Activities & Commitments

2003

• The Agency authorized a cost share BLID for businesses located within agency boundaries to install new curb, gutter and sidewalk. The agency will match the City’s contribution percentage of 25% of concrete costs for curb, gutter and sidewalks if the property owner installs decorative lighting. 
• The Agency contributed $100,000 to replace wooded bleachers at the rodeo grounds with new aluminum bleachers.
• The Agency paid for the reconstruction of Plymouth Street, and contributed to the beautification of Centennial Way, the completion of Stocktrail Road and Linden Street frontage improvements at Griffiths park.
• The Agency paid $20,849 to replace the roof on the historic Railroad Depot downtown.
  

2004

• The Agency pledged $9,741,562 to the Caldwell Family YMCA.The agency received a property donation from Canyon County for the abandoned carwash at the corner of 10th and Arthur Streets. Deed restrictions limit the use of this property to those consistent with restoration activities on Indian Creek.
• The Agency issued $3,735,000 in 11-year Revenue Allocation Bonds to fund growth/expansion projects at the wastewater treatment plant.
• The Agency set aside a school site and authorized shared infrastructure construction for Thomas Jefferson Charter School on land adjoining the park/sports complex near Smeed Parkway.
• The Agency paid for the construction of Skyway Street, and contributed to the Georgia Avenue Bridge project, and the parking lot in Griffiths Park.
• The agency paid the 1st installment of $300,000 towards the Caldwell Family YMCA.
• The Agency paid $277,000 for the Franklin Lift Station sewer project.
• The Agency paid $147,000 for sports lighting at Luby Park, Centennial Way landscaping and project engineer costs to design Skyway Street in the new park/sports complex.
• The Agency committed to provide matching grant funds of $50,000 for the U.P.R.R. Depot Restoration Project and paid $10,000 to begin project design.    

2005

• The Agency purchase ten properties in downtown Caldwell to secure right-of-way for the Indian Creek Relocation project. At closing, the properties were deeded to the City. Property acquisition costs including relocation totaled $2,043,000.
• The Agency constructed a pressurized irrigation system for Pipedream Park.
• The Agency paid demolition and construction costs for the Indian Creek Demonstration Project at Tenth & Arthur. 
• The Agency issued $2,660,000 in 7-year Revenue Allocation Notes to fund the Indian Creek demonstration project and Indian Creek property acquisition.
• The Agency committed to purchase a 10-acre school site to accommodate residential growth in Caldwell School District.
• The Agency completed street and parking lot construction for Thomas Jefferson Charter School on land adjoining the park/sports complex near Smeed Parkway. Skyway street was also completed and services the 45-acre park.

• The Agency paid $557,000 in installment payments to the city’s street, sewer and water funds for Plymouth Street, Skyway Street, Griffiths Park parking, WWTP headworks and well #18.
• The Agency paid $40,000 to help build a new county work release facility.

2006

• The Agency contributed $400,000 to the Airport Terminal Project.
• The Agency initiated a bond sale in the amount of $8,300,000 for the construction of the Franklin Sewer project. This project extends sewer services within urban renewal boundaries East of Canyon Hill and provides a regional lift station and lines to pump wastewater to the treatment plant. 
• The Agency paid relocation costs for business and property owners involved in the Indian creek property purchases.
• The Agency completed the Indian Creek Demonstration project between 10th and 9th avenues. Total cost of this project over the past two years is $752,000. The project enhanced the creek path with natural vegetation, landscaping, walking paths and streetlights.
• The Agency purchased a 10-acre school site to accommodate residential growth in Caldwell School District.
• The Agency paid $1,147,000 to the City’s general fund, park, street, sewer and water funds for downtown redevelopment, Griffiths park projects, Georgia Avenue Bridge, Exit #29 engineering,  WWTP headworks project and water wells #18 & #19.
• The Agency paid $30,000 to upgrade seating at Simplot Stadium to aluminum benches.
• The Agency included $3,200,000 in the 2007 Budget for Indian Creek Day-lighting project construction. The project will be financed out of fund balance and through local bank financing of $1,600,000.

2007

• The Agency began construction of the Indian Creek daylighting project along a three-block corridor in downtown Caldwell.  Redevelopment from this project is projected to be between $50 and $100 million in new construction and 500 new jobs over the next 10 years.
• The Agency entered into an agreement with the Department of Commerce and Labor to sell a developed commercial lot in the Sky Ranch Business Park at below market rates for the relocation of the department's Caldwell Idaho Works office.
• The Agency entered into an agreement with New Beginnings Housing to fund $30,000 of pathway improvements along Indian Creek as part of their Vineyard Suites 50-unit, low-income, senior housing project.
• The Agency began judicial confirmation proceedings for a 14-year, $7 million bond to expand capacity at the City's water treatment plant from 50,000 to 100,000 to provide for the residential build out within agency boundaries.