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Snake River Canyons Park Board

Open Meeting Minutes

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Blue Lakes Country Club, Jerome, Idaho

Attending Board Members: Chairman Bill Bridges, Brenda Weekes, John Weston, Jim Williams, Mark Reyes, Steve Paulsen and Jeff Pierson. Not present: Greg Moore and Becky Dean.

Guests: Larry Hall for the Overlook project, Aaron UTZ with Idaho Power and Art Watkins County Commissioner.

Bill called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. with a quorum.  Jim Williams has been added to the board to replace Steven Haag.

  1. Minutes from Sept.11, 2025: Approved.
  • Treasurer’s Report – County Account: 7196.56 left at end of year

             Yingst Account: $13,936.36

             Overlook Account: $310,863 250,000 from Idaho Power and $60,863 from Engineering

  • Container: The container is in place.  The park purchased 2 loads of gravel to support the container. One has been spread the other is for leveling. 

Mark got a quote to do a wrap on the south side of the container.  Boards to make the wall flat and the wrap (top to bottom and end to end will be $6127.15. Purchase approved by the board.

The board would also like a QR code to go on the wrap to tell about the park.

  • Overlook: Update with plan Civil Science is a week behind.  Reminded this is not a commercial project with paved roads, but rather a primitive park and overlook.
  • Overlook Fundraising: Interest from Chobani, Ridleys.

Brenda will send out thank you notes to all that donate to the overlook project.

  • Social Media: Cheryl Viola’ has moved to Oregon.  REDS is closed. Cheryl is still doing some work on Facebook for the park.
  • Shooting Range: The BLM is closed.  John is looking for places to put the Archery range.  Good spots are taken by other projects.  We will have to find a way to work with both.
  • No Shooting Ordinance: Last months report on what ordiance 22-03 said was wrong.  Archery is not allowed in the park.  The commissioners will approve the change to allow archery in a designated place in the park.
  • IDL Trail:  Nothing new.
  • Grants: We need to work on more grants for the park.
  • Volunteers:  Daughters of American Revolution TF Chapter will help pick up trash on Oct. 17.
  • Rock Crawling Park: Saturday, September 27th was the rock crawler’s workday.   They have 7 projects ready to use.  The Carsonite markers are in and the OHV group will start marking trails.
  • Trailhead, New Campground at 700 E: Bill and Brenda reaching out to Sue Williams.  Mark will fly a drone over the area for Sue on Friday.
  • Bylaws: The bylaws have been updated.  3 board members will be up for new terms for the first three years and no new board members the fourth year.  A new amendment was added to the end to cover future changes and new board members.  The part about the Chairman appointing a voting board member for the meeting was removed from two places but remains in Sec. 6.  Board member attendance was modified.  The board approved these changes.

Next meeting November 13, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Blue Lakes Country Club.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:55 p.m.