GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Garden City’s City Council has approved a second urban renewal district south of Chinden Boulevard to support new development, without the Boise Hawks stadium included.

Mayor-elect Bill Jacobs said the stadium wasn't ready to be included in the district but could be added later. The original plan had called for using district funds to power infrastructure upgrades to the stadium.

The new district stretches south of Chinden Boulevard between Glenwood Street and I-84, targeting an area attracting development interest but lacking adequate infrastructure.

"That part of the city, the south side of Chinden Boulevard, doesn't have adequate infrastructure to accommodate new development," Jacobs said. "The current services in terms of water and sewer can't really support any

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