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Ada County commissioners agree to place Western Ada Recreation District dissolution on May ballot
Summary
After a detailed presentation and staff review, the Ada County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place a measure on the May ballot asking voters whether the Western Ada Recreation District should be dissolved under a statutory process for fast‑growing districts.
The Ada County Board of Commissioners voted to place a question on the May ballot asking voters whether to dissolve the Western Ada Recreation District, following a presentation by the district's chairman, Sean Wardle.
Wardle told the board the district — formed in 1971 to provide parks and a pool to portions of Meridian — has largely transferred its facilities and operations to the City of Meridian in stages since 2018 and has reduced its levy to zero. "We spent a little over $3,000,000 on the pool," Wardle said, and described an operational transition in which most assets were dedicated to Meridian while the district retained a small cash balance and…
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