PHASE I PARTIAL SITE PACKAGE The Western Elmore County Recreation District is accepting bids for construction. The scope of work includes clear and grub of site, extend utilities into site, scrape and rough grade of site, sidewalk prep and concrete for sidewalk 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 October 2, 2019 at 6:00PM, […]
September 10, 2019 – WECRD along with Wright Brothers and LCA hosted an on-site pre-bid meeting and invited over 20 contractors, local and from the Boise area, to attend. Bideganeta Construction, Dodge Boys Excavation, Sunroc, and Western Construction were in attendance. This phase of the project going to bid is for sitework, which includes, clear and grub of site, extend utilities into site, scrape and rough grade of site, sidewalk prep and concrete for sidewalk. The WECRD will accept sealed […]
The WECRD held a budget hearing before the regular scheduled board meeting and there were no changes to the published budget. See the budget here. The Board invited Wright Brothers and LCA to attend the board meeting to update them on where to go from here. Wright Brothers provided the Board with a budget analysis and after much discussion the Board, LCA, and Wright Brothers felt it would be beneficial to get started on the site-work. The Board approved Wright […]
We want to thank Walmart for donating $1,000 towards the WECRD pool project. The WECRD staff, Board Members (spouses), and the Foundation Board have been busy applying for grants and talking to community members, that support our efforts, for donations. The WECRD is ready to start construction but is short on the projected budget. If you, or someone you know is interested in donating or helping in any way please contact us at 208-580-2377.
We hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July! The WECRD and Recreation Foundation have been working on informational brochures and flyers to hand out when talking to members of the community about the indoor pool facility. They have also been applying for numerous grants, hopefully a few of those will be awarded. The construction documents are 99% complete, so once we have the funds we can start building! Here is a breakdown of the costs to build […]
The Board of Directors met to approve the routine office tasks of paying bills, approving the minutes and financial report. They also discussed the purchase of a conference phone; what to do about three certificate of deposits that are coming due May 31st; and initial discussion on the 2019-2020 budget. The update on the pool facility is that the design team is working on finalizing the construction documents. They were supposed to be 100% complete this week, however, a few […]