Margaret Carmel is a Senior Reporter at BoiseDev and serves as the Boise City Hall Reporter. She focuses on construction and real estate, regional interest, and social issues, often covering topics related to Idaho, Boise City, and the legal landscape. Margaret's work has been featured in Idaho Press, BoiseDev, and IDAHO ED NEWS.
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If you’ve walked by Boise City Hall at night recently, you might have noticed it’s shining brighter than before. Crews recently installed new permanent lighting on the exterior of the building, sparking a question from a BoiseDev follower about its purpose and cost. City spokesperson Maria Weeg said in an email the new lights were […]
A new bill introduced at the statehouse last week would curtail some requirements in Boise’s new zoning code. Last Wednesday, Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, got the green light from the House Business Committee to introduce a bill preempting any local government in the State of Idaho from requiring new developments to include electric vehicle chargers […]
Four years after the public first learned the city’s low-barrier emergency shelter was looking to relocate, the state’s highest court scuttled the plan. The Idaho Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion Wednesday siding with the Veterans Park Neighborhood Association’s lawsuit against the City of Boise over the Boise City Council’s 4-2 vote to approve Interfaith […]
State legislation could change the flags flown at a local government building near you. On Thursday, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, introduced a bill to require cities, counties, the State of Idaho, taxing districts, and any other government entities to display only specific, approved flags. The legislation would only approve the United States flag, an official […]
A judge sided with the City of Boise and two Boise Police Department officers to dismiss a $1 million lawsuit case from a Boise activist last month. In June 2023, Ty Werenka, filed a civil suit in federal district court against the City of Boise alleging two Boise Police officers violated his rights with an […]
By: Margaret Carmel
Ada County is looking to restrict what type of farmland can be turned into solar farms, but some residents want even more rules. Over the past four years, Ada County has been in the process of rewriting its zoning code ordinance governing what can be built where in unincorporated areas of Idaho’s most populous county. […]
The harder stuff will be on the menu in some of Boise’s parks for the next year. On Tuesday, Mayor Lauren McLean cast a tiebreaking vote in favor of a new ordinance allowing liquor at special events in certain Boise parks with a permit, as opposed to just beer and wine. This proposal would only […]
A new bill with the backing of major landlord groups could regulate rental application fees across Idaho. On Wednesday, Sen. Ali Rabe, D-Boise, got the green light to print a bill that would create a set of rules aimed at preventing landlords from overcharging rental application fees and collecting revenue on units that aren’t available. […]
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