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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Canyon County voters reject $20 vehicle fee; Meridian Costco opens

Plus, Meridian's second Costco drew thousands of shoppers on opening day.

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Canyon County voters rejected a $20 vehicle fee aimed at a $49 million funding gap

Voters said no to a $20 fee for a $49 million gap

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proposed vehicle registration fee
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transportation funding gap it targeted

Source: KTVB

If you voted in this week, two local asks came up short. Voters rejected a proposed $20 vehicle registration fee aimed at a $49 million transportation funding gap. They also turned down the Middleton School District's supplemental levy.

The levy result raised questions about the . Director Sharlae Watkins says its funding comes through grants and community donations, so its services won't be directly impacted.

  • Location: behind the Middleton Community Center off Main Street
  • Coming: a neighborhood library and an Idaho Foodbank partnership
  • Needed: winter clothing and household hygiene items

20families visiting in the first five days of November

More families are finding their way to the new, slightly smaller space.

Source: KIVI-TV

“I have no toilet paper”

Sharlae Watkins, Middleton Community School director

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Meridian's second Costco opened Thursday, and the Treasure Valley now has half of Idaho's Costcos

If you shop at Costco, you've got a new option. The warehouse at Lake Hazel and Meridian roads opened Thursday, making Meridian the first Idaho city with two. It also brings home delivery and road improvements to the Valley, and Costco still has its Nampa warehouse.

903parking stalls, packed before 9 a.m. Thursday

That's how many spaces the new lot has.

Source: Idaho Press

Customers waited in line for hours before the ribbon-cutting. By early afternoon, regional marketing manager Jefferson Harwood estimated the store had already seen thousands of customers.

“We've had a really great crowd, one of the bigger ones that I've seen from openings in the Northwest”

Jefferson Harwood, Costco regional marketing manager
  • Idaho first: Meridian now has two Costco locations
  • : half of Costco's Idaho sites
  • Delivery: first Valley Costco with large-item home delivery

The new Costco sits at Lake Hazel and Meridian roads

DetailWhat we know
LocationLake Hazel and Meridian roads
OpenedThu., Nov. 5, 2026
Treasure ValleyFourth Costco location
Delivery space30,000 square feet

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The last voter cast a ballot at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said. Some voters waited more than four hours, and McGrane said high turnout and long ballots drove the lines. Canyon County's Steve Cushman pointed to several factors, including the loss of precincts over the year. Dailyfly NewsIdaho Press

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Canyon County voters reject $20 vehicle fee; Meridian Costco opens

Plus, Meridian's second Costco drew thousands of shoppers on opening day.

The TLDR

  1. Canyon County voters reject a $20 vehicle fee
  2. Meridian's second Costco opens to thousands of shoppers
  3. The last Canyon County voter cast a ballot at 12:20 a.m.
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