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22 hours ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
Launching boats on the City of McCall’s Payette Lake boat ramp will cost twice as much this summer for anyone who doesn’t live in Idaho. Last week, the McCall City Council approved changes to the city’s boat ramp fees, which were charged for the first time last summer. Idaho residents will continue paying $15 for a day pass or $100 for a season pass, while out-of-state residents will now pay $30 for a day pass and $300 for a season pass.
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1 week ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
Idaho 55 will be reduced to one lane north of Smiths Ferry starting Monday, according to the Idaho Transportation Department. The lane closures will continue Monday through Thursday through the fall as crews complete maintenance on the historic Rainbow Bridge over the North Fork Payette River. A temporary traffic signal will direct traffic. No lane closures will be in place on holidays or from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays after Memorial Day.
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2 weeks ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
For the first time, a chemical treatment could be used this summer to combat an invasive plant threatening to overtake Payette Lake, the McCall City Council was told Thursday night. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture, which manages invasive plant species across the state, is planning to use herbicides in a test zone spanning about eight acres near North Beach, Chief Treatment Engineer Jeremey Varley said.
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3 weeks ago | 
boisedev.com | Drew Dodson
A gold and antimony mine in eastern Valley County is among 10 projects tabbed for “expedited” permitting by a new federal energy council. The National Energy Domination Council recently released the list of projects, which includes Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project about 40 miles east of McCall.
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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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.
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2 months 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.
