MESSAGE FROM MAYOR KLING

As we celebrate this time of year, we wish you a blessed holiday season.

May your heart and home be filled with joy and peace as we look forward to the coming new year!

-Mayor Debbie

HOLIDAY HOURS:

The City of Nampa offices will close at 2 p.m. on December 24 and will stay closed through December 25 for the holiday. Our offices will also be closed on January 1 for New Year's Day. Please check the Nampa Public Library and the Harward Recreation Center for their holiday hours.

NAMPA'S 2025 CITIZEN'S ACADEMY

The City of Nampa is excited to host the second "Citizen's Academy" starting January 14, 2025! The nine-week class occurs Tuesday evenings and covers a wide variety of departments and topics. The application is on our website here and we only have a few spots left.

If you live within Nampa city limits, are interested in learning about your local government and can attend each week, please fill out the application asap! There is no cost to attend!

CRYSTAL CRAIG RECEIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM COMPASS

Congratulations to Crystal Craig, Director of Transportation, for receiving a 2024 Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) Leadership in Motion award in the Leadership in Practice, Professional category. She received the award at the annual COMPASS/Valley Regional Transit Board of Directors’ holiday luncheon on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Nampa Civic Center.

Crystal manages four city transportation divisions—Street, Traffic, Fleet Services, and the Municipal Airport, ensuring that Nampa is equipped to handle future growth while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Her leadership has not only advanced Nampa's transportation agenda but has also fostered a collaborative spirit within the Treasure Valley -- her nomination received letters of support from several local jurisdictions.

Thank you, Crystal, for exemplifying outstanding leadership, commitment, and innovation in advancing local and regional transportation initiatives and collaboration. Congratulations!

CITY UPDATES

THANK YOU, CITY EMPLOYEES!

This week the City of Nampa held a holiday gathering and longevity award ceremony to honor our employees. Check out a few photos from the ceremony above. Thank you to all of our employees - you are appreciated!

FRANKLIN & KARCHER ROUNDABOUT

Crews are putting down asphalt at the Franklin and Karcher roundabout! We’re aiming to open the roundabout in late December with single lanes as well as pedestrian facilities on the north and west sides.

Full completion is expected in Spring 2025. The roundabout will close for a few weeks in the spring to finish the final paving. Stay tuned for more updates.

NAMPA PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

This week, students from the Nampa School District Advanced Photography class attended a Nampa City Council meeting to be recognized for the photos they submitted to be hung at Nampa City Hall. The students participated in a photography contest to highlight Nampa. All the photos were wonderful and three students received ribbons for their art!

The first place award, which was Mayor Kling and the Nampa City Council's top selection, was awarded to Ana Corona. The second place award was presented to Luis Angel Garcia Ramirez and the third place award was given to Isabella Henwood. Thank you to their teacher, Mr. Moffett, for his time and encouragement of this project.

Please take a moment to enjoy their photos the next time you're at Nampa City Hall!

Congratulations to all of the students and thank you again for your wonderful submissions!

1st Place:

Ana Corona

2nd Place:

Luis Angel Garcia Ramirez

3rd Place:

Isabella Henwood

The Nampa Golf Commission was created to advise on the affairs of the two municipal golf courses, Centennial Golf Course and Ridgecrest Golf Club, and meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Harward Recreation Center. One position, specific to Ridgecrest Golf Course, will serve a two-year term (3/1/2025 – 2/28/2027). The other position is for a general opening to serve a five-year term (3/1/2025 – 2/28/2030).

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ITD will begin construction in January to widen State Highway 55 from Farmway Road to Middleton Road

This project will:

Widen SH-55 to four lanes with dedicated left and right turn lanes at major intersections, including wider shoulders.
Install a raised median from 10th Avenue to Middleton Road that will restrict access at unsignalized intersections every half mile. Drivers will only be able to turn right or left onto side streets. They will not be able to make left turns from side streets onto the highway.
Add a separated bicycle and pedestrian pathway on the north and south sides of SH-55 and a pedestrian undercrossing east of 10th Avenue near Vallivue Middle School.
Upgrade signal equipment at major intersections.
Build soundwalls at Crestwood Estates, Fieldcrest Village and Lakeview Apartments.
Pave a frontage road west of 10th Avenue on the north side of the highway.

This project is part of a multi-year effort to study and improve the SH-55 corridor throughout the state with Leading Idaho funds. These funds are a deliberate investment to allow ITD to accelerate project timelines to address rapid growth and build critical infrastructure today that would otherwise take many years to build.

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WEEK AT A GLANCE

NAMPA: A CARING COMMUNITY

Idaho Foodbank - Find Food

Nampa Shares and Cares is a utility billing assistance program available to City of Nampa customers who qualify. Please contact the Nampa utility billing department to learn more and help us spread the word about the program to City of Nampa customers.

Call (208) 468-5711 Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.

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