The city of Star has grown rapidly. Over the last two decades, the dual-county city has grown from a small community of 500 residents to one of Idaho’s fastest-growing cities with more than 22,000 people.
At a state of the city address Tuesday night, Mayor Trevor Chadwick said moving forward, the city is working to balance residential growth with commercial development. He said inviting more businesses to the area will help keep property taxes low.
“Getting commercial business in here helps us a lot, in many ways. Property taxes is one. I[t] provides local services and it provides jobs , for many of the locals in our area,” said Mayor Trevor Chadwick…