Category: Development News

Metro Vancouver is planning to spend $40 million to create a new regional park that would bring overnight camping to Bowen Island. “It’s really, truly an amazing opportunity,” said John McEwen, chair of Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks Committee, of the plan to purchase almost a square kilometer of land around Cape Roger Curtis at the island’s southwest tip. There’s a great shortage of campsites. This is a modest increase, but I believe people will be excited.” The land is a mixture of waterfront and forested area, and has been owned…

Bonner County commissioners tabled a decision July 26 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for an extension of the Bonner County Fairgrounds RV Campground, at the same time as Sheriff Daryl Wheeler and others have pushed against the expansion as an encroachment on county land better saved for a new justice facility. The two acres up for debate are located between the fairgrounds and the sheriff’s complex, and are currently empty but frequently used for fairgrounds event parking. In January, commissioners gave Fair Director…

The Valley City Council’s vote on development of a controversial RV park along the Platte River has been delayed until August. The council’s vote was set for Tuesday, but it has been rescheduled for Aug. 9 at the request of the developer. Brad Brown, who builds high-end homes in the Omaha metro area, is hoping to turn about 100 acres along the river into an RV park for about 275 campers and recreational vehicles. Among its most controversial aspects: facilities for airboats, which can be loud and users must wear…

James Ledford and Amy Sanger Ledford are the new owners of River Camp RV Park and celebrated with a grand opening. They are pictured here with Stephanie Kobald and Emily Mohr from the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, along with visiting guests Mark, Heather, Jared, Marissa, Jason and children; Erik, Chelsea and children and Colt the dog. River Camp RV Park now features a bathhouse, one room cabin, horse friendly sites, trailers to assist OHVs to the Wagon Wheel trails, music events with Saturday night steak nights. In addition, they are…

Brown County Parks hosted a Media Open House Tuesday, May 24, at the soon-to-be open Brown County Reforestation Camp campground – the first campground to open in Brown County in more than 40 years. It is not often, if ever, we focus our work on development of a new campground; however, with the support of the Brown County Board of Supervisors, County Executive Troy Streckenbach and the community, we will be ready to open this 51-site campground (on June 3) and we cannot be more excited.” Parks Director Matt Kriese said the…