Fresh food is for everyone. And there’s no food fresher than what’s bought straight from a farmer.Through a program offered through the state, people who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or have an Electronic.
PAYETTE â Those who are looking to add storage space in a residential area in Payette could do so by renting a storage container on a short-term basis. But itâs important to note that once itâs on your property, city officials start the clock.
At the Payette City Councilâs regular meeting on Monday, councilors reviewed Ordinance 1491. The ordinance amends Payette City Code 17.64.220 to specifically prohibit shipping containers from being used in residential districts within the city or its impact area, except if used on a short-term basis.
The ordinance states, âPlacement of storage containers within a public right-of-way is prohibited except where temporary placement has been authorized through approval of a right-of-way encroachment permit.â
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Published: 4/19/2021 3:41:36 PM
The demand for locally grown produce saw a dramatic increase last year as people sought to shorten their food supply chains and get a better understanding of where the foods they were eating came from.
Farmers’ markets, farm stands and CSA’s were a solution to avoid crowded grocery stores amid the coronavirus pandemic and growers had a difficult time keeping up with the requests. And it hasn’t slowed down in 2021.
Tom Mitchell, owner of Ledge Top Farm in Wilton, said he actually saw a shift to locally sourced food a couple of years before COVID-19 changed just about every aspect of daily life.
PAYETTE â The Payette Brickyard property, which has been known for contributing to much of the commercial landscape of the Western Treasure Valley, has found a buyer as announced by the Payette City Council at its regular meeting Monday. The sale of the 6.3 acre surplus property was addressed in Resolution 2021-04.
According to the resolution statement in the meetingâs agenda packet, the property was sold at a public auction which took place April 1. The successful bidder for the property is Sebastian Keith with a winning bid of $208,000.
âThe only thing I can tell you about him, and this has more to do with my real estate business, is if you spend any time driving around New Plymouth ⦠thereâs 60 acres that [his company has] bought and theyâre asking to be annexed and theyâre going to build some homes over there too,â said Williams, noting the company plans to build 150 homes there.