The 30th Annual Boise Mayor's State of the City Address

The 30th Annual Boise Mayor's State of the City Address

In the 30th annual and first virtual State of the City Address, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean discussed issues our community has faced and her plans for the future of Boise in a pre-recorded taping.

TO ADJUST THEIRDRESS CODE.BOISE MAYORLAUREN MCLEAN...SHARES HER FIRSTSTATE OF THE CITYADDRESS SINCETAKING OFFICE.THE VIRTUAL... PRE-RECORDEDPRESENTATION...ALSO MARKED AFIRST FOR THE CITY.OUR LYNSEYAMUNDSONREPORTS."THERE ARECOUNTLESS STORIESOF INDIVIDUALS ANDINSTITUTIONS WHOROSE TO THECHALLENGE, TOOMANY TO NAME ALLOF WHOM PROVIDEDFOOD, SHELTER,CHILDCARE,ENCOURAGEMENTAND EVERYTHING WEHAVE GROWN TOEXPECT FROM THISGREAT COMMUNITYTHAT WE CALLBOISE.

WE WILLRECOVER."MCLEAN SAYS BOISEIS ALREADY ON ITSWAY TO RECOVERYFROM THE COVID-19PANDEMIC STARTINGWITH THE ECONOMICRECOVERY TASKFORCE, THE CITYCREATED TO HELPSMALL BUSINESSES."WE'RE PROVIDING1.5 MILLION DOLLARSIN GRANT MONEY TOHELP YOU THROUGHTHESE DIFFICULTTIMES.

WEPARTNERED WITHTHE ADA COUNTYHIGHWAY DISTRICTAND DOWNTOWNBOISE ASSOCIATINGTO EXPAND PATIOSAND CREATEPARKLETS TO GIVESMALL BUSINESSSPACE TO MAKE ALIVING SAFELY.SHE ALSO SAYS THISYEAR MOREBUSINESSES HAVECONTACTED THE CITYABOUT RELOCATINGHERE THAN EVERBEFORE...WHICHWILL CREATE MOREECONOMICOPPORTUNITIES FORBOISEANS...BUT WITHMORE PEOPLEMOVING HERE..."WE MUST ENSURETHAT WE DON'TPRICE OUT OF THEMARKET THE VERYPEOPLE THAT MAKETHIS COMMUNITYGREAT."TO INCREASE THENUMBER OFAFFORDABLE HOMESIN OUR COMMUNITYTHE CITY ISINVESTING IN AHOUSING LANDTRUST"IT SUPPORTS THEDEVELOPMENT OFVARIOUS HOUSINGTYPES ALLOWINGFORHOMEOWNERSHIPAND RENTALOPPORTUNITIES FORINCOME-RESTRICTEDFAMILIES."AS WELL AS A ZONINGREWRITE COMMITTEETHAT WILL"ENSURE THAT OURZONING CODEREFLECTS THEVALUE WE PLACE ONPROVIDINGEVERYONE IN BOISEA HOME THEY CANAFFORD WITHACCESS TOOPPORTUNITIESTHAT WILL SUPPORTTHEIR FAMILIES."LYNSEYAMUNDSON...IDAHONEWS 6.AS WE MENTIONED...THIS WAS A PRE-RECORDEDADDRESS... AND THEMAYOR WAS NOTAVAILABLE FORMEDIA QUESTIONS...THOUGH SHE ISSCHEDULED TO BEAVAILABLE TODAY.WE'LL KEEP YOUUPDATED.IF YOU'D LIKE... YOUCAN WATCH THEENTIRE ADDRESS O