A Park For The People
For All of Us
Murgoitio Park is one of the last remaining open spaces in the southwest region. Since 1993, it has been specifically set aside by the city as a future regional park. Currently, the site is 163 acres of peaceful farmland nestled just below the New York Canal, flanked to the east by Cole Road and to the west by Maple Grove. A ribbon of green amid asphalt and concrete, this parcel is truly one of the last gems of southwest Boise.
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Murgoitio Park
Preservation & conservation
For over 25 years, the future Murgoitio Park has been written into the city’s plans as a regional “jewel,” a public space on the scale of Ann Morrison or Julia Davis Park – our city’s existing riverside gems.
environmental & ecological
We need to preserve Murgoitio Park for the sake of our city, for the sake of our future, and for the sake of the variety of wildlife in and around the area. Great cities offer citizens more than a place to work, sleep, drive, and park a car.
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLANS
The city wants to wash their hands of the Murgoitio Park plan completely. They are seeking to approve a land-swap which will allow developers to build houses on nearly all 163 acres of the Murgotio site.
SOUTHWEST BOISE
The southwest region is exploding with growth. Multiple mega-sites are in planning stages or under construction in the Lake Hazel area, with at least 2,000 houses each. There is no lack of building in the area.
Our Story
• Golda Harris Nature Preserve — 3 acres funded with park impact fees.
• Marianne Williams Park — 72 acres as part of the City’s Ribbon of Jewels with the city records showing this park consuming up to $6 million in park impact fees.
• Alta Harris Park — 20 acres parcel with upcoming plans to be developed with park impact fees as another one of the city’s Ribbon of Jewels, which is only a short distance from the Marianne Williams Park.
• Gateway Reserve — 12 acres near the Idaho Shakespeare Festival that was to be developed as a 43-home subdivision, but the citizens worked to save it and the city of Boise’s Department of Arts & History collaborated on a grant for funding.
• Peace Valley Overlook Reserve — 25 acre parcel in the foothills.
• Barber Pool Conservation Area — 425 acre private wildlife refuge (not open to the public).
• Intermountain Bird Observatory — 20 acres that has recently received $440,270 in funding from the Open Space Levy for improvements.
• Sue Howell Park — 16 acres near Hwy 21 that is waiting in the wings to be part of the Ribbon of Jewels.
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