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Plans for five townhome buildings with ground level businesses fronting Payette Lake were aired on Tuesday to the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The development, called “The Hardy,” would be built on five vacant lots totaling less than one acre at 1301 East Lake St., or across from Mile High Marina.Each of the five buildings would contain about 1,900 square feet of commercial space on the first floor, and a four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom townhome on the second and third floors.The townhomes would have driveways along Mill Street and balconies overlooking East Lake Street and Payette Lake.The five vacant lots are currently owned by Nampa resident John Brandt, who was represented by Richard Wilmot of Chrysalis Architecture at Tuesday’s meeting.The vacant lots are currently leased by Mile High Marina as extra parking.

The entire Valley County Road Advisory Board has resigned in protest over complaints that county commissioners have not heeded the board’s recommendations.The advisory board submitted a joint letter of resignation to Valley County Commissioners in March, alleging poor departmental management and oversight.The resignation letter, and a response from commissioners is available on the county’s website at co.valley.id.us.

The Valley County Pickleball Club was given $37,000 from Valley County to finish nine courts on East Lake Fork Road—in addition to the $350,000 the county has already provided.The initial $350,000 allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was approved in September.

The Cascade Medical Center might stop inpatient care in exchange for up to $900,000 per year in additional income from the federal government.The CMC, at 402 Lake Cascade Parkway, has operated as a Critical Access Hospital since 2000, providing inpatient care, emergency care and an outpatient clinic, among other services.Trustees are considering changing the CMC’s designation to operate as a Rural Emergency Hospital.

Perpetua Resources will receive $8.5 million for all the silver expected to be mined as part of its Stibnite Gold Project, the Boise mining company announced last week.The silver was sold to the Franco-Nevada Corporation, a Toronto mining company, through an agreement that nets Perpetua $8.5 million in cash.The $8.5 million will be used to pay for the company’s general corporate expenses, Perpetua President and CEO Jon Cherry said.The sale leaves Perpetua with about $80 million in on-hand funding to pay for expenses related to permitting the company’s proposed gold and antimony mine near Yellow Pine, said Perpetua CFO Jessica Largent.“We will continue to evaluate various financing options that unlock shareholder value as we receive permits for our world-class project and transition towards construction,” Largent said.Silver makes up less than 1% of Perpetua’s estimated $6 billion in mineral reserves at Stibnite, which include 4.8 million ounces of gold and 115 million pounds of antimony.Plans call for gold, silver and antimony to be extracted from three open pit mines totaling about 473 acres at Stibnite.Perpetua is currently awaiting the release of a draft decision on the project by the Payette National Forest, the lead permitting agency for the federal review process.A draft decision is currently slated for release this spring, with a final decision expected by the end of the year, according to an April 1 project update issued by the Payette.Overall, Perpetua has spent more than $300 million on its Stibnite proposal since exploration began in 2011.The company has received $75 million in the last two years from the U.S.

A new gymnasium and event center will be built in Camp Pinewood along Mission Street in McCall after action taken on Tuesday by the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The commission voted to approve the church camp’s plans to build a 7,800 square foot steel building that would house the gymnasium.The gymnasium will primarily serve the church camp, but could also be used by local nonprofits to host events, Camp Pinewood Operations Director Kyle Maschek said.Maschek told commissioners that the church camp plans to build additions onto the gymnasium building, which initially will only include bathrooms, a nurse’s station, and a coffee bar.Future phases of construction, which would also need to be approved by the P&Z, could include a bathhouse, a commercial kitchen, more storage space, and cabins, Maschek said.The gymnasium project was previously envisioned in a 2005 master plan for Camp Pinewood.The master plan was approved by the P&Z in 2005 as part of the camp’s application for a permit to operate on the 43.9-acre parcel at 300 N.

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