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Kit Kat Klub demolished for road widening

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Demolition of the Kit Kat Klub, at 4842 W. Franklin Road in Meridian, began Tuesday. The Ada County Highway District obtained the land for a road widening project.

Neighbor who’s wanted the club shut down for years also finds her home in the path of construction

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he Kit Kat Klub, a strip club on the outskirts of Meridian, is being demolished this week to clear the way for a road widening project. Neighboring residents have worked over the years to get the club shut down. “(The club) put their signs on the road advertising for the girls,” said Birdie Whiting, who lived across the street. “And some of the families even commented to me, they’d drive by and tell the kids not to look.” Barry Tassler, an owner of the club, could not be reached for

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comment. Whiting didn’t know that what would ultimately close down the club was the very thing that would destroy her beloved home of 34 years. Whiting’s farm house also stood in the way of the road widening project. After settling with the Ada County Highway District — which purchased her house and part of her nine-acre property — Whiting moved into a new house

The farm house owned by Birdie Whiting was recently torn down to make way for the Franklin Road expansion project. She was reimbursed by the Ada County Highway District and moved to a new home across town.

across town. ACHD treated her fairly, Whiting said, and the new home is big and beautiful. “But it’s not my cozy, cozy home that had everything at my fingertips,” she said. One can hear the longing in the 82-year-old’s voice as she describes her old home — the stairs leading up to the library and the craft room where she painted, the sun room lined with windows, the canning kitchen in the basement. “It was absolutely just the perfect home,” she said.

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ometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the growth in Meridian — new homes, new apartments, new restaurants and new businesses. Here’s a one-stop shop for information about five interesting developments.

1) DIGITIZATION AT THE LIBRARY Are you unable to watch your old family videos because you don’t have a VCR anymore? No worries, the Meridian Library District has you covered. The un- by Holly Beech Bound branch in downtown Meridian hbeech@mymeridianpress.com has software that allows you to turn old © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS pieces of technology, such as VHS tapes, into digital recordings. Have fun watching those embarrassing moments from the 1990s for years to come. Visit the branch at 713 N. Main St., and check out their program offerings at mldunbound.org. Courtesy of Red Sky PR

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A rendering shows the Village at Meridian’s tentative plans for its phase II expansion of An outdoor patio is being installed at the Vault — a newly restored retail and office space on Eagle Road, just north of Fairview Avenue.

event center that used to be a laundry mat, and a bank before that, in downtown Meridian. Owner Josh Evarts said the new patio, expected to be done later this month, will have seats for about 20 people, along with new trees, planters and sidewalks. The city is contributing about $16,000 leftover from another project for two trees and streetscape improvements by the patio. The Vault (140 E. Idaho Ave.) opened at the end of February and has hosted software company meetings, church leadership events, art showings, cigar events (Evarts is a huge cigar fan), rehearsal dinners, bridal showers and graduation parties. If you’re interested in renting the space, call CheRee Eveland with Eventageous Idaho at 495-4530.

3) FLATBREAD EXPANDS Flatbread Neopolitan Pizzeria will open its sixth restaurant this summer in the Eagle Island Marketplace, near the Fred Meyer at Chinden Boulevard and Linder Road. This area is a hotbed for residential and commercial growth and has relatively high household incomes. According to a Mark Bottles Real Estate Services report, the average household income within a threemile radius of Flatbread’s new location (6700 N. Linder Road) is almost $96,000. The population in that radius — 67,000 as of 2015 — is expected to grow to 75,600 by 2020.

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AUG. 1 DUI, 100 block East Fairview Avenue

AUG. 2 Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, false identity information given to authorities, 300 block East Fairview Avenue n Possession of drug paraphernalia, petit theft, 3200 block North Eagle Road n

AUG. 3 n Commercial burglary, fraud, 1100 block South Progress Avenue n Criminal contempt of court, North Ten Mile Road and West Treva Court n Vehicle burglary, possession of marijuana, 2500 block North Linder Road n Petit theft, 3700 block East Fairview Avenue n DUI, 100 block West Autumn Drive

Fraudulent misappropriation of personal information, 3400 block East Fairview Avenue n Theft committed by alteration or removal of label or price tag, willful concealment of merchandise, 3400 block East Fairview Avenue n DUI, westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 46 n Probation violation warrant, East Magic View Drive and South Eagle Road n

AUG. 7 Contempt — disobedience of court order, East Fairview Avenue and North Lakes Place n Possession of controlled substance, driving without privileges (third offense), failure to maintain liability insurance (second offense), North Ten Mile Road and West McMillan Road n Criminal contempt of court, 200 block East Elbridge Street n False identity information given to authorities, probation violation warrant, petit theft, 1500 block North Linder Road n

AUG. 4 Possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, East Fairview Avenue and Northeast Third Street AUG. 8 n Fugitive to Idaho, 1000 block West Barrymore Drive n Disturbing the peace, 800 block South Allen Street n Resisting or obstructing, trespass, 300 block East n Petit theft, 3700 block East Fairview Avenue Goldstone Drive n Battery, parole violation warrant, East White Sands Street and North Beaham Avenue AUG. 5 n Felony possession of controlled substance, invalid AUG. 9 driver’s license, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drug without prescription, East n Commercial burglary, 3700 block East Fairview Avenue Florence Drive and North Eagle Road n Felony possession of controlled substance, AUG. 6 contraband violation at correctional facility, possesn Domestic battery enhancement — in the presence sion of drug paraphernalia, East Fairview of a child, 100 block East Breinholt Avenue and Northeast 2 1/2 Street n

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Speaking of growth in the Linder/Chinden area, the Portland-based Black Rock Coffee Bar is entering the Idaho market with a new location at 1757 W. Chinden Blvd. in Meridian. The company is also opening on Broadway Avenue in Boise and in a third Treasure Valley location that hasn’t yet been disclosed. The company leaders all grew up together in Oregon. The Idaho coffee shops are co-owned by Boise pastor Chris Wright, son of Chip and Jakki Wright who opened Village Coffee in Meridian, and by Mike Goergen of Medford, Oregon.

5) GROWTH AT THE VILLAGE The Village at Meridian is preparing to build more retail and office space along Eagle Road, just north of Fairview Avenue. The addition will include 85,000 square feet of office space and 100,000 square feet of retail space, according to the Village General Manager Hugh Crawford. The Village currently has 68 shops and restaurants and 12 office tenants. Retail space almost 80 percent full and office space is almost 90 percent full, Crawford said. Construction on the new addition won’t start until the Village secures an anchor office tenant, hopefully by the end of the year, he said.

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(AP) — Kristin Armstrong of Boise won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal course that left her in an exhausted heap at the finish. Armstrong dismounted the moment she stopped the clock, too tired even to celebrate the latest triumph of her decorated career. She covered the Rio Games route in 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds AP photo to top reigning bronze medalist Cyclist Kristin Armstrong rides at the start of the women’s individual time Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia by trial event Wednesday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Pontal beach, the slimmest of margins: 5.55 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. seconds. Armstrong, who turned 43 on women to win three gold and London. Thursday, joined speedskater medals in the same event at any Read more at mymeridianpress. Bonnie Blair as the only American Olympics. She also won in Beijing com.

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‘The need is there, and the money is not’ W hen donations go down, Dan Clark’s concern for hungry students grows. Clark founded the Meridian Food Bank, which served 54,000 people last year through its food pantry and provided 19,000 weekend food packs for students in need. “If they don’t get food from us, who are they going to get it from — and are they going to get it?” Clark asked of the more than 600 children in what’s called the backpack program.

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Donations to the food bank were down 21 percent in the first half of this year compared with the first half of last year. Clark has submitted grant requests to help with funding. “At some point in time, if this declines to a point to where we cannot fund it, then something is going to have to give,” he said. The Boise Rescue Mission, facing a financial shortage, has also issued a plea for help. “I want people to know that we have a large need, and I’m not crying wolf,” Mission CEO Bill Roscoe said in a statement. “We need some help right away. I’m confident that people will respond to this appeal, as they always have in the past.” Roscoe told the Meridian Press that the mailing house responsible for sending out the Rescue Mission’s holiday donation appeals last fall went bankrupt, leaving about 50,000 of the Rescue Mission’s letters in a vacated warehouse. This cost the Mission an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 in unmade donations, Roscoe said, plus a ripple effect of the loss of future contributions. “The need is there, and the money is not,” he said.

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Meridian Food Bank Director and founder Dan Clark at the food bank in 2013. Each day, the mission houses and feeds about 400 people. The organization runs programs for veterans, children and recovering addicts. Last year, more than 450 shelter guests moved into independent housing, according to a press release. Meridian does not have a homeless shelter, but homeless Meridian residents find shelter at the Boise Rescue Mission’s Boise and Nampa sites, Roscoe said. Meridian residents also make up a large portion of the mission’s donor base, he said. Boise has surpassed Meridian in donations in recent years, Roscoe said. He added with a laugh,

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“You can tell the people of Meridian if they want to catch up, now’s a good time.” More than 9,500 people turn to the Meridian Food Bank each year, including Fernando Cervantes. Cervantes, who moved to Idaho a few months ago and is in between homes and in between jobs, stumbled upon the food bank while walking down the street — something he called a miracle and a godsend. Longtime Meridian Food Bank volunteer Josie Bickel said her daughter doesn’t qualify for food stamps but can’t afford the necessary groceries for her family. The food bank fills the gap.

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“There is so much need for this here in the community,” Bickel said. The Idaho Foodbank hasn’t seen a decline in giving, but the rate of donation growth has dropped since 2009 and 2010 — when the food bank experienced a boost in donations, spokesman Mike Sharp said. “As the economy has gotten better, some of the attention to hunger relief efforts has gone away a little bit,” he said. The food bank has 230 partners around the state, including the Meridian Food Bank, and serves about 163,000 Idahoans a month — though there are an es-

timated 250,000 Idahoans in need of food, Sharp said. Sharp praised the Idaho Food Bank’s partners, including the inmates and volunteers who farm six acres at the South Idaho Correctional Institution. Other agricultural partners send truckloads of produce such as potatoes, beans and lentils, he said, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates fresh fruit. About 56 percent of the Idaho Food Bank’s revenue comes from individuals, Sharp noted, and only 5 percent from the government. “We rely so heavily on this community to give us the food to give us the funds to operate, so it’s a really cool thing,” he said. Roscoe, who has been with the Boise Rescue Mission for 14 years, said the Treasure Valley is the most generous community he’s lived in. Within a week of announcing its budget shortfall, he said, the public donated about one-third of the funds needed.

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CIVICCALENDAR TUESDAY Meridian City Council meeting, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meets at 6 p.m. every first, third and fourth Tuesday, and at 3 p.m. every second Tuesday. n

Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 8. Funeral Home: Cremation Society of Idaho.

WEDNESDAY n Meridian Library District Board of Trustees meeting, 7 p.m., large conference room at the Cherry Lane branch, 1326 W. Cherry Lane. Board meets the third Wednesday of each month.

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ian, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at a local care center. Funeral Home: Accent Funeral Home, Meridian.

THURSDAY Planning and Zoning Commission, 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, Meridian City Hall. Meets every first and third Thursday.

GOINGPLACES ST. LUKE’S EARNS TOP RATINGS The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ hospital quality star ratings show that St. Luke’s Boise and St. Luke’s Meridian are the top hospitals in Idaho and the only Idaho hospitals to receive the full five stars. The St. Luke’s locations were among 102 hospitals nationwide to receive the five-star rating when the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings were released July 27.

BOISE SUBARU AWARD Larry H. Miller Subaru Boise at 11196 W. Fairview Ave. in Boise has been named a “Best Dealership to Work For” by Automotive News for the third consecutive year, the only dealership in Idaho to achieve this

honor. The automotive industry publication annually identifies dealerships that excel in workplace satisfaction among employees, talent retention and provide a high-quality work setting. The dealership recently underwent a complete rebuild which included doubling the square footage of the building, adding energy-efficient features, improved customer lounges and additional service bays. Several customer-friendly features were added, including an urban garden, where customers may pick produce, and a dog park. ALBERTSONS EXEC NAMED TO STATE EDUCATION BOARD Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Andrew Scoggin of Boise to the

TODAY Meridian — Code Club (ages 7+), 10 am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — Live Music at the Backstage Bistro, 8:30 pm, The Village at Meridian 3600 E Fairview Ave Meridian — Midday Movies, 2 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — One on One Help with Olivia, 11 am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W State Board of Education. Scoggin succeeds Bill Goesling, whose term expired June 30. Scoggin earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark School of Law. He joined Albertsons Inc.’s Labor Relations department in 1993 and currently serves as executive vice president of human resources, labor relations, public relations and government affairs for Albertsons Companies. Scoggin will serve a five-year term that runs until June 30, 2021. The Idaho State Board of Education is a policy-making body for all public education in Idaho and provides general oversight and governance for public K-20 education. WYAKIN WARRIORS ANNOUNCE

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STAFF CHANGES Jennifer Neil has been appointed to the Wyakin Foundation Board of Directors. She currently serves as executive director of gift planning at Boise State University. Neil has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit development, including having served as planned giving director at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. She is active locally as treasurer for the Southwest Idaho Planned Giving Council and holds memberships in various organizations including the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Assistance League of Boise, and CASE. Steven Arnold has been appointed to the Wyakin Foundation Board of Directors. He is chief counsel of the technology licensing department of Micron Technology, Inc. Arnold joined Micron as associate general

Meridian — Tales to Tails with Scout, 10 am, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — Teen Pokemon Club, 4:30 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — Wondertime! with Mr. Travis, 10:30 am, Meridian Library at Silverstone 3531 E Overland Rd SATURDAY Meridian — Family Make It, 11 am, Unbound 713 N Main St Meridian — Meridian Youth Farmer’s Market, 9 am, Meridian City Hall 33 E Broadway Ave $10.00 Meridian — Minecraft, 2 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln

counsel for intellectual property in 1995. He began his legal career in 1988 as a litigator with Arnold, White and Durkee (now Howrey, LLP). He holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and a law degree, both from the University of Houston. He also served for six years in the United States Navy Submarine Service. Amanda Soza joins the Wyakin Foundation staff as director of development. She most recently served as director of communication and development at Foothills School of Arts and Science and holds the position of adjunct instructor in the Boise State University Department of Communication. Soza has also worked in marketing and development for Scentsy, Inc. and the Trey McIntyre Project. She holds membership with the National Communica-

Meridian — RODS Race-for Orphans with Down Syndrome, 9 am, Bear Creek Park 2400 S. Stoddard Road Shine Meridian — Saturday Story and a Craft (all ages), 1 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — Sing Along with Don Ritchey, 12:30 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln Meridian — Yoga in Fountain Square with Axiom, 9 am, The Village at Meridian 3600 E Fairview Ave MONDAY Meridian — Family Food Crafts and Movies, 5:30 pm, Cherry Lane Library 1326 W Cherry Ln

tion Association and Boise Young Professionals. A native of the Boise area, Amanda holds her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from BSU. ALIVE AT 25 AWARDED The National Safety Council earlier this summer named the Alive at 25 program as the winner of its Astonishing Achievement Award for outstanding training efforts and hard work to make Idaho’s highways safer. The award recognized the Idaho Transportation Department’s training efforts in the defensive-driving class. Since 2012, Alive at 25 instructors have been Idaho Instructor Trainers in law enforcement, representing 18 agencies statewide. In that time, more than 20,000 Idaho students have completed classes, and the program continues to grow. Initial training began in 2007.

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efore committing to open a Black Rock Coffee Bar in Meridian, Chris Wright knew he had to ask for his mom’s blessing. “The last thing I wanted to do was ruffle her feathers at all,” he said. A couple of years ago, Wright’s parents — Chip and Jakki Wright — opened their own Meridian coffee shop called Village Coffee. Chris was wary of creating a family rivalry. With Jakki’s enthusiastic blessing, Chris and his business partner, Mike Goergen of Medford, Oregon, got to work to bring the Portland-based coffee shop to Idaho. Black Rock Coffee Bar will open in Meridian, Boise and in an undisclosed third Treasure Valley location in the near future. The Meridian site (1757 W. Chinden Blvd.) is slated to open in late September or early October. “From last August through March, I was going back and forth from Portland every week,” said Chris Wright, a pastor, Courtesy of Mike Goergen husband and father of two young kids. “We’ve put a lot A new Black Rock Coffee Bar, such as the one seen here, is planned for Meridian near the Linder Road/Chinden Boulevard intersection. of hard work into this, a lot Bar in Boise, and they’re also ily feel. have to fight “tooth and of dedication.” “Us Black Rock guys all nail” for a spot, he said. Black Rock, which roasts building the furniture for “If you look at the growth its beans in Oregon, offers the soon-to-open Boise Fry grew up together,” he said. Company in The company saw a stra- that’s going to be in that a sit-down Nampa. tegic place for growth at the area (Linder and Chinden), coffee shop by Holly Beech “We want Linder Road/Chinden Bou- it blows your mind,” Goerwith an urhbeech@mymeridianpress.com to keep it levard intersection. gen said. ban feel, © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS all local,” According to a Mark as well as a “When a developer tells Wright said, you, ‘We’re in talks with Bottles Real Estate Services drive-t hr u. Coffee drinks, milkshakes, “Not just go for the cheapest, Costco,’ you think, traffic report, the five-mile radius Italian sodas, teas, pastries easiest buy, but something would be great,” Goergen around Black Rock’s Meridand bagels will be available. that means something.” said. (Costco hasn’t con- ian location has a populaBlack Rock is seeing a big firmed the new site or filed tion of 160,400, which is The Idaho locations will expected to grow to 175,300 feature industrial-style fur- year for growth — open- any permits with the city.) niture built by Shawn Haver- ing about 16 new locations Meridian — unlike other by 2020. The average house- A new Black Rock Coffee Bar, such as the one seen here, is planned for field and Matt Ward with and entering the Idaho and markets — still has room to hold income in that radius Meridian near the Linder Road/Chinden Boulevard intersection. Iron Timber in Nampa. You Arizona markets, Goergen build at an affordable price, is about $80,800. The coffee shop aims dents and — more impor- Goergen said — become may have seen their work at said. But the company, he Goergen said. In parts of the new Slow by Slow Coffee noted, still has a local, fam- the California market, you to connect with those resi- tantly than anything else, involved in the community.

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newly registered of $2.2 million, ITD spokesby Holly Beech company has purwoman Jennifer Gonzalez chased 13 acres by hbeech@mymeridianpress.com said. The sale closed on the Meridian Road © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS May 26. Interchange — an ITD is moving its mainarea that was previously used as a main- tenance yard to Canyon County but doesn’t Land Sold tenance yard by the Idaho Transportation yet have a site, Gonzalez said. Department. It’s unclear what will now happen with The buyer, GRH Meridian I-84 LLC, the 13 acres on the northwest corner of the was registered in Idaho this spring under Meridian Interchange. The parcel is part of the Boise address of Hawkins Companies Meridian’s downtown urban renewal disCommercial Developers. trict. Hawkins Companies owner and CEO, “It’s a gateway into Meridian ... and Gary R. Hawkins, is listed as a governor downtown specifically,” Meridian Comof the new LLC, and Hawkins Companies munity Development Director Bruce Chatgeneral counsel, Rob Dickinson, is the reg- terton told the Meridian Press in Februistered agent. Neither could be reached for ary. “We’re very interested in seeing some Roaring Springs comment. high-quality, private development on that ITD opened an auction on March 16 piece.” to sell the property. After the sole bidder’s The Meridian Road Interchange re- The Idaho Transportation Department sold 13 acres by the northwest corner of the Meridian Road Interchange offer fell through, GRH Meridian I-84 LLC cently underwent a complete rebuild to for $2.2 million on May 26. The buyer is GRH Meridian I-84 LLC, a company registered this year under the adsecured the bid for the market value price improve traffic flows and add more lanes. dress of Hawkins Companies Commercial Developers in Boise.

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Men reportedly robbed at gunpoint at McDermott/Victory roads

da County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery that reportedly took place at 2 a.m. Monday at McDermott and Victory roads, according to the sheriff’s office Twitter account. The robbers allegedly had an AR-15 rifle, the sheriff’s office released. No one was injured. Based on what the sheriff’s office has released, the incident started out as a

traffic dispute. The group of men who reported the robbery was driving west on Interstate 84 and believed a charcoal-colored Toyota Camry was following them for several miles before cutting them off. Both cars then got off the freeway at the Ten Mile Road off-ramp. Both parties — two people in the Camry and three men in the other vehicle — got out of their cars at McDermott and Victory roads, about three miles south-

west of the off-ramp. The passenger from the Camry allegedly pointed a rifle at the men from the other car and demanded cash. After the victims surrendered about $45, the suspects reportedly got back in the Camry and drove away. The Camry is believed to have Valley County license plates. Deputies are working to identify the vehicle. The vehicles reportedly exited Interstate 84 at Ten Mile Road, with the confrontation and armed robbery alleg— Meridian Press staff edly taking place at McDermott and Victory roads.

Klub Continued from page 1 Whiting said the Kit Kat Klub opened in the mid-1980s, just a few years after she and her late husband, Roy, bought their house. Before that, the location was “a bar that sold the best hamburgers in whole Valley, according to the farmers around us,” she said. The Idaho Secretary of State’s records for the Kit Kat Klub only go back to 2004. Ada County Development Services does not have records for the club’s original opening, according to a response to a public records request. But the county assessor’s office records show that a house was built on the property in 1925, with commercial improvements made in 1957, county spokeswoman Kate McGwire said. In an email to the Meridian Press on Wednesday, Peggy Paul, a former Realtor whose family has lived in that area since the early 1970s, said the Kit Kat Klub building housed the Black Cat Bar in the ‘50s and ‘60s and then Doll’s Place in the ‘80s. (What became Bill’s Black Cat Bar moved across the street, she said, where a power substation is now.) The Kit Kat Klub, Paul said, opened in the late ‘80s and closed down three months Demolition of the Kit Kat Klub on Franklin and Black Cat roads in Meridian began Tuesday to make way for a road widening project. ago.

EMINENT DOMAIN Whiting’s and the Kit Kat Klub’s properties were in the way of the widening of the Franklin Road and Black Cat Road intersection. Construction, set to take place over the next year, includes widening Franklin to five lanes from Black Cat to Ten Mile roads, ACHD spokesman Craig Quintana said. ACHD went to court to gain possession of

the Kit Kat Klub property through eminent domain, he said, which allows the government to buy private land needed for public use. The court granted ACHD possession of the property last summer, but the district agreed to let club continue operating at least through February, Quintana said. ACHD and club owners are negotiating the reimbursement amount. ACHD of-

fered $536,000 last year for the value of the property, but the final amount is likely to be higher than that because of other reimbursements such as the loss of business and relocation expenses, Quintana said. “They’re not completely willing sellers, but at the same time they realize the necessity of the project, so that’s why we’re negotiating the condemnation,” he said. Demolition of the Kit Kat Klub started

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Tuesday morning. As for Whiting’s property, the family has deconstructed the house and is saving the materials for future use. They likely won’t rebuild on the same property because of the busy streets, Whiting said. “Someday either (my son-in-law) or I or the family will probably reconstruct — it won’t ever be the same home, but we’ll probably reconstruct somewhere,” she said.

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LOCAL NEWS Block grant public hearing highlights mixed views on affordable housing

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Meridian Food Bank founder Dan Clark accepted a check Tuesday night presented by the Meridian Public Works Department and Mayor Tammy de Weerd. The $2,335 was raised during Public Works Week in June.

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he Meridian Food Department’s Care to Bank, which is see- Share youth scholarship ing a decline in giv- program ($467.05) and ing this year, is get- the Community Recycling ting a boost in cash Fund ($470.61). and food donations from Public Works Week, Meridian Public Works held in June, offers fun Week donors and partici- and informative events pants. about how the city’s water The eighth annual and sewer systems work, event hosted by the city’s including the Poop Scoot P u b l i c Fun Run, Works Degolf scramby Holly Beech pa r t ment ble and “Go gener ated hbeech@mymeridianpress.com With the $2,335 and © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS Flow” tour 223 pounds to places of food for the food bank. such as the wastewater Proceeds from the treatment plant and the week’s events also went to top of Meridian’s iconic the Parks and Recreation yellow water tower.

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eridian City income housing project. Council’s public They voiced concerns that hearing Tuesday low-income housing would about Commu- attract jobless residents and nity Development refugees to the area, would Block Grant applications increase traffic and lead to was largely a discussion needs for other services, about low-income housing. such as public transportaNine applicants request- tion and free school lunched grant funding for efforts es. such as street lighting, hun“If you build it, they will ger relief, youth assistance, come,” one resident said. new sidewalks and homeBut the need for aflessness prefordable vention. The by Holly Beech housing city had to hbeech@mymeridianpress.com for current decide how Meridia n © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS to distribresidents alute $290,824 ready exists, of federal grant funding CDBG program adminisacross $464,500 of requests. trator Sean Kelly said. The city approved the “This is not as an adfunding plan submitted vocate, but just someone by the CDBG committee, who works for the city who made up of four city em- manages the program: Our ployees, two community consolidated plan for five members and Councilman years specifically says this Luke Cavener. is probably something we About 10 people testi- should do, should we be fied Tuesday, all regarding able to enter it,” Kelly said. a $50,000 request by devel- “Maybe not a low-income oper VCD, LLC, in partner- housing tax credit program, ship with a nonprofit called but our analysis of impediThe Housing Company, for ments has this as a specific sidewalk and streetscape barrier — NIMBYism (“Not design on East 2 1/2 Street in my backyard”), affordin downtown Meridian. able housing in general, so VCD owns the adjacent that’s why (VCD and The land and is seeking to build Housing Company) applied affordable housing there and why they qualified.” if it is awarded federal tax Downtown property credits through the Idaho owner Marty Schindler Housing and Finance As- said low-income housing is sociation. Securing a grant really better described as from Meridian would im- workforce housing, as it acprove VCD’s ability to com- commodates workers with pete for those credits. lower wagers who are an Though residents said important part of the econthey supported the new omy. Having workforce sidewalk, most who testi- housing in walking disfied opposed a future low- tance of downtown would

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Meridian Food Bank n Project: Hunger relief, purchase of food supplies n Funding requested: $35,000 n Funding approved: $36,448

boost those businesses’ customer and employee base, he said. Councilwoman Genesis Milam, the council’s liaison to the Meridian Police Department, said she’s learned through her talks with police that there are no more calls for service to low-income apartments than any other housing type in Meridian, and in some cases even fewer calls. “That’s what a lot of studies have shown,” VCD Manager Chance Hobbs said, “but again there’s the stigma of low-income housing.”

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Meridian Public Works n Project: Streetlight installation in low-income areas of need n Funding requested: $150,000 n Funding approved: $127,376 Grant requests not funded at this time: n Meridian Parks and Recreation’s $7,500 request for the “Care Enough to Share” youth scholarship program n Meridian Development Corporation’s $100,000 request for sidewalk improvements n Meridian Public Works $50,000 request for streetlight installation in low-income areas of need

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LOCAL NEWS Meet new Meridian city clerk, C.Jay Coles

he city of Meridian by Holly Beech said, holding season tickets promoted C.Jay Coles to Boise State University hbeech@mymeridianpress.com on Tuesday to the role © 2016 MERIDIAN PRESS football games and catchof city clerk. Former ing as many basketball clerk, Jaycee Holman, games as possible. He also took a new role in April as support faithfully follows Team USA — services director, which oversees even sporting American flag socks the clerk’s office, information techat times. nology and human resources. “He has no social life right now outside of the Olympics,” Holman Coles, a 2005 Borah High School joked. graduate, has been with the city for six years, starting in the mayor’s ofColes also enjoys water skiing fice then moving to the planning and snow skiing and has an imdivision of Community Developpressive watch collection. ment. In his role as clerk, he’ll overHolman said she appreciates Coles see records retention, permitting, that the mayor and City Council licensing and passports, and will seek to promote employees from facilitate the agendas and records for Plan- within, which she said improves the overning and Zoning and City Council meet- all institutional knowledge of the staff. She ings. herself started out as a volunteer at the Coles holds an associate degree in po- animal shelter, run by the city at the time, litical science from the College of Western before working her way up to city clerk in Idaho and a bachelor’s in public admin- 2008. istration from Southern New Hampshire Coles, who turns 30 this month, will celUniversity. ebrate his sixth anniversary with the city He’s a huge fan of Bronco athletics, he on Aug. 23.

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VCD, in partnership with nonprofits, has built affordable housing in Garden City and is starting construction on similar communities in Star and Donnelly. The Housing Company manages 39 affordable housing projects throughout Idaho, according to its website.

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The funding plan approved by the city included VCD and The Housing Company’s streetscape design request. Council members Keith Bird, Genesis Milam and Joe Borton voted in favor of the approval, Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts was absent, and councilmen Ty Palmer and Cavener voted against. Palmer said the federal government does not have the money to spend on projects like this, and Cavener questioned why the city would commission a sidewalk design project through a third

party that’s not an expert in that topic. VCD likely won’t know if it received the federal tax credits for its affordable housing project in Meridian until November. If it does receive these credits, it would sell them to investors, such as banks and corporations, and use the profit to offer most of the apartment units at belowmarket rates for tenants who qualify. The Housing Company would manage the property, following federal standards and guidelines attached to the tax credits.

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The conceptual plan revealed Tuesday shows potential phases, developments and amenities, with possible locations, for the College of Western Idaho’s Ada County campus.

Shovels at the ready CWI unveils Boise campus plans

OISE — Next to Joe’s Crab Shack, across from Interstate 184 on Main Street in Boise, sits a vacant cement parking lot, adjoining a beige grass field. Joggers, cyclists and dog walkers provide steady traffic on the adjacent Greenbelt; Quinn’s Pond is visible through a chain-link fence supporting signs that read, “CWI: College of Western Idaho.” This site, 3150 W. Main St., is the future home of CWI’s Ada County campus. Dozens of cars filled that parking lot for an event Tuesday morning where CWI unveiled conceptual plans for the new campus, a project officials hope to be ready for students by 2020. The campus could be up to 600,000-square-feet, according to Craig Brown, vice president of resource development for the college. About 20,000 students are enrolled in the College of Western Idaho, according to numbers provided by the college. City and education officials, including Boise Mayor Dave Bieter, Ray Stark of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and Boise State University provost Martin Schimpf spoke at the event, providing their take on what this new campus means for the community. “What our economy needs most are the skilled workers that are going to feed the jobs of today and tomorrow,” Bieter said. “And that’s where CWI’s place in all of this is. Our economy, our jobs, our city, our valley and our state simply have to have the skills to compete, and CWI is all about that. This spot is ideal for that kind of activ-

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ity and that kind of job generator.” The speakers said they envision more partnership with CWI now that it will be located in downtown Boise. Schimpf said CWI will play a fundamental role in achieving the state’s goal of 60 percent of residents completing college. “The access and the affordability that a strong community college brings to the Treasure Valley is absolutely fundamental to the task at hand,” Schimpf said. “For this great community to continue to grow and to thrive and prosper we need more citizens to pursue education beyond high school, and we need a broad range of options in that pursuit, from vocational and technical training … to the broader the successively deeper education … (up to) the doctoral degree.” On July 13, CWI unveiled plans for its Nampa campus, which included two new buildings. In a near unanimous vote in December, the CWI Board of Trustees approved to move forward with the purchase of the 10 acres of land in Boise. The board agreed to move forward to purchase the property for $8.7 million. “The characteristic of this campus will be different than our Nampa campus in its urban environment with a strong connection to community, the Greenbelt, and the other attributes in this area,” Brown said. The site will focus on urban transit as another available option for students, and the programs

CWI is contemplating will largely involve the technology and business sectors, he said. “Although we will do other programs related to transfer degrees as well hopefully being able to lead more students to our partners at Boise State,” he said. Four of the five CWI Board of Trustees — chairwoman Mary Niland, of Nampa, and vice chairman Guy Hurlbutt, trustee Stanley Bastian and trustee Mark Dunham, all of Boise — were in attendance. Niland said she felt it was a great event, with good representation from Ada and Canyon counties. “Obviously, there’s a huge amount of passion for CWI,” Niland said. “It points to a wonderful future for the college and the students we want to serve.” Niland said the board’s next step is to get a bond, possibly $180 million, on the November ballot. She said the college wants to talk to the voters about what the college is intending to do and how it will affect their lives by bringing economic development, such as jobs with better wages and benefits. “We’ve got residential development, commercial development, everybody anticipating this is going to happen,” Bieter said. “It is a game-changer for this whole area and certainly this part of downtown Boise. Closing his speech, Bieter said he couldn’t wait to break ground on the project with CWI President Bert Glandon. “I’ll get a backhoe and help you if I need to, because we want to see this happen soon,” Bieter said.

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Plans for the CWI Ada County campus were unveiled at a Tuesday event in Boise, at the site for the new campus.

Local driver headed to truck driving national championships Local truck driver Alan Stacy is in Indianapolis competing in the National Truck Driving Championships, having won the state championship earlier this year. Stacy, with the Meridian-based Silvester Distributing Inc., has been a truck driver for 12 years with 300,000 accident-free miles. He is representing FedEx Ground and his employer, Judy Silvester, in the Aug. 10-13 national champion-

ships. FedEx drivers will be among nearly 450 competitors who will vie for national titles in nine different classes of vehicles and for the National Grand Champion title. The drivers accumulate points by demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a written exam, pre-trip inspection and driving-skills challenge. “The accomplishments of these 174 finalists and the

almost 2,000 drivers that competed at the state truck driving championship level serve as tremendous examples of the FedEx commitment to safety,” stated Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx Corp. Stacy operates out of FedEx Ground’s station in Boise and has been driving on FedEx Ground’s behalf for 12 years. This will be his first time competing at NTDC. — Meridian Press staff C M Y K

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Pulse to host Kids Splash Pedal & Dash triathlon

he Pulse Running and Fitness Shop is holding its ninth annual Pulse Kids Splash Pedal and Dash triathlon at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Storey Park (215 E. Franklin Road, Meridian). This USA Triathlonsanctioned event for youth ages 3 to 12 will consist of an optional swim in

the Meridian Pool, a bike ride around the Meridian Speedway, and a run, capped off with a slide down a 16-foot inflatable water slide. Ice cream and medals will follow the event for each participant. Meridian Pool will let participants swim for free afterward until the pool closes. Learn more and register

at pulserunning.com (click on the “Store Events” section to the bottom right). Race lengths vary by age: n Ages 3-8: 20-yard swim (optional), 3/4-mile bike, 1/3-mile run n Ages 9-12: 50-yard swim (optional) 1.5-mile bike, 3/4-mile run — Meridian Press staff

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OISE — Mason Broncos decide to slide SteHampton is not ven Baggett over from right about to congratu- guard to center so they can late himself for being get both Archie Lewis and listed as the starting Auburn transfer Will Adcenter on Boise State’s pre- ams into the lineup. season depth chart. “I try not to think about “Four weeks is a long it and get my head too big,” time, especially in fall Hampton said. “I focus day camp,” Hampton said. “I by day and think what I can have a lot of stuff to do be- do better.” fore that.” Hampton graduated With Boise State just un- from Meridian High and der four weeks from open- joined the Broncos as a ing the 2016 walk-on in season at by B.J. Rains 2013, but was Lou isia na, bjrains@idahopress.com given a scholH a m p t o n © 2016 IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE arship just is listed as before the the replacestart of his ment for center Marcus redshirt freshman season Henry — who is currently in 2014. in training camp with the Coach Bryan Harsin said New Orleans Saints. at the time of giving HampHampton said he’s tak- ton a scholarship that, “he ing most of the first team couldn’t do any more than reps in practice as well. we’ve asked him to do at But after playing most- this point.” ly on special teams and He’s played in 27 games in blowouts the past two the past two seasons since, seasons, Hampton won’t but all have come on spelet himself believe that he cial teams late in games might actually be the start- when the score has been ing center. At least not yet. out of reach. But given his Hampton has been chance to work with the down this road before. He No. 1 offense during spring took nearly all the first team practices and again this reps last fall while Henry fall, he’s yet to disappoint. was out with a knee injury “He looks good,” left was slated to start the sea- guard Travis Averill said. son opener against Wash- “He’s got a lot more confiington until Henry made a dent through spring ball. I late recovery. could definitely see playing “I thought I’d be starting next to him that he’s a lot off against Washington,” more confident and that’s Hampton said. “But Marcus what you like to see out of is a great player so when he your center. It’s been going came back that was great well for him. for the team.” “You can tell he’s a lot But there’s no starter more vocal and knows what returning from injury that he’s doing.” will bump him from the Hampton finds himself spot this season. In fact the in somewhat of a unique only way that he doesn’t spot. He’s got three senior win the starting job is if the starters alongside him with

at least 25 career starts, and a fourth in Lewis that has started 13 games. But the center is the one to make the calls and lead the offensive line, meaning Hampton has had to step into a leadership role despite not having the experience as those around him. “That’s just how the center position works, they make the calls,” Averill said. “We’re here to back him up. If we see something, it’s not just on him. We make the calls also. It’s on all of us. But he’s leading us and we let him do that and he’s done a good job so far.” Hampton grew up rooting for Boise State. Asked to describe himself he said,” I’m a pretty quiet guy. I like to save myself. I like the outdoors, going camping, I like to work out a lot. I like riding my motorcycle, going up in the mountains, doing that type of stuff. I’m from Idaho so I’m a pretty outdoorsy guy.” And how he’s a few weeks away from potentially starting at center for his hometown team. “It’s pretty awesome,” Hampton said. “Sometimes I have to take a step back and realize what I’m doing right now and really think about how awesome it is to be a kid from Meridian High School and be able to walk on and get a scholarship and now maybe get a chance to play. “It’s been good. … Coming into this fall camp I really wanted to set in concrete that I’d be the No. 1 guy. That’s what I’m still working to try and do.”

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