Amazon’s proposed drone delivery program in Nampa is expected to face a key decision Tuesday night as the Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission takes up the proposal, which would allow Amazon Prime Air to launch drone deliveries from a new “paddock” facility near Amazon’s existing site off of Franklin Road.
Amazon said at an earlier community meeting that the drones would deliver small packages weighing up to five pounds to customers within about a 7.5-mile radius. According to Amazon, the drones weigh about 85 pounds and would operate during daytime hours — beginning 30 minutes before sunrise and ending 30 minutes before sunset.
Idaho News 6 will livestream the meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Watch the meeting LIVE below —…