Boise grew by 381 acres last week after the City Council completed the annexation of Ada County land earmarked for the controversial 3,500-home Murio Farms subdivision, finalizing the decision despite warnings of traffic congestion from highway officials and predictions from staff that the expansion could cost the city millions in the decades ahead.
The unanimously approved third reading of the annexation ordinance brought the land out of Boise’s area of city impact and into the city limits. The council also adopted the specific plan for the site, clearing the way for the long-planned community to enter its first phase of development.
The property sits southwest of the Boise Airport and just south of Lake Hazel Road, between South Cole and South Maple Grove roads…