In the foothills on the east side of Boise, sandwiched between the Black Cliffs on the west and the Boise River Wildlife Management Area on the east, (see map) there is a 700 acre plateau known as Hammer Flat. This plateau provides critical habitat for deer, elk, antelope, eagle, and hundreds of other specie of wildlife. With the imminent restarting of the Harris Ranch subdivision to the west, this plateau forms a substantial portion of the last remaining viable harsh winter habitat for about one third of the 12,000 - 14,000 deer in the Boise Front, the largest mule deer herd in Idaho.

At this moment, a developer is planning a high density residential real estate development for the plateau that will effectively terminate the plateau's wildlife habitat capabilities.

Recent surveys confirm, one more time, that Boisean's value their quality of life. A significant portion of the Boise value of life is derived from the existence of the Boise Foothills in a relatively undeveloped state.

The approval of a high-density residential development on Hammer Flat would render moot the Community Planning Association’s (COMPASS) Blueprint For Growth, and the findings of the Urban Land Institute, both of which were funded in part by Ada County, and both of which call for building restrictions in Boise’s central and eastern foothills. The findings of both agencies have been endorsed by all the major cities in Ada County.

By filling out and submitting the form below you will be joining the more than 3,300 persons who have already sent letters, mailed postcards, or signed this petition asking the Ada County Commissioners to deny any and all applications for high density residential developments on the Hammer Flat plateau. Please sign today.

Regards,
SaveThePlateau.org