pathways program’s annual locally controlled budget is $300,000, which is…
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