BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise asked the tax payers to vote on an $11 million Clean Water and Open Space Levy, the citizens responded with 81 percent voting in favor of the levy.

Boise could look a lot different today, but in 2001 the voters passed a levy with 59 percent approval. This levy helped the city protect multiple reserves in the foothills providing people with multiple recreational opportunities.

"It’s irrefutable to say that Boise would be the Boise we know today without the passage of the 2001 levy and the 2015 levy," said Alexis Pickering, the executive director of Conservation Voters of Idaho. "We have this sweet window of time to preserve spaces and I think voters understand that."

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