BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Board Room, the only dedicated snowboard shop in Idaho, is being forced to close its doors after 30 years of operations. Leaving a void in the community.
Chris Heise has been the owner of the business for 20 of those years, and in June of this year, he was given an ultimatum.
“We had been told by our landlords that we would need to purchase the building for an exorbitant amount of 1.75 million [dollars] or we would have to vacate the premises,” said Heise.
Heise said they were told this 15 days before their winter stock was to arrive and 29 days before their lease was up for renewal. Forcing them to make the decision to close and sell off any remaining inventory…