As I am sure you have heard by now, we are expecting another drought year for our irrigation season. In response to this, the City of Nampa has formed a Drought Task Force to help educate our community on ways to be water-wise.

Please attend our community open house on Thursday, April 7, from 6-8 p.m. at the Nampa Civic Center (311 3rd Street South). We invite all interested individuals to attend and encourage each homeowner’s association to send at least one representative to the open house. Developers and landscaping companies are also encouraged to attend.

Local lawn care expert, Jos Zamzow, will present a free one-hour class from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and share best practices for 'building your lawn's drought muscle' to best prepare for the anticipated drought season and answer questions. The University of Idaho Extension Office, Canyon County, will also be available to answer questions!

Should you have any questions, call the Mayor's office at (208) 468-5401.

-Mayor Debbie Kling

Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling is seeking applications to fill a soon-to-be vacant Nampa City Council seat. Nampa citizens interested in serving are encouraged to submit a letter and resume outlining their qualifications and community involvement with completed application (available at cityofnampa.us/serve) to mayor@cityofnampa.us by Sunday, April 24. Applicants must live within Nampa city limits. The existing council seat will be up for re-election in November 2023 and serve through January 2, 2024. Read press release

The City of Nampa has established a Districting Committee which will work to make a recommendation for council districts for public hearing and Nampa City Council ratification. Read press release here.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS

For the fifth year in a row, the City of Nampa is seeking feedback from those who live and work in Nampa. We hope you will take a few moments to share your feedback with us. We have an ambitious goal to reach 2,000 responses. In a community with over 100,000 and 30,000 households, we are hoping we can reach this goal before it closes on April 18.

As of today, we have 857 responses! Thank you to all who have shared their feedback in past surveys as well. Your feedback helps inform funding decisions and establish priorities.

The Nampa Farmer's Market opening day is Saturday, April 2 from 9am-1pm in Downtown Nampa's Lloyd Square - rain or shine!

The Nampa Farmer's Market occurs every Saturday through October and, according to their website, has 145 vendors this year!

Do you have a heart to serve?

Here are some more opportunities to give back to Nampa organizations through JustServe!