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News Animal Shelter Reaches Goal
The primary function of this new building will be to operate as an Intake Facility, meaning it provides a safe and humane place for the city to hold cats and dogs for the five days required by law. During that time, animals must be returned to their owner or placed in a new home. While waiting for the construction, they are not waiting to help the dogs and cats in our communities. If you have lost a pet or you are willing to give one of these animals a new home, go online to Wendell Animal Control or Gooding Dogs Group. You can also call 536-5161 or 420-6863.
January 28
,2015
Volume 39 ~ Number 4 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Payette Lake Auction
This Saturday, January 31st, the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) will auction 35 State-owned lots on Payette Lake valued at $14.4 million for deeded ownership during a public, oral auction in Boise. The auction starts at 1 p.m. at the Riverside Hotel, located at 2900 W. Chinden It has taken well over a out the area. On DecemBlvd. in Boise. The lots to year, but earlier this month ber 29th, an anonymous be auctioned are a combithe Wendell Animal Shelter $10,000 donation was renation of lakefront and upreached its goal of $52,000 ceived, and on January 7th, land lots. and will begin building a Bryan and Eddy from HD Twenty-nine of the lots new facility this spring. Fowler presented a check are leased and have cabins This would not have been for $5000 to Mary Holley on them. The land is owned pawsable without generous of Anythings Pawsable by the State of Idaho, and donations from individuals and Wendell Mayor Lori the cabins and other imand businesses through- Swainston (photo). provements on the land are owned by leaseholders as personal property. The cur As part of the ongoing effort to obtain a also make written comments as long as rent leaseholders applied to building for a senior center, Wendell Se- those comments are received by Thursday, participate in the auction. The auction will be for land nior Citizens, Inc, has petitioned the City February 5th before 5 p.m. of Wendell to grant a Special Use Permit to According to Lavern Silva, Wendell Se- only on the leased lots. A allow a Senior Citizen/Community Events nior Citizens, Inc, (a non-profit 501c3 or- high bidder other than the Center to operate in a Residential zone. ganization) has raised about a third of the current lessee must pay the The building for which the Special Use $150k need to make this project success- lessee the appraised value Permit is being requested is the old Pres- ful. Mr. Silva added that the CSI Office on of the home and personal byterian church at 380 1st Avenue East, Aging is very excited about project and the property on the land at the just across the street from City Hall. benefits it will bring to the Wendell com- time of the auction. Six of the lots to be auc On February 5th, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. munity. a public hearing will be held in the City If you are interested in supporting this tioned are unleased. Three Council Chambers (375 First Avenue East) project or you would like more informa- of the unleased lots have to hear the petition and public comments tion, contact Lavern Silva at 208-536- structures on them. The bid on the proposal. Residents of Wendell may 6141. All donations are tax deductible. continued on page 2.....
Hearing for Wendell Senior Center