Centennial Neighborhood Association
Boise’s westernmost Neighborhood Association, working to make Boise and the Centennial neighborhood a better place to live, work and raise a family!
After Thursday evening’s second quarter open board meeting of the Centennial Neighborhood Association, many attendees gathered “around” one of West Boise’s largest public libraries! Because Boise’s western neighborhoods lack a City Public Library within walking or biking distance, don’t you think it’s time we had one?
Save a spot on your calendar for what may be one of the most interesting and informative Town Hall meetings of the year. One of the key topics will be the city’s recent move to revise the “New Zoning Code” in light of the recent Idaho Supreme Court’s ruling on Interfaith Sanctuary housing on State Street.
Team members of the Centennial Neighborhood Association (“CNA”) have attended all the City of Boise Library Listening Sessions being hosted at each City of Boise Library Branch. This photo was taken at the Library Listening session held March 7, 2025, at the Cole &Ustick Library Branch. One of the goals of CNA in representing over 10,000 residents in West Boise is to bring a City of Boise Library Branch to serve the residents of West Boise. Please join us in this effort by signing up for our newsletter and attending our Quarterly Meetings. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thurs. April 17, 2024, at 6pm, location TBD.
Your Centennial Neighborhood Association has been diligently advocating for the completion of the remaining open space and upgrades to this west Boise jewel for over three years. Thanks to a lot of hard work and attendance by your board and other Centennial members at many city and neighborhood meetings, this great park is finally scheduled for completion with funding included in the 2024/2025 City budget.
In testimony before Boise’s Design Review Commission August 14, 2014, Boise City Hall
Case # DRH24-00194, 12673 W Ashcreek St – The Ashcreek multi-family residential development (Ashcreek)
The Centennial Neighborhood Association (CTNA) has been aware and actively engaged in review and assessment of Ashcreek since 2022, when it was first proposed. Recently, a meeting notice was sent to all participating members of record of CTNA, with reference to the project design changes proposed by Brighton Corporation and offering opportunities for review, discussion and potential action. Representatives of CTNA have also discussed Ashcreek with applicant representatives as well as Rachael Ferell, city planner.
We have a CTNA member consensus.
CTNA desires to go on record in support of Ashcreek as proposed. Further, CTNA anticipates and appreciates that Ashcreek will yield:
February 15, 2024
Good afternoon, you are receiving this e-mail because of your interest in the Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex master plan update. Our team values your input on potential amenities and design elements and is excited to share the next phase of the master plan outreach process.
In December, we opened an online survey to receive feedback on potential amenities in various price brackets and recreational focus areas. Thank you to those who participated in this survey – we received over 830 responses! If you would like to view these survey results, you may do so here.
Incorporating input received through the survey, our team of landscape architects has prepared two design concepts that we are now asking for your feedback on. Option 1 focuses more on traditional sports and includes a fenced dog off-leash park and a small water play feature. Option 2 is more focused on wheeled sports with a bike pump track area and new skatepark features adjacent to the current skatepark on site. Both options include new trees, a nature play area, and pollinator gardens in the park.
Click to Review Option 1 and option 2
Please take this brief follow-up survey to vote on your preferred option. There is then an opportunity to share what, if anything, you would change about your preferred design. This survey will be open for two weeks, closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28.
Next Steps
Following this second round of public input, the city’s landscape architects will work to finalize a single master plan design. This design will be presented to the Boise Parks and Recreation Commission, where a public hearing will follow a presentation from staff. The Board of Commissioners will then vote on the updated master plan. This meeting is anticipated to be held in April, but neighbors will be notified once details are confirmed.
Thank you again for participating, and we look forward to engaging neighbors and community members as this process moves forward.
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In recent weeks I have seen a few complaints of mail theft in various areas of Boise. So far in 2024 we have received four reports of mail being stolen.
Mail theft is a different problem than package theft. When someone steals a package, they are looking for a valuable item sitting on our doorstep. When a person steals mail, that are looking to steal your financial information or your identity.
What are thieves looking for? Cash, checks, gift cards, account numbers, your social security number, banking details, pay stubs, and identifying information like your name and date of birth.
Reduce the opportunity. Switching to paperless billing and statements can reduce the amount of sensitive mail you receive.
Purchase a lockable mailbox. A lockable mailbox allows the postal carrier to deliver mail through a slot in the mailbox but requires a key to open and retrieve mail.
Don’t flag your mailbox as a target. Using the red flag on your mailbox can alert thieves that there is something inside to be stolen. Hand your mail directly to a letter carrier, use a secured USPS blue mailbox, or go directly to your local Post Office to send mail.
Pick up your mail regularly. Don’t leave letters in the mailbox for several days, over the weekend or even overnight. Make checking your mailbox part of your daily routine.
Stop delivery. Alert the Post Office if you are going out of town and request them to temporarily stop the delivery of your mail. When you return, you can pick up your mail at the local post office and resume normal delivery. https://www.usps.com/manage/hold-mail.htm
Talk to your neighbors. If your mail was stolen, let your neighbors know. They may not realize their mail was stolen too. Watching out for your neighbors helps to build relationships and keep your neighborhood safe.
Be aware of and report suspicious activity. Notice an unknown individual looking at or tampering with mailboxes in your neighborhood? Report it to non-emergency dispatch 208-377-6790.
Sign up for Informed Delivery through the postal service. While this won’t prevent mail theft, it will provide you with a daily picture of all letter size mail that is on its way to your mailbox. You can sign up for this free service through the United States Postal Service at https://informeddelivery.usps.com.
How to report if your mail was stolen? You can report by calling 208-377-6790 or can report online on the Boise Police website. To file a complaint with the USPS you can use this link https://usps.my.site.com/emailus/s/daily-mail-delivery-inquiry or call 1-877-876-2455.
Crime Prevention Unit
Boise Police Department
Office: (208)570-6071
Centennial Neighborhood Association just received the email from the Boise Bicycle Project. This is a great cause. We had a neighbor a few years back that left a perfectly good, albeit used, bicycle outside next to their garage. Through rain, snow and sunshine that bike never moved for over a year. Finally, when they moved – it was gone, probably to the landfill.
I received a separate email encouraging Boise Neighborhood Associations to open convenient collection points in their neighborhood area where folks could easily drop these much-needed bikes off, avoiding a separate trip downtown to the Boise Bicycle Project shop and warehouse. My wife and I are volunteering to store donated bikes at our home between now and the first part of December. From here we will call the Bicycle Project for them to come and pick all the bikes up at one time! Convenient for all! Perhaps, my former neighbor just couldn’t be bothered to bring that bike downtown. It’s sad that some youngsters miss out.
Let’s show our Centennial Neighborhood spirit and gather as many lovingly used bicycles that our children have just outgrown! If you are able to help please call me. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
208-484-3365
Gary Dufault, President
Your Centennial Neighborhood Association
