Urban Renewal

DURA ( Dover Urban Renewal Agency) is a board consisting of five members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Currently there are three vacant positions. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming involved, please contact the Mayor at 265- 8339. DURA meets the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 pm in the Conference Room at City Hall.

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Members

Position openings:
There is currently one position open at this time on Planning and Zoning. If you are interested or know of someone who is, please contact the Mayor or one of the Council members at 208.265 8339.

Two statutes which govern urban renewal and revenue allocation financing in Idaho are The Idaho Urban Renewal Law—Title 50, Chapter 20, Idaho Code, and The Idaho Local Economic Development Act—Title 50, Chapter 29, Idaho Code. Following the determination that deteriorated conditions were present in a portion of the city. An Urban Renewal Plan and feasibility study was commissioned on behalf of the Urban Renewal Board

Idaho Code 50-2018
Deteriorated Area: Includes areas in which there are a “predominance of buildings or improvements...which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare.”

Deteriorating Area: Includes areas in which there are a “substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness, in sanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in its present condition and use . . .”

Public Benefits

• Result from urban renewal and revenue allocation financing.
• Job creation from the initial project as well as potential for “spin-off" developments.
• Return of underutilized or deteriorating property to productive use.
• Updated and enhanced capacity of infrastructure for the community at large.
• Improved local transportation systems benefits the community & surrounding area.
• Lower levy rates for residents in the future by increasing local tax base.

Program Goals

• To provide improved access to US Hwy 2/Idaho 200
• To enhance Dover's livability and economic vitality.
• To improve Fire Services response time and fire flow rates.
• To upgrade water and sewer facilities and availability

Essential Requirements

• Implement projects identified in the urban renewal plan.
• Develop financing strategy for plan implementation.
• Investigate/prepare new urban renewal plans.

Current Issues

• Potential urban renewal projects exceed resources, necessitating a careful evaluation of resources to maximize impacts.
• Dover Bay PUD is being master planned thus requiring a comprehensive financing/development strategy.