Events

May Citizens Planning Academy

April 10, 2019 by Sarah

Let’s crunch the numbers. Does smart growth make economic sense?

Wednesday, May 1 at 6 PM. Free and open to the public.

Attend Online:

Join remotely from any internet-connected device by clicking this link:
https://uidaho.zoom.us/j/110700170

Attend In Person:

U of I Legacy Pointe Conference Room, Idaho Water Center, 322 E. Front Street, Boise. Free off-street parking is available in the Idaho Water Center and Ada County Courthouse garages. More information and links maps can be found here.

About our Speaker:

We continue our 2019 Citizens Planning Academy series with a deep dive into the economics of growth with Dr. David Eberle and a session titled “Let’s crunch the numbers. Does smart growth make economic sense?”

Dr. David Eberle, a native of Boise, Idaho, has made a career in public policy and financial analysis for communities, agencies, and companies.

Dr. Eberle began his professional career in the Treasure Valley in 1978 as a staff economist with Idaho Power. In 1983 Dr. Eberle left Idaho Power Company to reinstate The College of Idaho economics department. Over the next ten years Dr. Eberle taught full time at Boise State University and was vice president and board member of a real estate development and hotel management company. In December of 1995, Dr. Eberle completed his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Nebraska and shortly after began his consulting firm. The firm provided economic services to cities, land developers and companies. In 2010, Dr. Eberle left economic consulting to run the Environmental Finance Center for Boise State University. The EFC worked with small communities on their managerial and finance capacity. Dr. Eberle’s work has taken him before the Idaho State Legislature, court-rooms and regulatory agencies as an expert representing his clients.

His financial consulting with municipal governments, his tenure on City Council, Urban Renewal District, and Community Infrastructure District has built a broad foundation in helping cities with budgeting, capital improvement plans, land use planning and financial strategies

The C.P.A. is a collaboration of Idaho Smart Growth and the University of Idaho’s College of Law in Boise and Bioregional Planning Program. Monthly sessions are designed to help citizens become effective advocates on a wide range of planning topics. Learn more about the Citizens Planning Academy here.

RSVP office@idahosmartgrowth.org. Learn more about the series here or view past session videos on our YouTube channel.

Coeur d’Alene – Wildfire Workshop

March 29, 2019 by Sarah

IS YOUR COMMUNITY PREPARED?

Join this FREE four-hour workshop to learn about what communities
can do to be prepared for wildfire.

WHO should attend?

Whether you’re a homeowner, city planner, business owner, rancher, county commissioner, public works engineer, city police or fire, this workshop is for you.

Wildfire has no boundaries, the season is longer and fires are bigger. With these changes the importance for interdisciplinary planning for wildfire at the edges of development is growing. It will take all of us to make sure our communities are truly prepared to respond to a wildfire for best possible outcomes.

APRIL 18 from 10AM – 2PM

Idaho Department of Lands building

3284 Industrial Loop Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815

LUNCH PROVIDED – RSVP by Monday, April 15 so we have enough food.

Program:

You’ll hear from experts in this field who will share their experience and talk about the various roles we each have to play to help you understand what YOU can do to make your community more resilient to wildfires. You will also receive some resources to take away.

Presenters:

Tyre Holfeltz – ID Dept of Lands
Fire Prevention and Risk Mitigation Program Manager
Jaap Vos – University of Idaho
Bioregional Planning and Community Design Program Head

Panelists:

Ivy Dickinson
Idaho Firewise
Executive Director

Bobby Gonder
Coeur d’Alene Fire Dept
Fire Inspector

Ken Homik
ID Dept of Lands
Resource Supervisor – Fire Warden

Rachel Irish
Kootenai County
FireSmart Coord – Emergency Mgmt

Dave James
Avista Coorporation
Manager Wildfire Resiliency Plan