Boaters and others are anxiously awaiting the opening of the first phase of the Boise River Recreation Park. City officials say the park should be complete when final construction has been wrapped up by McAlvain Construction in early April.
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The man whose name is associated with some of the largest dam projects in the world will soon be recognized for his legacy through contributions to a much smaller, but highly anticipated project.
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A donation of $950,000 from the JA and Kathryn Albertson Foundation will close a gap in fundraising and allow the City of Boise to begin construction this fall on the first in a series of in-river improvements to the Boise River Recreation Park. Volunteers continue to raise funds for subsequent phases of the project.
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BOISE - Friends of Parks, a volunteer group organized to raise funds for the Ray Neef, MD, River Recreation Park, has major contributions to the project in the last several months. The Harry W. Morrison Foundation has donated $50,000. The Jeker Family Trust, and several other organizations and individuals have made significant gifts as well.
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Centennial High School students build Boise River Recreation Park Model as class Volunteer Project. The completed model will be used to enhance community understanding of new wave shaper dam being built to provide river run kayak facilities on the Boise river.
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Mayor David Bieter today announced a major contribution by the J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation to fund the upcoming Ray Neef MD River Recreation Park.
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Crews are starting construction on a new bike and pedestrian bridge spanning the Boise River that will provide a vital link for Greenbelt users and a safe route to school for local children.
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A grassroots group supporting The Ray Neef, MD, River Recreation Park is producing a "Helmet Party” event for all recreationists, future recreationists and any Boise resident with a helmet...
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A new 200-foot pedestrian bridge over the Boise River will provide a vital link for Greenbelt users and a safe route to school for Garden City children.
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Pete Zimowsky called it a "thundering mess of white water.” On a July 2008 fishing trip, he wisely put his raft in downriver from the Boise River’s Thurman Mill diversion dam at 36th Street rather than above it.
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BOISE - Construction on Phase I of the Ray Neef, MD River Recreation Park begins this spring. City officials have received permits to begin
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Boise-based McAlvain Construction Inc. has been selected by the Friends of Parks to be the general contractor for the Ray Neef MD River Recreation Park. The Friends of Parks is a volunteer organization formed to raise funds for the $4.4 million project.
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