Happy Thanksgiving from the West End Neighborhood Association Board!
Get Your Turkey Trot On! Thursday, November 27, at 9AM
Adults and kids can still register to participate in the annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning at 9AM. Register now and pick up your packet at Shu’s Idaho Running Company (Albertson’s Marketplace on State Street) these days and times:
- Saturday 11/22 10pm – 5pm
- Monday 11/24 12pm – 6pm
- Tuesday 11/25 12pm – 6pm
- Wednesday 11/26 12pm – 3pm
The run starts and Cecil Andrus Park and continues through the West End!
For more information about the run, check this website: https://turkeyday5kboise.com/boise/
Helping Those in Need This Season
Stay tuned for WENA’s annual collection to help those in need. Board Member Katie Erley is leading this effort and will have more details about dates, locations, and worthy charity.
Meet Your WENA Board – December 16 at 5:00PM
Instead of a typical board meeting, we’re mixing it up and feeling festive! Join your board members at Gil’s K-9 at the corner of 25th and Main. Happy Hour starts at 4PM and lasts until 6PM. Board members will be there at 5PM and how long they stay is open. Come when you want. No host bar. Food is available to order. Stop in and enjoy the great neighborhood vibe.
Fairview Park Construction Continues
Fairview Park renovation is well underway For more information about the Fairview Park improvements, click here.
City of Boise’s project manager Jason Miller, provided the following update as the project comes into the home stretch:
- Project is on schedule to be complete by the end of calendar year, weather dependent.
- Playground audit is complete, and remaining items are to be addressed in the next few weeks.
- Playground surfacing has been repaired
- Basketball goals should be installed in the next few weeks
- Focus is on finish grading and installation of street van accessible parking.
- Contractor is preparing to complete asphalt and street repair in early December.
- Building repairs are still underway and should be done in early December.
- Basketball court striping depends on the weather and will happen as soon as the courts dry and are within temperature specifications.
- There are two tennis courts and one court is striped for two pickleball courts but you must bring your own net.
The southeast corner of the park will not be affected by the renovation project.
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