Neighbors Heard + Charter Problems + Input Needed

The Boise Daily has the news residents around State Street have been waiting to hear — City Hall heard you. For all residents, government wants to hear even more as surveys on zoning and bicycles are out and need to be answered. The Boise School District is being asked for information on daily assignments and take a step back a few years for hot air balloons.

Taking a look at the weather today:

• Saturday: Clear throughout the day. Temps: High of 85° & low of 61°.

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Patch Pick: The neighbors spoke and City Hall listened. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has asked Interfaith Sanctuary to hold plans on a new shelter planned for State Street in a story covered by Don Day and Autumn Robertson of Boise Dev. (BoiseDev)

1. Staying with local governments, two entities are requesting the public's input on important subjects: new zoning codes and bicycle access around the city. (My story)

2. A candidate for Idaho lieutenant governor has filed a public records request to the Boise School District requesting daily assignments from Boise teachers. Cost to complete the request: more than $150,000, according to the district. More information on this story from idahonews' news staff. (idahonews)

3. A coalition of six wildlife advocacy groups are asking the United States Forest Service to protect wolves from new laws in Idaho and Montana allowing up to 90 percent of wolves to be killed. Hear the story from Troy Oppie of Boise State Public Radio. (BSPR)

4. The Village, a Boise-based Idaho charter school, is attempting to make changes after at 2019 report found "incompetent" financial management had placed the school in serious risk of closure. Devin Bodkin of IdEdNews takes a look at The Village and other charter schools around the state under investigation for use of taxpayer dollars. (IdEdNews)

5. Relive the Boise Hot Air Balloon Festival in the summer of 2019 with a video from Rosie's Family Travel and Adventure Channel. (YouTube)

Boise Fact of the Day:

On any given night in 2020, 2,315 Idahoans were homeless, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in March 2021.

Boise Community Calendar:

- The Capital City Market, Idaho's original, largest and oldest outdoor Farmer's Market, opens the doors at 9 a.m. Remember the market is now located at 34th Street Market in Garden City due to COVID.

- Kids can "Touch a Truck" on Saturday at the Children's Museum of Idaho starting at 10 a.m. The Idaho Potato Tour Truck, semi-trucks, tow trucks, and more will be on hand for this free event.

- The Lizard Butte Summer Festival 2021 will be held on Saturday in the parking lot of Lizard Butte Baptist Church in Marsing, Idaho. This event is completely free!

- Take a redhead to Gingerfest at the Old Idaho Pen. Join other redheads on Saturday for a celebration of all things red, including "Best Ginger" contests for kids and adults, red beer and wine, food trucks, red-themed games and prizes, music and more! Tickets are $6 each, or 2 for $10 (just use Promo Code 2RED when checking out)

Starting this weekend, look for the Boise Daily on both Saturday and Sunday.

- John

About me: My grandmother raised her family on Walnut Street, just off Warm Springs Avenue. She had an old, two bedroom home for many years along with a little acreage to grow a garden and a huge apple tree. Returning to that site now, hard to imagine her home every stood there.