-
4 days ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
Organizers of a proposal to build a public fieldhouse in northern Valley County will host two open houses on the project this week. The first open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the McCall Public Library. Another open house will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Roseberry Coffee in Donnelly.
-
6 days ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
A proposal that would allow rental jet skis and boats to be staged on public beaches and docks on Payette Lake was denied last week by the McCall City Council. The proposal by Mountain Meadows Adventure Rentals would open Legacy Park for staging boats and jet skis rented by customers. “The Legacy Park Beach belongs to everybody,” council member Lyle Nelson said.
-
4 weeks ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
Dakota Shankel took stock of his new home for the next month as he pulled his camper trailer into a lot across from the Tamarack Sawmill on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s real close to work, so now it’s walking distance,” said Shankel, a sawmill employee who lives in Council with his wife.
-
4 weeks ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
Work to repair damage from a landslide on U.S. 95 between New Meadows and Council will begin on Monday, and with it a complete closure of the roadway, the Idaho Transportation Department announced today. The closure is set to begin on Sunday night at 8 p.m. and will not be lifted until repairs are completed in late April or early May, according to ITD. There are no local detours around the closure zone due to heavy snowpack remaining in the mountains.
-
1 month ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
A company owned by Texas billionaires Dan and Faris Wilks is selling 73 ranch sites carved from about 2,000 acres south of Cascade. Plans for Legacy Creek Ranch, as dubbed by DF Development, look like subdivisions across Valley County, but are not subject to the same rules and review process because the ranch sites were created by a series of lot line adjustments and original parcel splits.
-
1 month ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
The Valley County Planning and Zoning Commission will review two applications this week for 73 new homes and townhomes in the Tamarack Resort base area. Public hearings on the applications will be held at 6 p.m. in the Valley County Courthouse in Cascade. The meeting can also be watched live on YouTube. One application seeks permission to build the Aspen Townhomes in what is currently known as the Aspen Parking Lot, an 11.3-acre lot off Village Drive near West Mountain Road.
-
1 month ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
The Texas company proposing to build more than 1,000 homes near McCall expects to re-submit plans to Valley County this spring, according to a company representative. The plans for Red Ridge Village are expected to be largely the same as an initial submission to the county last fall, said Christine Richman of GSBS Consulting, a Salt Lake City firm hired by DF Development to manage the project. “There have not been changes to the concept,” Richman told Valley Lookout.
-
1 month ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
Out-of-state residents would pay twice as much to launch boats on Payette Lake under a proposal being considered by the McCall City Council. A proposal for updated boat ramp fees would keep day passes for Idaho residents at $15, while residents of other states would pay $30. Season passes would be available for $100 for Idaho residents or $300 for non-residents. The fees would be in place from Memorial Day through Oct. 1.
-
2 months ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson |Perpetua Resources
Each year a procession of thundering drums, rattling beads, and shimmering sequins marches through downtown McCall during the Winter Carnival. More often than not, Rob Dodge finds himself right in the middle of it. Dodge is the band leader for Mountain Samba, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a fixture in the carnival’s Mardi Gras Parade.
-
Nov 20, 2024 | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
Plans for a mixed-use building containing office space and a second-floor apartment were approved on Monday night by the Donnelly City Council. The proposal by Roger Madison of Eagle would add a new building on a lot at 263 Halferty St., which is located behind The Roost, a bar and grill in downtown Donnelly.
