As it currently stands, the Ada County Commissioners have the final decision making authority over real estate development activities on Hammer Flats. Ada County Development Services is the agency that deals most extensively with developers and makes recommendations to the Commissioners regarding the outcome of developer's applications.

Please write to the Commissioners and the Development Services Director at the addresses listed below and ask them to support efforts to preserve Hammers Flats as viable deer and elk winter range. In addition, please ask these officials to help deflect developer's activities to other areas of the county that will have a lower impact on Boise, the County, and the environment.

If you have never written to a government official before, or otherwise need some suggestions on what to say and how to say it, click this link to be directed to a sample letter dealing with this subject.

• Ada County Commissioners
  Paul Wood
  Rick Yzaguirre
  Fred Tilman
  Contact Info
  Ada County Courthouse at
  200 West Front Street
  Boise, Idaho, 83702.
  (208) 287-7000
  bocc1@adaweb.net
  
  Ada County Development Services
  John Traylor- , Director
  Ada County Development Services
  200 West Front Street
  Boise, ID 83702
  (208) 287-7900
  dsarmsgl@adaweb.net
  

Ada County Highway District (ACHD)
ACHD is responsible for all short-range planning, construction, maintenance, operations, rehabilitation and improvements to Ada County’s urban streets, rural roadways (excluding state highways) and bridges. They are the entity that determines the degree to which the proposed subdivision's transportation impacts must be mitigated.

Please write to the Commissioners listed below and ask them to insure that this development be held to the same high standard as was Harris Ranch relative to its impacts on Warm Springs Avenue and other east Boise connectors.

Commissioners:
John S. Franden - President;
Sherry R. Huber - 1st Vice President
Dave Bivens - 2nd Vice President
Rebecca W. Arnold - Commissioner
Carol A. McKee - Commissioner
3775 Adams St.,
Garden City, ID 83714
Voice: 208.387.6100 | FAX: 208.387.6391
http://achd.ada.id.us/

Boise City

Both Mayor Bieter and his Republican predecessor, Mayor Coles, have been far sighted about the impacts of leap frog development and continued degradation of the Boise foot hills. Mayor Bieter has also taken a public stand against the proposed development of Hammer Flats. Click this link to view a copy of the Mayor's letter to the Ada County Commissioners.

Please write to the Mayor and the various city council members at the addresses listed below and let them know you support their efforts to preserve Hammers Flats as viable deer and elk winter range. In addition, please ask these officials to continue their efforts to help deflect developer's activities to other areas of the county that will have a lower impact on Boise, the County, and the environment.

Mayor Dave Bieter and Council
150 North Capitol Blvd
Third Floor
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 384-4404
(208) 384-4420 (Fax)
mayor&council@cityofboise.org