Boise Mayor Lauren McLean delivered her State of the City Address this afternoon at JUMP in downtown Boise. The mayor focused on how Boiseans can come together to not only overcome the challenges we’re facing but use them as opportunities to create their shared vision for the city’s future.
“Boise continues to change, but change doesn’t have to be something that’s ‘happening to us.’ Together, we can shape this change,” said McLean. “We must seize the opportunity in this pivotal moment. And we’ll succeed because we put people first, try all solutions, and do what must be done.”
Boise’s economy keeps growing, but the cost of living keeps rising too, so the mayor continues to ease the pressures on Boiseans’ wallets. In the last three years, the mayor has held down property tax growth to an average of 1.8 percent – almost half the possible increase.