The historic Owl Cafe at 9178 N. Government Way in Hayden will become a community center through Hayden Urban Renewal (HURA), which was formed in 2005 to help the city of Hayden improve and redevelop areas for improvement of urban design with the provision of public art and strategic planning of projects and plans oriented toward job creation.
The Ramsey Rd. extension project that has been in the works for years has hit a snag in allocating funding to move forward with the project.
City Administrator Lisa Ailport said that because of inflation and the current nature of construction costs there is a gap of $1.7 million in funding for the project.
Hayden Mayor Alan Davis and members of city council weighed potential options for expanding the Hayden Urban Renewal District on Tuesday. The mayor brought ideas about expanding to encompass further economic development, and members of council favor investing into public right of ways and traffic improvements.
The Hayden City Council will form a commission to explore public safety and policing in the city after members approved an ordinance during a regular meeting Tuesday.