The big update this month is that we sold Railroad Park to the City of Mountain Home on October 9th. The City has leased the park from the WECRD since 2018 and has always had the option to purchase and they exercised that option this month. We are grateful the City leased it from the District and even happier they bought it. Now the District can focus solely on the aquatic facility. Speaking of, we had a very generous gift […]
The Western Elmore County Recreation District invites you to provide a donation of labor bid for Phase II of the Indoor Pool project. The scope of work includes HVAC, plumbing, electrical, building erection, civil, exterior improvements, CMU, doors, frames, and windows at the WECRD property located at 480 South 18th East in Mountain Home, Idaho. Sealed bids will be received at the WECRD office, located at 245 East 6th South, Mountain Home, Idaho until November 18, 2020 at 6:00PM, at […]
The District is looking to hire a grant writer to help get funds to build the aquatic facility. This position is contract only. This person would need to research possible grant opportunities, apply for grants, and depending on the grant, do the reporting after the award is granted. If you are interested, please contact Michelle at 208-580-2377 or email recreation@wecrd.org.
This summer has been a busy one for the WECRD. Construction on the 18th St. Phase II site improvements aka parking lot addition is wrapping up. The Board did a walk-through with the engineer, Wright Brothers and Sunroc. There are a few punch list items to remain but overall the Board is pleased with what they see. What’s next you ask? During the fall and winter months the Foundation and WECRD Board will be fundraising and working hard to raise […]
Construction on Phase II Site Improvements is continuing and will wrap up in July. The parking lot is paved and there are light post holes dug and the light posts will be installed in the coming weeks. The construction on this phase has been flawless and we appreciate Wright Brothers and Sunroc for doing such a fabulous job. We are one step closer to having the WECRD Aquatic Facility built!
If you have driven down 18th Street lately you will see there is work being done on the property. We are very excited to see progress being done! This phase is set to wrap up by the end of July 2020 and the finish result will be a parking lot, sidewalks, and light poles in place. After this phase is done the WECRD and Recreation Foundation will push forward with donations to raise the remaining funds to begin construction on […]
During this time of COVID19 and Governor Little’s issued stay-home order, the WECRD will close the office to the public to do our part in social distancing. The WECRD can still be contacted by calling 208-580-2377 during regular office hours, Mon-Thurs, 10am-2pm. The WECRD is still accepting proposals for Phase II construction until April 2nd. As of now, the WECRD is still planning on moving forward with construction and hope to have contractors begin mid May or early June. We […]
February was a busy month for the District. The Board and Foundation attended the Chamber Installation Banquet which provided a great networking opportunity. Vivian Meyer organized a capital campaign luncheon with a presentation to the community about the progress of the pool. The event was a success and even raised a little over $3,000. The Board held a meeting on the 2/26 and covered many housekeeping items such as the printing maintenance agreement, website and email host, bank transfer, water […]
February 22, 2020 at North Elementary, 209 E 12th N Lunch catered by Savory Layne BBQ beginning at 12:30, $25 per person Presentation begins at 1:00pm – Free and open to everyone!
Welcome 2020!! Hope everyone is off to a great start and keeping those resolutions going! Hopefully by now you have had a chance to drive by our property on 18th St. and see a beautiful meandering sidewalk in the front of the property. This was done for a couple reasons; 1. to show forward progress on the plans to build the indoor pool facility. 2. To make it safe for people walking along the property. Keep an eye out for […]