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Council reads contested findings, remands Boise Bible College apartment application for clearer record

Garden City City Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Garden City’s council read lengthy contested findings into the record on DSR FY2025‑0008, citing neighborhood testimony that two proposed 4‑story apartment buildings would be incompatible with adjacent single‑story homes; the council amended its decision document to show the basis for remand and recorded a 2‑to‑1 majority with a formal dissent.

Council president James Page read contested findings into the record Jan. 26 while Mayor Jacobs and Council member Carver Herbert recused themselves from the matter involving DSR FY2025‑0008.

Page read testimony and exhibits from neighbors and advocates — citing attorney Kenley Grover and witnesses including Terry Dean and Katie Jennings — that the two proposed four‑story apartment buildings (236 units) adjacent to predominantly single‑story…

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