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Idaho has given up on plans to build a new governor’s mansion on 15 acres of east Boise foothills property it’s been sitting on for decades, and will instead turn the land over to the city of Boise for a park.
The site is adjacent to the city’s existing Military Reserve open space park, and like the reserve, will have trails and natural open areas.
The Idaho Press Tribune reports, people already are using trails on the property to connect to trails in the Military Reserve. That use will continue, though some trails could be relocated in the future.
Idaho’s last official governor’s residence was the landmark north Boise hilltop mansion donated to the state by the family of the late J.R. Simplot, but no Idaho governor ever lived there.
