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love interviewing people who are taking risks. The most recent example is Joe Kozlowski, who opened a law firm in downtown Meridian last month. Read more about his story on page 10. For 10 years, Kozlowski consulted people who wanted to open their own business. He integrated their business, tax and estate planning to streamline the process for them. He can thank some of these clients for motivating him to leave the security of working for an established firm in Boise and starting his own business. “There are certain clients that have inspired me to do this. So I meet with them, I help them with these great deals, I see what they’re doing and it just motivates me to want to put my neck out on the line and do something with my name,” he said. He doesn’t regret taking the leap. “I wish I had done it years ago. I thought about it years ago.”
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Learn about Kozlowski Law Firm, which opened last month in downtown Meridian, on page 10.
ROADREPORT Cherry Lane between McDermott Road and Linder Road, mobile lane restriction with flagging until Wednesday for utility work. Cholla Hills Street and Rio Lomas Avenue between Rio Vista Way and Rio Colinas Drive, closed through Tuesday for sewer work. Edmonds Court east of Meridian Road, closed until March 30 for sewer work. Fairview Avenue between Stonehenge Way and Meridian Road, lane restriction with flagging, night work only through Sunday for overhead utility work. Fairview Avenue between Barbara Drive and Crestmont Drive, lane restriction until May 22 for road rebuilding. Franklin Road between Linder Road and Ten Mile Road, lane restriction with flagging and shoulder work until Sept. 30 for road rebuilding and sewer repair. Hubbard Road leading into Ten Mile Creek Road east of Cloverdale Road, closed until April 1 for bridge work. Meridian Road between Fairview Avenue and James Court Drive, lane restriction with flagging through May 8 for road rebuilding. Meridian Road between Franklin Road and Pine Avenue, closed
1 runaway 1 petty theft 1 fraud 2 citizen assists 1 arson 1 custody interference 1 reckless driving 1 tampering with vehicle 1 juvenile problem 2 vandalisms 1 EMS assist 1 domestic battery 1 medical assist 1 battery
Police also took calls, investigated or assisted: 2 vehicle burglaries 1 residential burglaries 1 juvenile beyond control 5 grand thefts 1 attempted grand theft
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Idaho House easily backs personal property tax cut
BOISE — The Idaho House voted 67-2 Tuesday to eliminate the personal
until Oct. 14 for road rebuilding and sewer work. Victory Road between Meridian Road and Locust Grove Road, closed until April 1 for bridge work. Northwest 1st Street north of Pine Avenue, closed with pedestrian restrictions until March 29 for water-main installation or repair work. Cholla Hills Street between Meridian Road and Beaham Avenue, closed through March 29 for sewer work. Pine Avenue between Main Street and Linder Road, closed until May 31 for road rebuilding, sewer and water main work. Intersection of Meridian Road and Pine Avenue, closed through April 1 allow crews to install storm drain and irrigation crossings and utility companies to install services.
property tax for about 90 percent of Idaho businesses, favoring a plan by counties over a broader industry proposal that lawmakers decided was too expensive. The bill flew through the House. Introduced Monday, it got a brief public hearing Tuesday morning and by mid-afternoon was dispatched to the Senate for consideration. The proposal exempts businesses’ first $100,000 worth of computers, tables, chairs and other personal property from taxation. Purchases up to $3,000 would be exempt from future taxes, while the bill would also streamline the process by requiring reports just once every five years, instead of annually.
New officers graduate from POST Academy
MERIDIAN — Thirty-nine new law enforcement officers graduated
Friday from the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Academy. The strenuous curriculum focuses on the foundation of knowledge and practical skills necessary for patrol duties. During the 10-week POST Basic Patrol Academy students, or recruits, are trained to assume responsibilities of a peace officer in the State of Idaho.
Man charged with first-degree murder in infant’s death
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March 13-19 Meridian Police made the following arrests or issued charges: 10 warrants 5 driving under the influence 1 possession of marijuana 3 domestic batteries 2 vandalisms 1 petty theft 1 resisting arrest 1 shoplifting 1 attempted strangulation 1 telephone harassment
You should see the way he talks about his new law firm. The light on his face is hard to put into words. Not only is he overjoyed to be a part of downtown Meridian’s community, but he’s excited to continue building relationships with his clients. “It’s not like I have clients, it’s like I’ve become friends with these people and they just seek my advice. It’s a nice way of doing things, really. It’s all about building relationships and being there to provide whatever it is they need.” He remembers one phone call in particular that drove this philosophy home for him. “I knew I had ‘made it’ when one of my clients called me … on a Saturday, it was something totally unrelated, but he knew that I could help him.”
Join ACHD and Meridian City staff to learn about the split corridor project’s progress, upcoming milestones and impacts, and ask questions. Presentations are posted to the project web site, www.meridiansplitcorridor.org the day following the meeting. March 25 at 6 p.m. Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway
MOUNTAIN HOME — A Mountain Home airman who was originally charged with felony injury to a child is now facing firstdegree murder charges after the Ada County coroner ruled the 22-month-old’s death a homicide by way of abusive head injury. Airman Richard Ryan Laubach, 20, is being charged in connection with the death of his stepson, Joseph Wayne Graham, who was pronounced dead March 12.
Nampa victim named in Meridian rollover crash
ADA COUNTY — The Nampa man who died in a single-vehicle crash
in Meridian has been identified as 35-year-old Shane Lee Peterson, the Ada County Coroner’s Office announced Wednesday. Ada County deputies found the Toyota Tacoma crashed on West Chinden Road in Meridian, just west of North Tree Farm Way. Peterson had been thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Investigators say Peterson was traveling west on Chinden at about 8:40 p.m. when the pickup drifted onto the right shoulder. He apparently overcorrected, causing the truck to roll.
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