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West Ada School District Superintendent Linda Clark announced her resignation at a somber press conference Oct. 23 at the District Service Center in Meridian.

West Ada seeks interim superintendent in wake of Clark’s resignation

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fter three months of tension between the West Ada School District board and Superintendent Linda Clark, Clark is stepping down.

Clark made the somber and sudden announcement of her resignation, effective immediately, at a short-notice press conference Oct. 23.

It’s not the way she pictured ending her 37 years with the district, Clark said, but the environment created by the board had “thwarted my ability” to do the job.

Clark said the current board, which gained two new members in July, hasn’t sought to work her but has instead tried to undermine and embarby Holly Beech rass her and remove her as superintenhbeech@mymeridianpress.com dent. © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS “In an executive session (Sept. 1), one trustee said, ‘If you want to keep your legacy, you better get an exit strategy,’ and another trustee said, ‘I want you gone now,’” Clark said. “And I said to the chair, ‘Who should my attorney talk to?’ That started this.”

Clark declined to name the trustees.

At the time of the announcement, trustees had no plan B in place.

They met Thursday with district administrators in hopes of appointing an interim director. The decision occurred after the Meridian Press print deadline, but updates are online at www.mymeridianpress.com.

CONTRADICTING STORIES Clark said it was not her initiative to retire, but her attorney started meeting with the board’s attorney because of what trustees said to her Sept. 1.

The last straw, Clark said, was when the board offered her a pittance to “play nice” and then retire the day after the supplemental levy election.

“I refuse to be dishonest with the Tina Dean community for a few thousand dolBoard chairwoman lars,” she said.

Board Chairwoman Tina Dean has been quiet on the issue over the past few months, but on Wednesday she sent a lengthy statement to “set the record straight.”

“Dr. Clark was offered $56,000 in severance and release from her contract, primarily to put an end to what has become a distracting sideshow for the District,” Dean said in the statement. “Although Dr. Clark characterized the $56,000 offered as a ‘pittance,’ I doubt that the taxpayers of the District will agree.”

New trustees Russell Joki and Julie Madsen, who were sworn in July 7, also disagree with Clark’s account of what happened and said it was Clark’s initiative to retire. Joki said many of Clark’s claims were false and disappointing.

Madsen said the board had done an outstanding job from day one of focusing with Clark on the issues.

“Contrary to what she said, we have treated her with fairness, we have talked to her about her accomplishments, we have praised her for her achievements in this school district,” Joki said. “We have had truthful, honest discussions about important topics.

For Dr. Clark to say today that somehow she is being forced out is not true.”

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eaching jobs and school days are at stake if the West Ada School District’s $28 million supplemental fails at Tuesday’s election.

The district is not asking voters to pass a new tax, Trustee Julie Madsen said, but rather to renew a two-year levy that brings in $14 million year. Since 2012, the district has used this levy, which has a life span of two years, to fund 35 teaching positions, nine school days and other operational costs.

As a parent in West Ada, Madsen said she understands the frustration of being asked to approve another propby Holly Beech erty tax every two hbeech@mymeridianpress.com years. But because © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS of state funding cuts, this supplemental funding is essential, she said. State funding dropped by $26.3 million from 2008 to 2011, district spokesman Eric Exline said.

If the levy fails, the district will likely have to cut teaching positions and instructional school days, which is what happened in 2011 when the $18.5 million supplemental levy failed. Because about 90 percent of the district’s general fund budget goes to salaries and benefits, jobs would likely be on the chopping block. “(School) days were lost and jobs were lost, and that was a tragedy,” West Ada Assistant Superintendent Barbara Leeds said. “All of those cuts had faces and had families, and I’m certainly hoping we don’t have to do that again.”

The loss of funding could also drive down the district’s bond rating, making it more expensive to sell bonds in the future to pay for capital projects such as new schools, Michael Keith with Pipar Jaffray said.

The West Ada school board invited education, finance and business experts to its board meeting Oct. 27 to talk about Tuesday’s supplemental levy election.

Meridian Chamber of Commerce representatives spoke in favor of the levy, saying an educated workforce not only sustains existing businesses but it attracts new ones.

More than 100 people attended the meeting.

Taxpayers currently pay $91.57 per $100,000 of their taxable property value toward the supplemental levy. If voters renew the levy, the rate would stay the same or drop slightly to reflect the rising property values.

If the levy fails, vot-

ers would either pocket that money each year, or the board could decide to increase its bond payments up to the highest allowable amount to pay off school bonds more quickly and save in interest payments, Exline said. In that case, voters would not see a decrease or increase in taxes.

Historically, voter turnout in the school district has been low.

“There are 95,000 registered voters in our school district, and if we get to 4 percent that’s a big election,” Exline said.

Library district asks voters to pass $12M bond for 2 new branches to keep up with growth During children’s story time at the Silverstone library branch, kids and parents cram into the computer room, blocking off computers and the restroom entrance, Meridian Library District Director Gretchen Caserotti said.

Meridian does not have enough library space to serve its population of almost 88,000 people, she said.

The district is asking voters to approve a $12 million bond at Tuesday’s election for two new library branches: n A new 15,000-square-foot branch in the Ten Mile Road/Chinden Boulevard area of north Meridian. No land has been purchased yet. n A 20,000-square-foot branch in south Meridian as part of the YMCA and Hillsdale Elementary facility, located near the corner of East Amity and South Eagle roads. The branch would replace the 4,500-square-foot Silverstone site that the district leases for $100,000 per year. This new branch would serve the new elementary school as well as the public. The library district expects to save $2 million on the construction of this branch because of the shared facility.

Passing the bond would cost taxpayers $12.48 per $100,000 taxable property value, Caserotti said. Taxpayers currently pay $54 per $100,000 of taxable property value to library district.

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rying to keep up with all the information and perspectives coming out of the West Ada School District can feel disorienting. Former Superintendent Linda Clark had declined to comment on my articles about the board voiding the third year of her contract, about the recall elections, about the bonuses in her contract and about speculation that the board was trying to oust her.

She ended her silence last week with a pointed resignation announcement that outlined her personal and professional turmoil under the current board.

The two new board members and the board chairwoman all dispute Clark’s account. Chairwoman Tina Dean, who also was largely silent on the issues until this week, sent a lengthy statement Wednesday with her side of the story.

What’s taken place in the district over the past few months has been emotional for a lot of people. I’ve seen more than one person cry at board meetings, and several staff members had teary eyes during Clark’s resignation announcement.

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MORE ELECTION COVERAGE Find more coverage about the West Ada School District, the levy election, Superintendent Linda Clark’s resignation and Chairwoman Tina Dean’s statement at mymeridianpress.com.

Election day is Nov. 3. Find your polling place at idahovotes.gov.

CRIME WATCH

East Overland Road 3. Petit theft, 2300 block North Crooked Creek 4. Battery, 100 block East Victory Road Heritage Wood Way 5. Arrest: warrant, possession of 5. Disturbance, 100 W. Pennwood marijuana Oct. 20 St. 6. Arrest: failure to appear war6. Vehicle burglary, 2900 block 1. Grand theft, 2200 block North rant (x3), petit theft North Eagle Road Glennfield Way 7. Citation: petit theft 7. Residential burglary, 4400 2. Vehicle burglary, 900 block East 8. Arrest: possession of drugs block North Heritage Wood Way Franklin Road with intent to deliver and 8. Arrest: warrant 3. Arrest: warrant paraphernalia, destruction of 9. Runaway, minor in consump- 4. Arrest: warrant evidence tion, 5000 block North Ten Mile 5. Protective custody hold, 2300 9. Two juveniles cited: possession Road block Northwest 15th Street of marijuana, minor in consump6. Disturbance, 1900 block West tion, curfew violation Oct. 19 Hendricks Court 7. Arrest: domestic battery 1. Vehicle burglary, 2500 block Oct. 23 West Pebblestone Court 1. Arrest, 1500 block West NorthOct. 21 2. Two juveniles arrested: gate Avenue 1. Stalking, 2000 block South possession of drugs, residential 2. Arrest: disturbing the peace, Luxury Lane burglary, tobacco and alcohol under the influence of controlled 2. Indecent exposure, South violation, carrying concealed Locust Grove Road and East Lake substance weapon violation 3. Arrest: warrant 3. Runaway, area of North McMil- Creek Street 4. Arrest: no-contact order 3. Arrest: warrant (x3) lan and West Linder roads violation 4.

Arrest: driving under the influ4. Arrest: driving without 5. Three juveniles arrested: petit ence of drugs privileges, possession of drug theft 5. Arrested: domestic battery paraphernalia, no insurance.

6. EMS assist, 5100 block North 5. Trespassing, 200 block South Oct. 22 Clooney Avenue Spring Park Lane 7. Arrest: DUI 1. Identity theft, 200 block East 6. Protective custody hold, 400 Badley Avenue block East Moskee Street 8. Arrest: possession of marijuana 2. Vehicle burglary, 1800 block 7. Telephone harassment, 1800 and paraphernalia

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Oct. 17 1. Arrest: DUI (second offense), injury to child, possession of marijuana 2. Petit theft, 2500 block Meadowwood Court 3. Arrest: DUI 4. Battery, 500 block North Ten Mile Road 5. Petit theft, 3400 block North Eagle Road 6. Arrest: driving without privileges (second offense) 7. Protective custody hold, 500 block South Eagle Road 8. Agency assist, 800 block South Progress Avenue 9. Involuntary manslaughter, 2300 block East Franklin Road 10. Arrest: DUI 11. Arrest: warrant

Oct. 18 1. Arrest: petit theft 2. Petit theft, 100 block West Pennwood Street 3. Computer crime, 4900 block West Astonte Street 4. Runaway, 4400 block North

I’ve also seen many Facebook posts from our readers who are excited that the board is starting to ask critical questions about the district’s spending and transparency.

With that all said, the district’s supplemental levy election is Tuesday. Though there’s been a dramatic divide between Clark and the board — and their respective supporters — both sides agree on this: The district may have to cut jobs and instructional school days if the levy fails.

Read our coverage this week to learn by Holly Beech more about what the funding would be hbeech@mymeridianpress.com used for if the measure passes. I encour- © 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS age you to be informed and to make your decision — whatever it may be — based on those facts and nothing else.

block South Silverstone Way 8. Agency assist, 1800 block Northwest 13th Street 9. Two arrests: unlawful discharge of a firearm, resisting and obstructing

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The Idaho Commission for Libraries invites students in grades 4-12 to participate in the 2015-16 Letters About Literature writing competition, which challenges readers to write a personal letter to an author explaining how that author’s work changed their view of the world.

Students compete in three categories based on grade level for a $100 state award or a $1,000 national award. Submissions are due Dec. 4 for high school students and Jan. 11 for all other grades.

To download the entry guidelines and required entry coupon, as well as a free Teaching Guide that includes Common Core State Standards, visit the LAL website at read.gov/letters/.

You may also learn more at libraries.idaho.gov/lal.

Suicide Prevention Hotline seeks volunteer outreach ambassadors

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The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline (1-800-273-TALK) is recruiting volunteer ambassadors to help with community events, presentations and community outreach. The next training class is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in Boise.

“Never in my life have I felt more worthwhile, more valuable, more needed than I do on the Suicide Prevention Hotline,” volunteer Jennie Rylee said in a statement. “We save people’s lives in a very real and very personal sense. Besides being a mom and grandma, it’s by far the best thing I’ve ever done.”

To learn more, call Tanya Barnes at 258-6994, email tbarnes@jannus.org or visit the ISPH webpage at idahosuicideprevention.org. The hotline is a program of Jannus, formerly Mountain States Group, Inc.

Meridian’s first H&M location opens at The Village

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Meridian’s first H&M fashion retailer opened Oct. 22 at The Village at Meridian, a week after the originally set open date.

H&M sells clothing for women, men and children and has expanded its product lines to include maternity and plus-size.

The Meridian store will employ about 50 to 75 people depending on the season. The 23,000-square-foot location, formerly slated for Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, is directly below Axiom Fitness.

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Challengers for Meridian mayor report zero outside contributions to campaigns Donors have contributed $34,405 to Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd’s campaign for her fourth term in office.

Her two opponents, Kaleb Homan and Monte Palmer, had not received any outside contributions to their camKaleb Homan Monte Palmer paigns as of Sept. 30, according to pre-general campaign finance reports on the city of Meridian’s website.

De Weerd’s supporters include several construction and real estate companies, businesses like Idaho Power and Micro 100 Tool Corporation, and prominent community members such as Linda Clark, Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho State Sen. Chuck Winder’s campaign and Bessie Katsilometes with Idaho State University-Meridian.

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Breast cancer patient Julie Fry of Meridian died Oct. 20, less than a week after Meridian Press featured her story of raising money for alternative treatment. She’s pictured here with her husband, Eli, son, Elijah, 16, and daughter, Heidi, 6.

Breast cancer patient featured in Meridian Press dies with family by her side “ T Julie Fry’s husband describes family’s painful and meaningful journey with cancer

hree weeks ago, 42-year-old Julie Fry told the Meridian Press the hardest part of her fouryear battle with breast cancer was picturing her husband and two children going through life without her. The cancer continued to attack her bones and organs despite chemotherapy and radiation, so Fry and her family were urgently raising money for alternative treatment outside the United States.

by Holly Beech But the morning of Oct. hbeech@mymeridianpress.com 20, Fry died in her Merid© 2015 MERIDIAN PRESS ian home with her mother and husband at her side. Fry had gone to the hospital the previous day after having a seizure, and she quickly recovered, said her mother, Kathy Platt Palmer. But Fry was not able to recover from a second seizure the following day.

Palmer said the family was shocked and devastated.

“It’s a shock the first day. The second day you have this deep, overwhelming ache,” she said. “And then the next day, reality sets in and you think, ‘What’s life going to be like without her?’”

Though Fry stayed hopeful throughout her battle with cancer, she also faced the painful possibility that her time might be running short with her 6-year-old daughter, Heidi, her 16-year-old son, Elijah, and her husband, Eli. “Will I get to see (Heidi) go on a date and go to prom, and further down the road get married and have babies?” Fry said Oct. 8 during an interview with Meridian Press. “And just simple things — like her dad doesn’t know how to do a good pony tail.”

Fry invested much of her time in her son, Elijah, who has autism. Filling out paperwork and finding the right therapies were responsibilities she didn’t want her husband to have to carry alone.

“We are super close, and I’m his biggest advocate,” Fry said of her son. “He’s moving toward adulthood — a whole other part of this that we haven’t even started to navigate, as far as will he be able to live on his own and what adult services are available.”

The Frys moved to Idaho from California in 2013.

Eli Fry said he was nervous about taking Julie away from her friends, but the community they’ve found here has been more tight-knit and supportive than they could have imagined. The day Julie died, dozens of friends and neighbors showed up with food and words of comfort.

“They had left work, some had uniforms on, men and women alike, couples,” Palmer said. “It was the most amazing thing to see all those people.”

Youth pastors from the family’s church, Ten Mile Christian Church, came by to talk with Elijah. Heidi played with friends. That night the neighbor held a bonfire in Julie’s honor, telling Eli to come and go as he needed.

“I’m looking at all of this and going, this could not have been planned, expected or even imagined, what’s coming out of it,” Eli said. “It turned out to be an amazing counterweight to the horrible start to the day, the counterweight of this concentrated love that just brought balance to everything.”

Friends and family had been raising money so Julie could seek alternative cancer treatment in Mexico.

Those funds will now go into a special needs fund for the children, Eli said.

(Julie) never gave up hope; I never gave up hope until her last breath stopped. I lost her in my arms.”

ELI FRY, Julie’s husband

A LOVE STORY Eli held Julie, his wife of 14 years, throughout the night before she died. Her breathing was labored and painful, he said.

“I got really worried, and I was just holding her, and I whispered in her ear... ‘It’s OK honey. I love you so much.’”

Julie’s breathing slowed to a calm and steady rhythm.

“She never gave up hope; I never gave up hope until her last breath stopped,” Eli said. “I lost her in my arms.”

Eli called Julie his puzzle piece because of how well they fit together. The night they met at a friend’s wedding, they danced and talked all night without any pretense or pressure, he said.

“There wasn’t any dating game, like who had the upper-hand or anything like that going on. We were just ourselves,” he said. “It just happened that our true selves really hit it off.”

Julie liked to be goofy and make people happy — one reason she started teaching laugh yoga this year, Eli said. She also had a way of connecting with people on a deep level. Since Julie died, Eli said many people have told him how she touched their lives. One woman said Julie saved her from the edge of suicide.

“I hear these things and it makes me love her even more,” Eli said. “She’s so genuine and always encouraging others and uplifting them and trying to walk the talk. And she sure did.”

The family has been experiencing Julie’s love in compelling ways since she died, he said. Elijah had a vivid dream of Julie the night after she died. Eli, after writing a love note to Julie on cards at the funeral home that included a drawing of two puzzle pieces, came across a random puzzle piece in their home office that same day.

A friend sent a picture text of words she found etched in a concrete wall that read: “I love you, Heidi. I miss you.”

As the family read the text, the song that Julie used as her alarm every morning — “Oceans” by Hillsong — came on the radio.

Eli said losing his wife has at times shaken his belief in life after death.

“I’ve been wrecked,” he said. “My friends have seen me cry more than I’ve ever cried in my life.”

But personal reminders like finding the puzzle piece or seeing a scribbled message addressed to Heidi have brought comfort and reinforced his faith, Eli said.

THE JOURNEY OF CANCER Eli doesn’t dance around the issue — cancer sucks.

Learning Julie had cancer was one of the worst days of their lives.

But cancer is also like a two-sided coin, he said. He and Julie had four years to face the reality of death and to let that refine the way they lived.

“If you can find blessings in cancer, it’s that it gave us time and it puts that new perspective on life,” he said.

“You focus on people and relationships and what matters and helping people.”

As scary as the journey was, Eli said he is thankful he had extra time with Julie rather than losing her sud-

denly, such as in car wreck.

“Having that four years of warning, you do all the stuff that you’ve been putting off and you tighten up your relationship and you brush away the petty stuff,” he said.

The other double-sided nature of cancer is that it brings suffering but it also draws people together, Eli said.

“The amount of crap of that comes with cancer — just so much pain and heartache and garbage and fear and struggle — on the flip side of that, there’s so much love that comes from people, and it’s just showered on you,” he said. “Like I said, it’s like this counterweight that brings balance to it.”

Julie had told the Meridian Press that she was humbled and encouraged every day by the kindness and love of the people in her life. That support continues to carry her family through the days of grief and uncertainty they now face.

“We’re strong in our faith in God and that we can all get through this,” Palmer said. “We all prayed for a miracle and for healing, but the miracle may be something we don’t quite see yet.”

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Madilyn Loraine Adams, James Arthur Jacobsen, 93, of Boise, died Sunday, Oct. 25, Sr., 92, of Boise, died Friday, Oct. 2015, at her home of natural causes. 23, 2015, at a local hospital of natural Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. causes. Funeral Home: Cremation Society of Idaho.

Eric Briggs, 63, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at his David Miller, 69, of Meridian, home. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at his Home, Meridian. home. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Meridian.

J. Doyle Brown, 85, of Meridian, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in an Dreatha Bell Nelson, 76, of auto accident. Funeral Home: Accent Meridian, died Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Funeral Home, Meridian.

Funeral Home: Cremation Society of Idaho.

Lois C. Brown, 81, of Meridian, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in an auto Margaret Maren Nettles, accident. Funeral Home: Accent Fu- 49, of Boise, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, neral Home, Meridian.

2015, at her home of natural causes.

Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

Nathan James Busacker, 15, of Meridian, died Sunday, Oct. Iva Lou Rogers, 83, of Merid25, 2015, at a local hospital. Funeral ian, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel. her home of natural causes. Funeral Home: Relyea Funeral Chapel.

Julia Daniel, 95, of Boise, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at her Geraldine “Jerri” Snowhome. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral ball, 88, of Meridian, died Monday, Home, Meridian.

Oct. 26, 2015 at a local care center.

Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Charles “Jack” Eades, 74, of Meridian.

Meridian, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at a local care center. Funeral Home: Ac- Thelma Irene Stockton, 101, of Boise, died Monday, Oct. 26. cent Funeral Home, Meridian.

Funeral Home: Cremation Society of Julie Palmer Fry, 42, of Me- Idaho. ridian, died Tuesday, Oct. 20. Funeral Dorothy Voegtly, 94, of Boise, Home: Cremation Society of Idaho. died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at a loJerry Auer Gibson, 88, of Me- cal hospital. Funeral Home: Accent ridian , died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Funeral Home, Meridian.

Funeral Home: Cloverdale Funeral Home, 1200 N. Cloverdale Road.

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Nov. 7 Nampa - 5th Annual Back on Track 5k Run/Walk, 10:00am, Lakeview Park $30.00 Boise - “A Holiday To Remember” Vendor & Craft Show, 9:00am, La Quinta Inn & Suites- Boise Town Square 7965 W. Emerald St. $0.00 Boise - About the actor’s unions: You HAVE to know this!, 10:00am, Anderson Talent 5460 West Franklin Road, Suite L Nampa - Annual Holiday Bazaar, 9:00am, Nampa First Untied Methodist Church 2717 12th Avenue Road $0.00 Nampa - Art Supply & Art Sale, 10:00am, Hasbrouck House (3rd Floor) 1403 12th Ave. S. $0.00 Boise - Boise Veterans Day Parade, 9:30am, Downtown Boise 1000 Jefferson Street $0.00 Eagle - Eagle Holiday Bazaar, 9:00am, Eagle High School 574 N Park Ln. $0.00 Nampa - Endurocross, 7:30pm, Idaho Center 16200 Idaho Center Blvd.

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VOTERS GUIDE

Meridian City Council candidates face no challengers on ballot T

hree of the six Meridian City Council seats are up for re-election Tuesday. When two candidates withdrew from the race earlier this year, the three remaining candidates where left running unopposed.

The candidates are:

Anne Little Roberts

Seat 1 candidate n Seat 1: Anne Little Roberts is the Meridian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO who is jumping into politics for the first time this year. She said her role as the chamber’s president will be a benefit to her as a city councilwoman, not a conflict of interest.

“I’ve been working with so many of the entities that need to work together anyway, and I think that’s just critical that we can continue to work together as a team with the city, the chamber, (Meridian Development Corporation) and the school district,” Roberts told Meridian Press in August.

Councilman David Zaremba, who holds seat 1 but

is retiring at the end of his term, agrees. He has vocally supported Roberts and has donated $100 to her campaign, according to campaign finance reports. n Seat 3: Ty Palmer ran Ty Palmer Genesis Milam Seat 3 candidate Seat 5 incumbent for City Council in 2013 but lost by about three dozen votes to Genesis Milam. Palmer is a young husband and father who said he wants to make sure Meridian stays family-friendly for generations to come.

He faced candidate Creg Steele, a long-time board member of the Meridian Parks Commission, before Steele left the race for personal reasons.

Palmer has been engaged in the Republican Party for years.

“I’ve volunteered on countless Republican campaigns around the state. I was the state digital director for Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign in Virginia,” he said in his Meridian Press candidate survey.

The current holder of seat 3, Council President Charlie Rountree, is retiring at the end of this term after serving 16 years on the council. n Seat 5: Genesis Milam, the incumbent, said she’s learned a lot in her first two years on City Council.

(City Council seats have terms of four years, but seat five was created in 2013 with an initial two-year term to even out the election cycle.)

As a mother and owner of several Meridian properties, important issues to Milam, she said, are safety, recreation, education, property rights and taxes.

Prominent public relations agent Mike Tracy, who has worked for high-profile Republican campaigns, jumped in the race against Milam for less than four days at the end of August, but dropped out after meeting with Milam to talk about issues such as taxes and city spending.

“If there’s enough like-mindedness between us, there may be a change in my status,” Tracy said before the meeting.

Our survey of the candidates this week provides a look into each candidate’s background and priorities.

Candidate Q&As The questions

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Question 7: What should be the city’s role in spurring economic growth in the downtown area?

Question 8: Do you support the use of public land and tax dollars to BACKGROUND incentivize developers and businesses? Why or why not?

Question 1: Have you ever filed bankruptcy for yourself or for your Question 9: Do you support the Meridian Police Department buildbusiness? If yes, please tell us when and the circumstances. ing a shooting range? Would you support tax dollars being used for Question 2: Have you been convicted of any misdemeanor or felony construction? Please explain. charges (traffic citations not included)? If yes, what were the convic- Question 10: The amount of available land in Meridian has spurred tions and the circumstances? rapid population growth in the last decade, to the point where the West Question 3: Have you served in the military? If so, when, for how Ada School District can’t build schools fast enough, according to one long and for what branch? trustee. How do you think the city should guide and manage growth?

Question 11: Is more public transportation needed in Meridian? If so, PRIORITIES what steps should the city take to make that happen?

Question 4: Why are you running for City Council Question 12: Do you think Meridian spends and invests tax dollars Question 5: As City Council member, what would be your top five wisely? If not, what would you change? priorities?

Question 13: If you would like to speak about your approach to Question 6: What makes you the best choice for Meridian? another important issue facing the city, please do so here.

Seat 1: Anne Little Roberts Age: 55 Occupation and relevant work experience: Currently the President/ CEO of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce.

This gives me the opportunity to be fully engaged Anne Little with Meridian businesses Roberts and their needs. I work Seat 1 candidate closely with the City of Meridian, Meridian Development Corporation, Meridian Downtown Business Association and West Ada School District.

All of these groups need to continue to work closely together to continue the success that Meridian has experienced the last few years in being one of the best places to live and work. I was a business owner in Meridian prior to joining the Meridian Chamber staff. n Past political experience, including campaigns: I have not been a candidate prior to this. I have worked closely with many of our lawmakers on a variety of issues over the years. n Education background: Bachelor’s in Business from BSU and some graduate work completed. n Family: Married 24 years to Doug Roberts, son Nick age 16. n Contact: annelittleroberts@gmail. com n n

BACKGROUND n Question 1: Yes. In 2008 we had a manufacturing company that made ramps and other parts for RV’s, and when the bottom fell out of the RV industry we tried for five years to continue to keep up financially. We even cashed out our 401K’s in an attempt to keep making the payments. In 2013 we finally realized that it was beyond our ability to continuing to pay the debt and filed a joint personal bankruptcy. It was truly one of the hardest decisions that we’ve ever made. n Question 2: No n Question 3: No

PRIORITIES Question 4: We have a great City Council. With the retirement of two of our Councilmen, I thought it was important to be able to continue the important work they have started.

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ful voice for the community. I want to continue to make sure that all parties involved are communicating. We have made a lot of progress the last few years, especially in the area of improving downtown and I want to make sure we continue with those conversations and make progress on the plan that the City had Pegasus Consulting create. We need to continue to manage the maintain the services that our growth requires and be prepared for continued growth.

Question 6: I believe with my experience as a business owner and my last four years with the Meridian Chamber I have the experience to continue the good work that our Council has started.

I think my involvement in economic development can help continue the progress that we have made to help Meridian continue to be a place that people want to live, work and play.

INFORMATION FOR VOTERS Election day is Tuesday, and polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Find your polling place at idahovotes.gov. n Need to register? You may do so at the polls with a valid ID and proof of address. n The ballot will include mayoral and City Council races, as well as a $28 million supplemental levy request from the West Ada School District and a $12 million bond request from the Meridian Library District. Find coverage at www.mymeridianpress.com. n

Editor’s note: The opinions and claims in candidates’ responses belong solely to the candidates. Meridian Press did not edit responses for grammar.

research and discussions need to continue. Our students need to be one of our top priorities – they are our future workforce. Quality education is a serious economic development driver.

Question 11: We do need more public transportation. We tried a Saturday bus route and it did not get used enough to continue. The City needs to continue to research what type of public transportation would be best utilized.

Question 12: Yes, I think Meridian has spent our tax dollars wisely.

ence, including campaigns: I’ve volunteered on countless Republican campaigns around the state. I was the state digital director for Mitt Romney’s Presidential campaign in Virginia. n Education background: Political Science major at College of Western Idaho n Family: Wife Brenda and three kids under two. My boy Reagan, his twin sister Riley, and their younger sister Libby. n Contact and website: Website: TyPalmer.com Twitter: @TysIdaho Facebook: facebook.com/TysIdaho Phone: 208-954-6432 n

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PRIORITIES Former Virginia Digital Question 4: I want Meridian to be the Director, Romney for PresISSUES same family-friendly city it was when I Ty Palmer ident. Former owner of grew4:10 up, PM just much larger.

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Question 8: Yes. It’s a competitive world and incentivizing businesses and developers has become part of the process. I believe we have to be thoughtful and have good processes in place to make sure that the incentives will bring the biggest return on investment as possible.

Question 9: I believe that we need to be able to train our police in the most efficient and effective manner. If that includes a shooting range, I could potentially support it. I understand that a shooting area would only be a part of a much more comprehensive training facility but I would need much more information than I currently have. The safety of our citizens will always be a top priority for me.

Question 10: I believe the City needs to work with our legislators to make sure that education gets funded properly.

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VOTERS GUIDE Q&As Continued from page 7 Question 5: n Ensure government doesn’t compete with private industry. n Manage the growth in a way that ensures the character and feel of Meridian remains the same. n Foster more of a “How can we help?” attitude with businesses. n Make Meridian so attractive to corporations we become the obvious choice of where to locate in the valley. n No sacred cows. “It’s the way we’ve always done it” should never be an excuse to waste sacred taxpayer dollars.

Question 6: The median age in Meridian is 32. I will attain that age at the end of my first term on the council. Young families are moving to Meridian in droves, and I’m here to represent them.

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Question 7: Government should get out of the way and make doing business easier, not micromanaging every square inch of the downtown area as we currently do via the urban renewal district.

Question 8: Under the right circumstances, yes, in the form of breaks. There is a difference between an incentive and a subsidy. For example, if a developer wants to build a hotel on an empty lot, a tax break for the first year would create private jobs that weren’t there previously, and additional revenue for the city for the second year and beyond that wasn’t there previously.

Question 9: A shooting range would be a great addition to Meridian for its police department. I think there may be other ways to fund the building of it, likely with opportunity for public use afterward. It’s a project I’d like to help complete, and done with little to no tax dollars for construction.

Question 10: If a developer wants to build a subdivision, and everything is in proper order to do so, then he should be allowed to. It is up to the potential home buyer to decide if an area of interest fits their needs.

Question 11: I do not believe the city needs to subsidize a bus service. The city recently learned a great deal about the lack of interest in such services in Meridian. The city spent $65,000 on a “free” Saturday bus route. It saw ~650 riders.

At $100 per ride, it was not a wise investment.

Question 12: Meridian has generally had wise stewards of the public purse.

The rapid growth has necessitated fast learning. Mistakes are made, and while we cringe when they are, they provide valuable data on how to improve.

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Question 4: I have learned so much the past (almost) two years serving on Meridian City Council. Due diligence and hard work have helped me become successful in this position.

I am also a mother. Safety, recreation and education are extremely important to me and I make decisions that best represent our community’s families. I am proud to be part of a team where we continue to be one of Idaho’s safest cities and have nationally recognized parks.

As the owner of several Meridian properties, property rights and taxes are issues that I always take seriously.

Question 5: I am hopeful for development of the proposed improvements of Downtown Meridian, including a conference center, performance center and possibly hotel.

Continuing to create an environment that is business friendly, bringing more jobs and increased city revenue, yet still maintaining a “small town” safe community.

Increase Civic and Community Involvement. Our city will improve as we all find ways to work together and solve problems with our non-profits and community organizations.

Encourage more entrepreneurship in

Meridian. We can help facilitate seminars through partnerships with local leaders, where residents can learn about small or home-based business creation, finances, marketing and more.

On-going scrutiny of city budgets; we should make sure we’re spending our money in line with our residents’ priorities as well as maintaining a safe community.

Question 6: I am an active participant in meetings and spend many hours researching agenda items ahead of time. I listen to everything with an open mind and make the best decision possible based on the information I have. I am very involved with the community as well and attend as many chamber and public events as fit into my schedule.

Having been a successful small business owner, I have dealt with the obstacles that owners are faced with on a daily basis. I have not only helped reduce red tape, but also expedited the permitting process.

I believe that elected officials should be held to the highest standards of honesty, integrity, transparency and accessibility.

ISSUES Question 7: A conference center/performance center will attract other business to Meridian as well as bringing in additional revenues to established local Meridian businesses.

Creating an environment that is goes out of its way to facilitate business development — not just large businesses, but small and home-based ones as well. We must not “rest on our laurels” in ensuring Meridian stays a safe, vibrant community that will attract businesses here.

We have a beautiful downtown, and I like most of the changes that the revitalization has done so far. But it still needs some work. I have heard from small business owners that they would have liked to open downtown, but the two story requirements made it impossible.

We have historic buildings that we need to partner with someone to restore and they can be a home to many small businesses.

Question 8: I am supportive of the incentives under the parameters set forth by the state, which require the business to spend a substantial amount of dollars on the development, as well as provide a certain number of living wage jobs.

We need to aim high by targeting employers who pay professional-level salaries. For example, Meridian residents need more positions in these fields: Financial, Operations, Computer, Manufacturing, Architecture and Engineering, Legal, Scientific and Technical.

Question 9: I support the shooting range because it a training element that is lacking in our community. Currently our officers are required to drive quite a distance to a range. It would also give an improved practice through different simulations that would be available.

With the massive growth that our city is facing it is imperative to have well trained first responders. It is an investment in our safety.

We recently opened the Public Safety Training Center, which will allow our police and fire departments to train together to become better equipped to protect our community. It also gives an opportunity for us to work with other protection agencies.

Although it is a lot of money, it will help ensure the safety of our community in every day activities as well as in the event of a disaster Through rental of the shooting range, we will also be able to recoup some of the investment over time.

Question 10: We will continue to work with West Ada School District regarding this issue. With each development that is approved we should evaluate the effects of the local schools at the time of completion. I personally support the school levies when we are in need of a new school due to overcrowding.

Question 11: Transportation is an important issue to our city, the more time we have to spend driving means less time with our families. I would love to see a successful transportation system across the entire Treasure Valley. We have considered several different options. Unfortunately the cost of public transportation seems to outweigh the benefits from what I have seen so far. I believe it is something that we will continue to explore for some time.

Question 12: Yes, for the most part.

We should make sure we’re spending our money in line with our residents’ priorities. In our most recent survey it was discovered that these are the most important priorities for investment: 1) Planning and zoning services 2) Traffic enforcement 3) Programs for youth 4) Communications We also have to consider infrastructure needs due to growth and tightening regulations.

I do believe that some mandated processes (construction, etc.) cost us much more money than having the same projects done in the private sector.

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Resignation

Albertsons to host community release party for ‘The Peanuts Movie’

Continued from page 1 Clark’s resignation leaves her with no severance package. What will happen with the retirement bonus — 20 percent of her $143,475 salary — is still to be decided.

Four of the five trustees voted to void the third year of Clark’s contract last month, saying the previous board had violated the state’s open meetings law when it approved the contract without giving notification on the meeting agenda. This debate has sparked two recall efforts that target all five trustees.

When the board voted on Clark’s contract, she declined to comment. But in her resignation letter, she said her contract was valid, and the board acted illegally by rescinding it.

“They have worked to discredit me and to dismantle a legal contract,” she said Wednesday.

Both sides of the issue are worried the drama could influence voters to vote against the $28 million supplemental levy Tuesday, which Clark and trustees have said is crucial to the district’s financial health.

“The school district sorely needs this supplemental levy, and that should be getting 110 percent of the attention of the school board, the administration and the patrons,” Clark said Wednesday. “It is vital to the district that it pass ... I stepped aside in hopes that all of this negative stuff would stop so that they could focus on the levy.”

DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE STORY In her statement Wednesday, Dean said that on Sept. 23, Clark’s lawyer offered to “resolve any potential claims” and “leave her position at the District” in exchange for payment of her contract and benefits through June 30, 2018.

Dean said the board’s attorney asked Clark’s lawyer to explain the factual basis of her “potential claims” but received no response.

“The majority of the Board agreed that there was no basis for Dr. Clark’s demand, and that paying her not to work for almost three years would have had a devastating effect on the District’s finances, particularly at a time when the Board is asking taxpayers to vote for a supplemental levy to sustain the quality of education for the District’s students,” according to Dean’s statement. “The District’s Trustees, as stewards of limited funds that must be preserved for the benefit of students, teachers and staff, believe that they cannot squander those funds by paying unreasonable amounts to departing personnel, even under a threat of litigation.”

Dean also addressed other statements made by Clark when Clark resigned. n Clark stated, “In an executive session (Sept. 1), one trustee said, ‘If you want to keep your legacy, you better get an exit strategy.’”

According to Dean, “I want to make it clear that the Board has never demanded Dr. Clark’s resignation, though it has negotiated with her, discussing various options including, but not limited to, a mutually acceptable ‘exit strategy’ and a wide variety of options.” n Clark said that she had been “forced” to resign. Dean refuted that: “As recently as October 16, 2015, I met with Dr. Clark and the parties’ legal counsel to try to address mutual concerns. During that meeting, Dr. Clark was expressly advised that the option remained open for her to remain in her position. Dr. Clark chose not to take this option, or to accept the severance package offered by the Board. Dr. Clark is still under contract, and has declined an offer that would have released her from her obligations under that contract.” n Clark said she had been asked to wait until after the supplemental levy vote to resign. According to Dean: “While it is true that the Board did request that Dr. Clark defer announcing the agreement until after the upcoming vote on the supplemental levy, it did so only because the Board hoped to submit the levy to a vote in an atmosphere uncharged by controversy to the extent possible under the circumstances.”

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ELECTION DAY n Election day is Nov. 3, and polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at idahovotes. gov. n Need to register? You may do so at the polls with a valid ID and proof of address.

Meridian City Council meeting, 6 p.m., Meridian City Hall. The meetings are regularly held on Tuesdays except during election weeks.

Thursday Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission, 6 p.m., Meridian City Hall.

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Boise - Knitting Factory & Communion Presents: CHERUB, Hippie Sabatoge, Shooka, 8:00pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St $35.00 Garden City - Rusted Root, 8:00pm, Revolution Concert House 4983 North Glenwood Street $55.00

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WEDNESDAY Garden City - Mac Miller, 8:00pm, Revolution Concert House 4983 North Glenwood Street $62.00 Boise - Music and Movement, 11:30am, Hidden Springs Library 5849 W Hidden Springs Dr Meridian - Treasure Valley Concert Band with the Sawtooth Middle School Band, 7:00pm, Sawtooth Middle School 3730 North Linder Road

THURSDAY Boise - AP TOUR: MAYDAY PARADE, REAL FRIENDS, THIS WILD LIFE, AS IT IS, 7:00pm, Knitting Factory 416 S 9th St $46.00 Nampa - Community Dance, 7:00pm, Nampa Senior Center 207 Constitution Way $5.00 Boise - Getter, 9:30pm, China Blue - Boise 100 South 6th Street $30.00 Boise - IDT Fall 2015 Performance, 7:00pm, Idaho Dance Theatre, Inc. 420 S 6th St MING Studios Boise - Intro to Auditioning - Don’t Let the Name Fool You! This is for ALL actors, 6:00pm, Anderson Talent 5460 West Franklin Road, Suite L Boise - RandomAcX & Friends, 7:00pm, Sapphire Room at the Riverside 2900 Chinden Blvd.

Nampa - TELEKINESIS (MERGE RECORDS) + SAY HI (BARSUK), 8:00pm, Flying M 1314 2nd St S $10.00

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Albertsons has partnered with Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County to donate 100 tickets to an exclusive red-carpet screening of “The Peanuts Movie” for club members Nov. 5.

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The ballot will include mayoral and City Council races, as well as a $28 million supplemental levy request from the West Ada School District and a $12 million bond request from the Meridian Library Monday Meridian Transportation Commission, 3:30 p.m., District.

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The library’s growth plan for the near future does not include a 3.6-acre piece of land the district bought in 2007 for $210,000 —almost $600,000 below market value, Caserotti said. The two proposed branches in this bond election are in parts Continued from page 1 of town that are seeing more growth, she MLD has no debt and a AA1 market rat- said. ing. It recently paid off the 27,760-squareThe district’s current branches are: foot Cherry Lane library branch. n Main branch: 1326 W. Cherry Lane.

Attendance at library programs grew to more than 83,000 this year — an increase Size: 27,760 square feet. Built in 1996 for of about 30,000 attendees from last year. a city of 40,000 residents. Debt on this “If the bond doesn’t pass, housing and branch has been paid off. n Silverstone branch, 3531 E. Overland commercial development will continue in the north and there would be no library in Road. Size: 4,500 square feet. Leased by the growing community,” an email from the district for about $100,000 a year. n unBound digital services branch, the library district reads. “It is anticipated that the use of the Cherry Lane facility 713 N. Main St. Size: 2,700 square feet. A will continue to be stretched past capac- new, unconventional branch that has few ity including lack of parking spaces, full or books but provides access to technology overcrowded programs, and waiting lists such as 3-D printers, recording equipment for library computers.” and video editing software.

Fans of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang should mark their calendars for 4-6 p.m. tonight, when Albertsons at 4700 N. Eagle Road in Meridian will host an event to celebrate the Nov. 6 release of “The Peanuts Movie.”

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Private & fun!

Call 467-6244.

If you are reading this, so are your potential customers!

1976 NOMAD by Fleetwood 19' self-contained, AC, everything works, new tires, cushions, $3,200 OBO, (208)697-8223

STARR Agricultural Products Co. Chemicals Betamix/Sugar Beet & Red Beet Label $34 per gallon

Product no longer manufactured; still registered.

Delivered in the U.S. 541-926-9499 • 541-979-0165 Stanley Starr • slstarr@prodigy.net

is seeking an exceptional individual to be a part-time, afternoon Spanish Enrichment Teacher at its Everest (Meridian) elementary-school campus.

HAPPY VALLEY PARK Double/singlewide lots available.

8 months free with approved house.

Quick freeway access.

Learning a foreign language enhances students' understanding of the world, increases learning capacity, and improves grammar skills. Challenger Spanish Enrichment Teachers develop and teach lessons to meet these objectives.

To apply, submit your cover letter, resume, AND a brief essay discussing your view of America to

hr@challengerschool.com.

465-5353 AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES 3 female and 5 male pups, born 10/5 first shots, dewormed, health guarantee Call/text (208) 794-1552 website www.germanshepherddogsidaho.com

December 2nd & December 16th

DECEMBER 2ND PROXY SALE:

For Lease: CALDWELL 6121 Cleveland Blvd: Several spaces: #101, 102, 103, & 110 For pricing or to make an appointment call: (208) 454-1639 or (208) 989-8721

AFFORDABLE HOUSING Sandlewood Apartments Caldwell.

Call 459-4434.

PUBLIC PROXY BID AUCTION

Bid as soon as the vehicles are unveiled Friday November 27th at 3:00 PM Mountain Time Bidding closes at 1:00 PM Wednesday December 2nd***** *** 5 minute bid extension rule applies.

DECEMBER 16TH PROXY SALE: Bid as soon as the vehicles are unveiled Friday December 11th at 3:00 PM Mountain Time Bidding closes at 1:00 PM Wednesday December 16th***** Vehicles & other items from:

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State of Idaho Department of Fish & Game, State of Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, City of Boise, State of Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation, Boise State University, Idaho Department of Agriculture, State of Idaho Department of Corrections, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, State of Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Idaho Industrial Commission, Idaho State Police, Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind, Idaho Lottery, plus independent consignment.

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