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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Boise public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Five-year HUD consolidated plan for housing funds
Boise's grants team has pulled in $156 million since 2020 — more housing, fire staffing, transit, airport, and climate funding without raising local taxes.
East Campus mixed-use development study
Boise State is exploring a major mixed-use development on the East Stadium lot near Albertsons Stadium — possible hotel, housing, retail, parking, and classroom uses. It's early: an RFP for a development advisor is out, and any real project would come back to the city later.
Boise State 2025 campus master plan adoption
Boise State's new ten-year master plan guides growth on about 200 acres of near-downtown campus, including student housing needs, transportation improvements, and Greenbelt completion. The plan commits to no campus boundary expansion and grew out of extensive Southeast Neighborhood Association engagement after friction over the 2015 plan.
Executive session on land acquisition and exempt records
The committee went into executive session on a potential land interest acquisition and litigation concerns. These closed-door topics could shape future open space or clean water projects in Boise.