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Join West Bench and Winstead Park Neighborhood Associations for a free family-friendly Spring Egg Hunt. On Saturday, March 30th at 1 p.m. we will gather near the Winstead Park picnic shelter for the egg hunt. Children ages 12 and under will search in aged-based groups for eggs that contain candy and other prizes! Keep an eye out for the Easter Bunny and stop for a photo opportunity.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Contact the Neighborhood Associations via WinsteadParkNA.com or WBNABoise.org to sign up to help us clean the park. We’re looking for assistance with picking up trash, leaves, and any ‘doggy deposits’ just before the event starts.

Please be sure to mark your calendars for this meeting that was just scheduled at our last WBNA meeting in December.  Karlee May, director of Urban Land Institute Idaho, will be joining us to present the Technical Assistance program and how this program might apply to a study in our neighborhood to understand, recruit, and retain businesses that will provide services that we currently have to go outside of the neighborhood to find.  Joan and I will be writing a grant for funds from the Neighborhood Investment Program and the deadline for submission is Jan 31st.  We are working a tight deadline which explains the short time frame for scheduling this presentation.

Thank you!

With Kindest Regards,
Rochelle

Holiday lights displays are a yearly tradition at the Bayhill Springs Subdivision. This year, they’re also collecting food or monetary donations to benefit the Idaho Food Bank. The subdivision is located off Milwaukie Street, across from Valley View Elementary School. For more information, you can contact Donna Wade at 208-724-5373.

Are you ready for Zook Fest 2023?

September 16th 1:00 – 4:00 PM @Mountain View Park

Volunteers hard at work getting the track ready for Zucchini Races! Thank you Volunteers 🙂

If you want to help, contact RMarler@gmail.com for Volunteer Opportunities

This family event includes these activities and more!

• Bake Sale
• Cookie decorating
• Coloring
• Free Popcorn
• And of course ZOOK Races

Build and decorate your Zook Racer use This Guide

Get creative! Awards for race winners and best looking Zook

Join us in September

The West Bench Neighborhood Association Board Meeting was brought to order by President Melby at 6:30 PM at the Ustick Library, on April 13, 2023. Attendance was taken and a quorum established to conduct the meeting. Officer and Board introductions were made to new attendees. Treasurer’s Report made by Joan Wallace thru the date of March 31, 2023. The ending bank balance posted is $665.06 post expenditures/purchases made in the first quarter of this year. A brief review of the Easter Egg Hunt at Fairmont Park was discussed. The hunt was rescheduled due to the weather conditions from April 1st to April 8th in addition the start time for the event was moved to 1:00 pm. An approximate number of 220 attendees was a combination of children and adults. A meeting to debrief and document the event with final notes is to be scheduled. The Summer ACT Mini-Grant Applications are due May 1st. The WBNA will request funds that will apply to the Fall Festival to be held September 2023. A brief discussion was made regarding capital expenditures plus the actual dollar amount that could be allowed. A motion was made and then approved to request up to $1,000.00 from the City of Boise. The budget meeting to decide what is to be specifically requested and which category it falls within is to be held on April 18th at 5:00 PM at Ustick Library. The Boise City Zoning Rewrite is underway, offering a 611-page draft – 2022-02-27. The Planning and Zoning Commission is to hold public hearings between the dates of April 24-27th. The public at this time will be given the opportunity to present concerns and sentiments for the proposed zoning changes. The City Council hearings will be held June 2023 and the City Council Reading to be July/August 2023. At this time a possible vote could be taken. The WBNA Public Agency will prepare a draft-statement regarding the proposed zoning revision. Individual citizens are free to testify personally at these hearings. The WBNA to adopt a position as an organization; the bylaws of the WBNA are to be followed requiring a majority vote of members. Due to the timeline of April Planning and Zoning hearings, the WBNA will not have sufficient time to establish and adopt a position however, it is likely that the WBNA membership could choose to adopt a position ahead of the city council hearings to be held June 2023. The Morrison Center will organize a free-to-all music concert at Mountain View Park to be held on July 26th. Local bands will be a featured at this event. The WBNA has been asked to promote and participate in this event. A vendor booth will be provided to the WBNA and discussion for an opportunity to create a fundraiser is likely in future meetings. The meeting adjourned.

The West Bench Neighborhood Association committee focusing on traffic safety had a busy year. Some of our activities included:

• Worked with our ACHD rep, Alexis Pickering to reduce the speed limit on Mountain View Dr to 25 MPH west of Cole. She is also working on additional long-term changes to encourage safety on neighborhood streets.
• Created awareness of the speed limit by posting signs in the spring and again in the fall up and down Mountain View Dr urging drivers to slow down. Fifty signs were posted in front of resident’s homes (with homeowner permission). ? Held a neighborhood meet and greet when the signs first went up and dropped off notices so neighbors would understand the scope and timeframes for the sign project.
• Met with our police department community officer and ACHD to encourage patrols on the street. They conducted a traffic study and scheduled patrols. We plan to continue our efforts promoting safe streets and sidewalks for walkers, cyclists, and cars.

If you have suggestions for the committee, please write us at mtnviewdrtraffic@gmail.com.