A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR KLING |
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This week, the City of Nampa Streets Division began chip sealing in select areas. With over 800 lane miles of asphalt roadway and an annual pavement maintenance budget of approximately $4.5 million, the Street Division has an annual deficit of over $14 million for maintenance and capital expansion. In other words, our annual budget does not cover the need.
This challenge presents an opportunity for our team to be innovative and use the best practices available within our budget.
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Why do we chip seal? As asphalt erodes over time from natural wear and tear, vehicular traffic and weather, chip sealing is an inexpensive maintenance activity that adds approximately 5-7 years to the life of the pavement. This maintenance activity costs less than repaving and allows near immediate access to the roadway. A chip seal application can range in cost from .22 - .30 a square foot while a rebuild of the roadway is averaging over $5 a square foot. At nearly 6,000,000 square feet of streets being chip sealed this year, rebuilding them all would cost nearly $30,000,000.
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Our team has also refined the size of the chips used on the roadways to reduce movement. Last year, we did not receive any claims for window damage caused by flying chips (remember the speed limit is 20 mph during this process)!
Our Street Division has been working hard this week (in 100-degree weather), and I wanted to acknowledge their efforts to stretch every dollar and improve the roadways for our community.
PS Good luck to the NNU Nighthawks Baseball team this Saturday as they compete in the NCAA Division II national championships! We'll be cheering you on from Nampa!!
-Mayor Debbie Kling
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CHIPS SEALING NOW HAPPENING IN
SELECT AREAS
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The City of Nampa Streets Division has begun chip sealing in select areas and expects to be complete by the end of August. This year, 11 arterial road sections and 15 subdivisions will be chip sealed.
CHIP SEAL UPDATE // Our hard-working streets crew completed chip sealing Colorado, Holly, and Amity yesterday. This finishes up this section. Monday (6/7) the crew will start on South Middleton Road followed by Lone Star Road.
There will be a couple of sweepers out today to sweep excess chips.
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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT IDAHO 16? |
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The Idaho Transportation Department has launched an online public meeting this week for the Building Idaho’s Future Highway 16 Extension project.
The meeting will be open until June 4.
Community members can take a virtual tour of the future highway corridor, learn about the next phase of extending Idaho 16 through the Central Treasure Valley, and give comments.
Idaho 16 Online Public Meeting
Open until Friday, June 4
ITDprojects.org/Idaho16
The project team will host live Q&A sessions on June 2 from 12-1 p.m. and June 3 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Register at itdprojects.org/idaho16.
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Pictured above: Nampa Family Justice Center Executive Director Jeannie Strohmeyer (right) and Event/Volunteer Coordinator Crystal Kuhn (left). |
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JUNE IS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH |
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The Nampa Family Justice Center (NFJC) invites the community to join them the month of June for Elder Abuse Awareness Month, as well as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2021, and to learn about the signs and impact of elder abuse in our culture.
According to the National Council on Aging, approximately one in ten Americans aged 60 and over have experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimates cite as many as five million elders are abused each year and only 1 in 24 cases of abuse are reported to authorities. The annual loss by victims of financial abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion.
As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day approaches on June 15, the Nampa Family Justice Center encourages each person to examine ways we can support our elders and ensure they are surrounded with positive and caring people. Throughout the month of June, the Nampa Family Justice Center will share facts, stories, and information on elder abuse through their Facebook and Instagram pages. During the week of June 14-19, there will be several activities the community can participate in to help promote elder abuse awareness and to show our concern and care for the elderly in our community. // READ ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE
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Pink and Blue Fun Run 2021
June 19, 2021 | 9 AM to 12 PM
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The 5th Annual Pink and Blue Fun Run (and Walk!) IS BACK! The community is invited to come out dressed in your best pink and blue to commemorate the lives of babies lost too soon. |
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NEW EDUCATIONAL RAIN GARDEN COMING TO
LAKEVIEW PARK
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Please mark your calendars and plan to join us Friday, June 25 at 10 am in Lakeview Park for the grand opening and ribbon cutting celebrating the new educational rain garden in Nampa! |
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IS JULY 17, 2021
GET YOUR TEAM TOGETHER +
HELP OUR COMMUNITY
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Brush-Up Nampa is an annually organized event for volunteer teams to paint homes of Nampa senior and disabled residents in need. Paint and supplies are provided through the program thanks to generous community sponsors.
Brush-Up Nampa is more than just paint; participation restores pride in ownership, increases property values and boosts the morale of the recipients.
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OTHER POPULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS COMING UP
June 30 - God & Country Festival (FREE non-denominational event) | Website
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN NAMPA? |
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NAMPA FARMER'S MARKET
9am-1pm (rain or shine)
Lloyd Square | Downtown Nampa
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UPDATES ON NAMPA CONSTRUCTION |
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The Nampa City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month; if that Monday falls on a holiday, the meeting is held Tuesday. The regular meetings begin at 5:30 p.m., including a 3-minute open public comment period. Public hearings begin at 6:30 p.m. To watch "live or later" online visit http://www.livestream.com/cityofnampa.
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Nampa is committed to being a safe and healthy community where people prosper. |
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