About the District
Grow Better Together
- Title 67, Chapter 49 of the Idaho Code allows for the creation of a community center district. Accordingly, under that law, we can draw a district boundary and impose a tourism and lodging tax up to five percent within that boundary. As of now, our plan is to mirror the McCall-Donnelly School District boundary.
- No new or increased property taxes will be necessary to support this Community Center District.
- With the creation of this District, tourists staying at our community’s hotels, motels, and short-term vacation rentals will pay up to a five percent tax on their stay. Those funds will then be passed on to the District to operate the Community Center and build future event centers, sports arenas, and facilities of similar nature. No locals pay the tax unless they lodge locally.
- We have created both a non-profit and PAC (Political Action Campaign Fund) to receive donations and begin the process to form the District.
Timeline
November 2024
Create district petitions
Collect 630 signatures
May 2025
Turn in petition signatures to the district court
Schedule a court hearing
September 2025
Deadline to file for the November 2025 election
November 2024
Create district petitions
Collect 630 signatures
May 2025
Turn in petition signatures to the district court
Schedule a court hearing
September 2025
Deadline to file for the November 2025 election
We’re not reinventing the wheel.
1959. Boise created the Boise Auditorium District, which funded the Boise Centre as well as other community spaces.
1998. Local voters approved the creation of the Pocatello-Chubbuck Auditorium District, which funded the Mountain View Events Center.
2011. The City of Idaho Falls created the Idaho Falls Auditorium District, which helped fund the Mountain America Center.
This proven business model will support local causes and this amazing Community Center while offsetting some of the strain tourism causes our community.