What’s next for Expo Idaho? County to unveil design concepts for land next to Fairgrounds

On October 4, three design companies will share their imaginative and prescient for bettering 80 acres of EXPO property. The displays might be held within the first-floor public listening to room within the Ada County Courthouse. It can even be live-streamed right here. 

“Our determination to enhance this part of Expo Idaho first was supported by info offered to the board by the Expo Idaho Residents Advisory Committee and the City Land Institute,” the Ada County Commissioners wrote in a joint assertion. “It has been critically necessary to the board that strong neighborhood outreach and professional information be used as we transfer ahead with revitalizing this neighborhood asset. The design competitors is a crucial milestone in our course of and permits us to see firsthand how a few of the finest design companies within the nation envision utilizing the neighborhood suggestions to create areas everybody can take pleasure in.”

A range committee made up of county employees will make a advice to the board after the listening to. Following this, the board will both settle for or reject the advice throughout the open enterprise assembly on October 11. 

The three design companies embody RIOS plus Boise-based Stack Rock Group, PORT, and Eagle-based The Land Group.