Last month I had the privilege of taking the Wheelchair Challenge as part of Disability Awareness Month along with several City of Nampa staff and our Nampa City Council. The challenge was led by Nampa resident Cindi Hartley who has also served on our Bike & Pedestrian Committee. I can not thank Cindi enough for all she has done and continues to do to bring awareness and education to our community on this important topic.

It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least, and was extremely beneficial. Improving our infrastructure for the benefit of all is another example of how we can make Nampa a safe and healthy community where people prosper.

We would also like to thank Tates Rents for letting us borrow the wheelchairs!

-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

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 701 responses! Thank you to all who have shared their feedback in past surveys as well. Your feedback helps inform funding decisions and establish priorities.

You are invited to 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!

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!