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LIFESTYLE LETTER

APRIL 2020 PUBLISHER

Greg Gewalt | greg.gewalt@lifestylepubs.com SALES DIRECTOR

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GOOD GROWTH FUELS A CITY THE CITY OF MERIDIAN LIES AT THE HEART OF IDAHO’S TREASURE

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Kendall Houlton | kendallhoulton@gmail.com AD DESIGNER

Whitney Lockhart

VALLEY. It is one of the fastest growing areas in Idaho and the 10th fastest grow-

LAYOUT DESIGNER

ing city in the country. It is a magnet for people looking for a family-oriented commu-

Dani Moore

nity in the Intermountain West. A long and vibrant heritage in agriculture has given way to homes and businesses that share a common goal - being part of a diverse and vibrant locality that is a great place to work, live, and raise a family.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Kendall Houlton CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Just as any growing city encounters challenges so does Meridian. To address these

Charles Knowles

demands, the city has authored a Strategic Plan in 2015 as amended in 2019. The first phase of the City’s approach to developing its strategic plan involved conducting an environmental scan, aligning its mission, vision, and values statements, organizing its resource inputs, developing strategic focus areas, and identifying key goals and objectives to align and advance the City’s resources toward the pursuit of its vision. Good growth fuels a city. Meridian will promote growth that enhances its vision and is family-focused, properly planned, financially viable, and diverse.

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

The city’s interest in a sound environment are clearly exhibited in the following

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen

envisioned project that exemplifies meaningfully the city’s dedication to sound

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

ecological development.

WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

The Rails with Trails project: For years, local officials have dreamed about a pedestrian and bike path along the Union Pacific Railroad line starting in Boise, running through Meridian, and ending in Nampa. That 10-year-old vision is starting to come to life as Meridian begins a segment of what will become the path. It is our hope that you are enjoying this April issue, dedicated to the implementation of an eco-friendly Treasure Valley and city of Meridian.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE APRIL 2020 FEATURES 12 Creating a Planet Friendly Home Employing renewable technologies, eco-friendly materials, and clever design choices

16 Meridianâ€™s Future on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Nearly a decade ago, the City of Meridian produced an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy

22 The Treasure Valley Bags its Plastic Waste The Reduce and Reuse program focuses on real changes to cut down on waste

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26 Livewire Harley-Davidson Beckons a New All Electric Motorcycling Experience

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Good Times

Around Town

Locally Owned

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NEW LEADERS WITHIN ST. LUKE’S HEALTH SYSTEM Pam Lindemoen has been appointed to serve as St. Luke’s chief operating officer and will

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MERIDIAN MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET OPENS ON THE 13TH

continue to be responsible for the organization’s

The market begins April 13 and is open every

acute-care services as well as the responsibili-

Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm until October 12.

ties of operations.

We are always looking for businesses in the commu-

Dave Self, has been named to the new position

nity that are interested in "growing" the market with

of St. Luke’s Health System’s chief administrative

us. We have several Youth Vendors (vendors under

officer and will have oversight responsibility for key

the age of 18) that attend the market, it's a wonderful

functions including strategy and planning; commu-

way for families to spend a Saturday together and

nications, marketing and community health.

teaches young adults and children business man-

Chris Roth, the organization’s former chief

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H O W T O C R E AT E A PLANET F R I E N D LY HOME IN THE TREASURE VA L L E Y EMPLOYING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS, AND CLEVER DESIGN CHOICES

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Meridian Lifestyle | April 2020

AS WE ENTER A NEW DECADE, A MORE

“Sustainability and building vibrant com-

SUSTAINABLE

OUR

munities is at the core of who Boise is as

FAMILIES IS ONE THING WE ALL CAN

FUTURE

FOR

a city; recognizing and supporting Green

STRIVE TOWARDS ACHIEVING. Looking

Building projects is one more way we are

at ways to cut down on living costs and

redefining how we continue to develop

feel better about our living spaces is a pri-

our city.” (Credit CityofBoise.org).

ority among homeowners, and with new

There are many local organizations

design features that create eco-friendly

who work to accelerate the implemen-

homes, there are many benefits to both

tation of smart, healthy and sustainable

homeowners and the environment.

building practices in the Gem State. The US Green Building Council Idaho is one of

WHY GO GREEN IN TREASURE VALLEY? Eco-friendly

houses

are

those who “champions high performance,

homes

socially responsible and environmen-

designed to save you money, energy and

tally sensitive development” in Idaho by

support the environment. Sustainable

coordinating workshops, tours, and guest

building has progressed from more

speakers to promote the exchange of best

than just a trend to a way of life mov-

practices around green building, energy

ing forward in Ada County. According

efficiency and sustainable development.

to Boise City’s Planning Department,

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LOCALLY OWNED (CONTINUED)

But how do we go about creating sustainable homes for

growing! Incorporate edible gardens, compost systems or

the everyday homeowner in the Treasure Valley? Below

take on a new hobby such as beekeeping. Fill your surround-

are some simple things you can do for your existing home

ings with herbs, veggies, worm farms and native plants or

or a new project, to help reshape our communities into

if space is limited try a vertical garden. Backyards promote

sustainable cities of the future.

sustainability and offers a place of refuge for both you, your family and the native wildlife.

LET’S GET STARTED 1. Invest in Passive Design

5. Choose Energy Efficient Appliances Appliances account for up to 30% of household energy

Passive Design allows you to take advantage of the cli-

use. While the initial outlay for these products can be more

mate to maintain a comfortable temperature range in the

expensive, the savings can add up to more than any pur-

home, improving indoor air quality, minimizing temperature

chase price over the life of the appliance.

fluctuations, and harnessing the sun for warmth and wind. 2. Choose Efficient Glazing Glazed windows and doors bring in light, fresh air and access to views that help the home connect to the outdoors.

OTHER TIPS

+ Washing clothes in cold water can save up to 10 times more energy than a warm wash.

To overcome thermal performance problems, select the

+ Reduce standby power. Many appliances use power when

right glazing systems for your orientation, climate and con-

left on, even if not in use. This accounts for 3% of household

sider the size of each window and location of the opening.

electricity consumption

3. Consider Your Materials It’s important to choose products which are locally produced, renewable or have come from sustainable sources,

With modular homes, around 95% of the building occurs

even finding items from salvage yards, friends or family and

offsite and once installed the houses are placed on footings,

recycled or second hand goods stores. Going green also

significantly reducing disturbance to the land and environ-

means choosing products that are healthier and free from

ment to the habitat surrounding your home. Pollution from

manufactured, synthetic materials, reducing carbon emis-

producing modular homes is far less than regular builds.

sions and contributing to less waste.

By using one location facility, machinery usage decreases,

4. Paint Your Roof White, Plant your

along with transportation and logistics.

Gardens & Grow A Tree!

6. Go Modular

Sustainable homes don’t have to be complicated.

An easy way to reduce your energy is to paint your roof

Employing renewable technologies, eco-friendly materials,

white – it will reflect heat and save on costs. Plant a tree

and clever design choices, you can create a home that is

in the front yard for shade. And get that backyard greenery

healthy for you, for our communities and for the planet.

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ARTICLE KENDALL HOULTON PHOTOGRAPHY CHARLES KNOWLES, IDAHO POWER

Historic Swan Falls Hydroelectric Dam in the Snake River

IN 2018, 81% OF THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED IN IDAHO AT UTILITYSCALE POWER PLANTS WAS PRODUCED FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, THE SECOND HIGHEST SHARE OF STATE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY AFTER VERMONT.

PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE IN THE TOWN OF MERIDIAN

From tackling energy conservation issues; establishing a state-

FOR MANY REASONS: THE ABILITY TO PURSUE PRO-

of-the-art Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility; to maintaining

FESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, THE OUTDOOR ACCESSI-

Environmental Programs within the Public Works Department,

BILITY, THE CLEAN AIR AND THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF

the city’s interest to create a sustainable environment is threaded

ADA COUNTY. Meridian with a smaller downtown that was,

throughout its mission.

until twenty years ago, a farm to market center is now a growing community readying itself to lead a sustainable future.

In 2009, the Meridian City Hall achieved the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), Silver Certification. This three-story

Residents have yet another good reason to work and

100,000 square foot building was a notable example of building to

play in Meridian - it is the clean energy vision by Ada county

maximize functional efficiencies while reducing environmental impact.

leaders that extends far beyond the parameters of our town.

In October 2019, Ada County commissioners signed a clean energy

Nearly a decade ago, the City of Meridian produced an

resolution at the county’s annual Energy Plan Partnership, joining the

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS) plan.

list of local governments and private energy providers moving toward

This blueprint has been instrumental in identifying what

clean electricity and energy. The commissioners unanimously voted to

energy-related projects, programs, policies would com-

power the county operations with 100% clean energy in 2020 — and,

plement the City of Meridian’s long-range energy success.

remarkably, the entire county by 2045.

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MERIDIAN ’ S ENERGY EFFICIENCY (CONTINUED)

HYDROELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIED 60% OF IDAHO’S IN-STATE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN 2018, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO IDAHO BEING AMONG THE 10 STATES WITH THE LOWEST AVERAGE ELECTRICITY PRICE.

The county plans to implement projects such as upgrading to

The most significant measure is the purchase of Renewable

LED lighting in county-owned buildings to developing a green fleet

Energy Credits (RECs) generated at the Ada County Landfill. Yes,

policy, utilizing electric-powered vehicles, to enacting newer tech-

we are talking about our trash! One of the star example of reducing

nologies with renewable power projects at county buildings. Other

energy costs is located right in the heart of the Ada County Landfill.

noteworthy achievements are:

(Although most homeowners and businesses use the Meridian

+ Building and maintaining high performance facilities; + Earning ENERGY STAR® certification of the Ada County

Solid Waste Transfer Station on West Franklin Road, the City of

Courthouse for the 12th time;

County landfill currently utilizes a methane-to-energy system, turns

+ Operating nine LEED Certified Buildings including the first LEED

the gas into clean electricity for county buildings and generates a

Certified building in Idaho;

revenue stream of approximately $272,000 per year. (credit: https://

+ Providing free bus passes for all Ada County employees to encour-

adacounty.id.gov/). Imagine the material brought to the landfill

age alternative transportation.

each year produces enough energy to power nearly 2,400 homes!

Meridian contracts with Ada County for trash disposal). The Ada

The goals of Sustainability and Environmental Awareness are hall“Sustainability and Environmental Awareness” is a stated priority

marks of Ada County and the City of Meridian. To that end the local

issue of City leadership. The Meridian’s Strategic Plan 2016-2020 is

leadership further developed the Strategic Plan, involving all the requi-

a roadmap of how future service, programs and projects are under-

site elements. This approach is guiding the township and will remain the

stood, created and implemented.

driving force for sustainable development during the next several years.

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S WA N F A L L S P O W E R P L A N S Y M B O L I Z E S CLEAN ENERGY AND IDAHO HISTORY + author - brad bowlin

Visitors can walk across the face of the dam to reach the south side of the Snake River. Safety guidelines have prompted the installation of a gate that locks automatically at 9 p.m. Anyone on the south side of the river after 9 p.m. will still be able to return, however, Built in 1901, Swan Falls was the first hydroelectric power plant built on the Snake River. Its original mission, to supply electricity to Silver City mines.

the gate will open only in one direction. An equestrian parking area is available below the dam, and there are boat ramps upstream and downstream of the dam. Swan Falls is one of 17 hydro plants that Idaho Power operates on the Snake River

Idaho Power’s Swan Falls Power Plant, just 20 miles south of Kuna, combines majestic Snake River scenery, recreational opportunities, clean energy and an important slice of Idaho history.

and its tributaries. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho Power has been a locally operated energy company

Built in 1901, Swan Falls was the first hydroelectric power plant built on the Snake

since 1916. Today, we serve a 24,000-square-

River. Its original mission was to supply electricity to the mines at Silver City, 28 miles

mile area in Idaho and Oregon. The compa-

away. Idaho Power acquired the plant when the company was founded in 1916.

ny’s goal to provide 100% clean energy by

After the mines played out, electricity from Swan Falls provided energy to homes

2045 builds on our long history as a clean-en-

and farms in what would later be known as the Treasure Valley. The plant originally

ergy leader that provides reliable service at

had 10 generators with a total capacity of 10.4 megawatts (MW). These units were

affordable prices. With our low-cost hydro-

decommissioned, along with the old powerhouse, in 1994 when Idaho Power built

electric projects at the core of our diverse

a new powerhouse. The low concrete building on the dam is the new powerhouse,

energy mix, Idaho Power’s residential, busi-

which holds two generating units (called pit turbines) that can generate more than 27

ness and agricultural customers pay among

MW — enough to power more than 20,000 average-sized homes.

the nation’s lowest prices for electricity. Our

The old powerhouse is now a museum that is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2,000 employees proudly serve more than

every Saturday between April 15 and Labor Day. Tours at other times may be arranged

560,000 customers with a culture of safety

in advance by contacting Idaho Power.

first, integrity always and respect for all.

Swan Falls is located in a spectacular stretch of the Snake River canyon, within the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. There is a day-use park with

More information about the Swan Falls proj-

fishing docks, interpretive signs and a reservable picnic shelter. Geocaching is a popular

ect is available under “Community & Recre-

activity at the park. Overnight camping is available downstream of the dam.

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GIVING BACK

THE CHANGES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT BASIC RECYCLING IS NOT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE AMOUNT OF WASTE

the treasure valley

bags its plastic waste THREE YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF BOISE COLLABORATED WITH HAPPY FAMILY BRANDS, A LOCAL ORGANIC BABY FOOD COMPANY, TO APPLY FOR A HEFTY ENERGYBAG GRANT. In January 2018, the city was awarded a $50,000 grant to establish a local Hefty EnergyBag program, allowing Treasure Valley, including households in

for an option to dispose of our cereal box plastic-liners

Boise, Meridian and Eagle, to deposit hard-to-recycle plastics

(the HDPE #2 plastic film bought in bulk for the family!)

inside orange Hefty bags. It was a groundbreaking initiative

and the candy wrappers skipping down sidewalks, like

to significantly cut back on the types of plastics generally

tumbleweeds in the afternoon breeze!

dumped into the traditional bins with the curbside program

The success of this collaboration with local groups,

- it was a novel idea especially for those of us who longed

including materials recovery facility Western Recycling, Republic Services, Renewlogy, Happy Family and

other local sponsors was important for the long-term success of Hefty EnergyBag. The orange bags were sorted out at the Western Recycling facility and then the plastic waste was sent to be burned or converted into fuels at Renewlogy, a Salt Lake City-based pyrolysis company facility.

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Meridian Lifestyle | April 2020

When it first started, the program was only available to 100,000 households in three metropolitan areas – Boise, Idaho, Cobb County, Georgia and Omaha, Nebraska. According to Haley Lowry of Resin producer Dow, the EnergyBag® Program was a significant step towards achieving positive long-term environmental and economic advantages, including new alternative energy resources and less plastics ending up in landfills. HOW DOES THE HEFTY ENERGYBAG PROGRAM WORK? STEP 1 - FILL BAG Fill the official Hefty® orange bag with plastics that are hard to recycle. Make sure the items are relatively clean and dry. STEP 2 - PLACE IN RECYCLING Once filled, tie the official Hefty® orange bag and place in your recycling along with your normal recycling. STEP 3 – COLLECTED WITH RECYCLING The filled bags will be picked up with your normal recycling and then converted into useful resources like energy, fuel and durable building materials. For the townships in Ada County, it presented an opportunity for the cities to collaborate and rethink the way our waste was managed. But like all innovative ideas, there are fits and starts. Some claim that by removing plastics from the waste stream, efforts are hindered to develop mechanical recycling solutions, and that this type of disposal method will lead to the production of more and more single-use plastic.

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“REPUBLIC SERVICE IS STILL COLLECTING THE ORANGE BAGS SO AS TO ‘MINIMIZE DISRUPTION TO O U R C U S T O M E R S ’.”

Also Renewlogy announced last sum-

program’s outlook. According to Renewlogy’s

mer that the Utah plant is not receiving

company website, the facility in Salt Lake City

EnergyBags for processing until pre-pro-

is expected to restart during the first quarter of

cessing upgrades are installed, which has

2020.(resource-recycling.com).

led to material piling up in Boise. According

Regardless of the considerable the obsta-

to wastedive.com, the city estimates it has

cles with handling our waste, there appear

been holding two large truckloads — about

many solutions to the “problem” of plastics,

40 tons — of bagged material until the

including finding alternatives to the conven-

Renewlogy facility reopens. Public Works

tional method of food packaging. In the mean-

indicates this isn’t unusual and is prepared to

time the cities of the Treasure Valley have

store material for an extended period of time.

made the successful step of addressing the

Republic Service is still collecting the

ever looming avalanche of plastic in our lives.

orange bags so as to “minimize disruption to our customers”, according to Colin Hickman, spokesman for the City’s Public Works depart-

For more information on the Hefty EnergyBag re-

ment, and the City remains positive about the

cycling, visit Curbitboise.com.

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