How much thought have you given the old & renewed areas of downtown Idaho Falls? Do you want a more walkable city? Do you know how urban renewal and development works?

Lee Radford, Chair of the Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency, gave an enlightening presentation on Urban Development. His insightful program showcased the dedication and planning efforts of the Redevelopment Agency for the local community. Through engaging visuals, Lee provided a historical perspective on their impactful work. Take the time to listen to this great program.

Here is the link to his visuals https://ifcityclub.com/slides/

Go to this link for the Dr. Krells slideshow.

On February 22nd, the Idaho Secretary of State, Phil McGrane, addressed the City Club audience on the topic of Election Integrity. During this event, he unveiled the newly launched IdahoVotes.gov website. As you listen to this podcast, please note that the Secretary of State references this website during his presentation, offering a live demonstration rather than a traditional PowerPoint. This update marks a significant enhancement in accessibility and transparency. Phil McGrane, our distinguished guest, captivated the audience with his expertise, ensuring an engaging and informative session. We encourage you to tune in and appreciate the valuable insights shared.

Youseff Ballout is the Director at INL of Reactor System Design and Analysis Division. He gave a very good presentation on the ins and outs and whys of using Nuclear reactors. It was educational and fascinating.

At this link are the slides that he presented in his speech. It doesn't include the video. That is the blank slide.

https://www.ifcityclub.com/past-events-slides/

Idaho Courts: Can They Remain Independent and Impartial in a Hyper-Partisan Era?

Luke Mayville presented the case for "Idahoans for Open Primaries" for the City Club audience on Oct 19th. Its a hot topic in Idaho right now. If you are interested in finding out more click in and have a listen. The first 1/2 hour is Luke presenting his side, and the second 1/2 is Dr. David Adler presenting audience questions to Luke as he answers. It was a very interesting meeting, many questions were asked and answered.

Karole Honas moderated the discussion with Brenda Stanley, Kris Millgate, Nathan Sunderland, Kade Atwood News Director KIFI, & Calvin Pike General Manager KIFI. Karole called Kade and Calvin out of the audience and they were kind enough to fill in for Jay Hildebrandt who got sick that morning. We had a wonderful panel discussion on how news has changed over the years and the effects of AI on news and what it could mean for the future of news in our world.

"Collaboration Across State Line for Common Success". Governors Cox and Little sat down with our Board Vice-President, Dana Kirkham, and had a great discussion on a variety of topics. Such as Growth, managing water resources, and education to name a few. Its definitely a program that is worth the listen. Thank you to Governor Brad Little and Governor Spencer Cox for visiting Idaho Falls and joining with City Club on our stage.

Water is a hot topic in Idaho and Mat Weaver did a wonderful job breaking in down for us at our meeting on May 18. We so appreciate his time and efforts in bringing this information to us. We hope you enjoy this recording. Here is the link to the slides so that you can see the data he is referring to in his presentation.

https://www.ifcityclub.com/media/5wkftchi/idwr_presentation_20230518.pdf