MESSAGE FROM MAYOR KLING
Last week, a young man named Liam, a local fifth-grader from Centennial Elementary, along with his family and the Centennial principal, Michelle Tripp, visited us at our Nampa City Council meeting. Liam was celebrated as the first "student artist of the month" featured at his school. Liam shared about his love of art and his love for Nampa. Liam also surprised me with a beautifully framed sketch of the Nampa Train Depot, and I would like to thank him again for the thoughtful gift which I'll proudly display in my office!

Inspired by Liam, we have decided to host two creative contests ahead of the holidays!
  • "Thankful Nampa" in Lakeview Park's StoryWalk Trail - with Thanksgiving coming up, it's a great time to share artwork, pictures, stories or poems of reasons you are thankful or grateful! We invite the entire community to exhibit reasons in art or words why they are thankful this year.

  • Design Nampa's Christmas card! We would love to feature original artwork from Nampa students up to 18 years of age we can use for our official Christmas card this year!

We have additional information on our website, including ways you can submit virtually, at http://www.cityofnampa.us/contests, or a list of locations you can drop off your creative submissions in person.

DEADLINE: the deadline to submit for both contests is November 1.

Thank you, in advance, for sharing your creativity with us this year!

-Mayor Debbie Kling
JONICA
ROBYN SELLERS
Robyn Sellers named new Director of Economic Development
Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling has named Robyn Sellers as the new Economic Development Director for the City of Nampa. Sellers previously served as the Assistant Director of Economic Development for the City of Nampa since March of 2018. Prior to working in Nampa, she worked for Business Oregon, the State of Oregon’s Economic Development Agency, for 11 years. Sellers has a Master of Business Administration from Willamette University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Utah State University.
Jonica Johnson Nampa's new Citizen Support Specialist
Jonica Johnson was recently hired as the Citizen Support Specialist in the Mayor's office. Jonica has lived in Nampa for the past 24 years and is an Idaho native.

As the Citizen Support Specialist, Jonica will assist citizens who contact the Mayor's office:

Phone: 208-468-5401
Email: mayor@cityofnampa.us

Please join us in welcoming Jonica!
COMMUNITY LEADERS NEEDED TO SERVE ON NAMPA'S BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Nampa Mayor Debbie Kling is seeking applications to fill vacancies on the City of Nampa’s Arts and Historic Preservation Commission, Board of Appraisers, Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Building and Site Design Standards Committee, Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee and Planning and Zoning Commission.

A total of 11 volunteer openings are available and those interested are encouraged to submit their application by November 1.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS
& VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Oct. 13 (Wed)    

Nov. 10 (Wed)   

Dec. 8 (Wed)
Trick-or-Treating in Downtown October 28!
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Location: Downtown Nampa (see map for road closure detail)

Downtown Nampa transforms into a festival of tricks and treats as the local community comes together to celebrate this spooktacular event. The event features fun attractions such as a flash-mob by the Idaho Arts Charter School, a 64ft inflatable obstacle course, two inflatable slides, live music by the 80’s tribute band Casio Dreams, food trucks, yard games, axe throwing, trick-or-treating, and a scavenger hunt!

This event is made safe through the efforts and monitoring of the Nampa Police. Free parking is available in the parking garage located on the corner of 11th Ave and 3rd St. with the Nampa Police to assist with street crossings to the event.

Attendance is free. If interested in sponsoring this event or registering as a vendor to hand out candy and treats, contact Amber Bothwell at bothwella@cityofnampa.us.
Special thanks to TDS Fiber for being the presenting sponsor of this event, along with the rest of our sponsors including the Nampa Chamber of Commerce and T-Mobile.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
RAKE UP NAMPA
The City of Nampa is seeking applications from both Nampa residents who need help with leaves and volunteer teams to assist them for the annual Rake-Up Nampa event, which will be held Saturday, November 13, 2021.
PUBLIC WORKS UPDATES
NAMPA CITY COUNCIL
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.

WATCH A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY VIDEO CELEBRATING NAMPA THROUGH THE YEARS
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