February Happenings in the West End

February Board Meeting is Canceled

Several board members will not be available to meet on Feb 18, therefore the president canceled this month’s meeting. The board will reconvene in March with the following agenda:

Approve our bylaws update.
Review our financial report.
Start talking about NNO and work on an event plan.
Start our Annual Calendar

The board will explore a different location for our meeting in March and potentially into the future. Starting the week of Feb 24th, the board will start the search. Anyone would like to contribute his/her ideas, send an email to westendboise@gmail.com

Design Review – Finch on Fairview

February 12 at 6PM the garden apartment project at 170 S 28th Street. Listen as the architects and project team describe the 80-unit complex on this site. This meeting is the review and comment on the design. For more information about the plans submitted to the City of Boise: https://boisecityid.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=4862&MediaPosition=&ID=23337&CssClass=

Submit your vote – Fairview Playground

Boise Parks and Recreation is looking for neighborhood input for playground designs: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fairview-playground.

You should have received a green postcard this week with information about the design proposals. Survey closes Saturday, February 22, at 5PM.

Any questions, email bpr@cityofboise.org.

Construction on Bannock Street

Have you seen those pesky orange cones on Bannock Street between 13th and 14th? There’s a project underway to rebuild Bannock Street. For more information about the project, check the Capital City Development Corp’s webpage.

January Happenings in the West End

Happy New Year!

Your West End board extends heartfelt wishes to you and your families a happy and healthy 2025!

The Signs are Here! The Signs are Here!

Have you seen the new West End Neighborhood street signs? It’s been a long journey and the WENA Board Members are excited to finally see the results of a multi-year effort and collaboration
between past and present Board members, our partners at the City of Boise (City), and Ada County Highway District (ACHD) to create an identity logo that represents our neighborhood and to add the logo to street signs at various entry points into our neighborhood.

Some history of our journey: WENA was initially awarded an identity kit grant in Summer 2020 to have local artist, Kelly Knop, create a logo based on what you, and all your neighbors, told us about your favorite qualities of living in the West End. A highlight of the logo project was learning that Kelly had grown up in the West End and that his creativity would reflect his many childhood experiences.

The new WENA logo debuted in June 2021 and quickly put to use at our community building events including HalloWENA and Bark in the Park. Then WENA received a neighborhood improvement grant from the City in August 2022 to build and install street signs of the new logo at sixteen locations in collaboration with ACHD.

Our Board members volunteered a lot of time to canvas the West End to decide the points of entry into our neighborhood that met baseline criteria, such as visibility, multimodal traffic routes, and proximity to city parks and schools. This project ended up having multiple points of contact for multiple tasks, which took two years to complete and trying everyone’s patience.

The new signs started to appear on street corners between Christmas and New Year’s. Perfect timing!
This project is a great example of the community building that can be created with vision,
community partner support, and the volunteer spirit and commitment of a neighborhood
association.

Do you have a project idea that would align with WENAs mission, which is to support safe
multimodal connectivity into and through the neighborhood, preserve and enhance our gorgeous tree canopy, and maximize neighborhood access to the outdoors? Please come share at the next board meeting!

WENA Board Meeting – January 21st at 6:30pm

The next board meeting will be at Casanova Pizza on Tuesday, January 21, at 6:30pm. Join us! The agenda is here.

Finch on Fairview – New Housing Project

A new garden apartment project is planned for the intersection of 27th and Fairview; it’s called Finch on Fairview. This project consists of 40 units in a two-phased construction project that will begin July 2025. 10 units are affordable housing.

View the design renderings here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FdhlNESGK8QCGM1ES7pmRFQ5o-NRiKoC

Architects will be presenting their design to the Design Review Commission in February.

More to come about this project.

December Happenings in the West End

Reminder – No December Board Meeting

The board is skipping a meeting this month and will return January 21, 2025.

Holiday Drive Seeks Donations

Board Member Katie Erley organized a donation drive for community members who could use help this holiday season. Bring your donations to 2321 W Madison Ave. from now until December 22. She will ensure donations are distributed to the The City Light Home for Women and Children.

WENA Drive 2024 Download

For more information about possible donations that are needed, consider this list:

2024 General Hygiene Drive Flyer Download

Neighbor Meeting for Proposed Housing Complex – December 16

The developer for a proposed 80-unit multi-family, affordable housing complex at 170 S 28th Street is required to hold a meeting with neighbors and business owners prior to submitting their plan for Design Review and Building Permit.

Meet Developer Patrick Boel at Clairvoyant Brewing on 2800 W Idaho Street from 6 to 8PM to view site plans and ask questions. For more information, contact Patrick either by phone (208.271.7281) or email (patrick@rndhouse.com).

Members of the WENA board will attend too.

Holiday Movies at The Egyptian Theater

Every December, The Egyptian shows Christmas favorites. Check out the schedule here.

City Events in December

Check out the City’s calendar of events December through January 2. You’re sure to find something that will get you in the holiday spirit.

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