Kuna City Council members Tuesday night approved the 3,400-acre annexation.

“This represents a unique opportunity for the city to control its destiny on … the southeast border,” Gary Allen, an attorney representing the developers bringing the annexation forward, told council members. “You get to consider all those things that get left behind when land gets developed in little parcels.”

Osprey Ridge Partners, Origin Properties and Kuna 830 LLC requested to annex 3,424 acres of primarily farmland and desert open space into the city of Kuna. The land lies mostly south of Kuna Mora Road and stretches from Swan Falls Road all the way out to east of Five Mile Road.

The land was zoned rural residential and rural preservation in Ada County, according to the Kuna Melba News. The land is being annexed into the city of Kuna with an agricultural zone designation.

The driving force in the annexation is Osprey Ridge, which is seeking to develop about 1,600 acres on the easternmost portion of the property. Osprey Ridge initially sought a planned community under the auspices of Ada County but later sought annexation into Kuna.

City planner Stacey Yarrington told council members in presenting the annexation that Osprey Ridge has been working with the school district, the fire district, the library district and the police department to determine their needs and incorporate them into their plans. “They are very aware of their commitment to the community,” Yarrington said.

Osprey Ridge developers have not yet formally presented development plans for the land but they have alluded to multi-price-point housing, ball fields, parks, trails, three school sites and a police substation.

Source: Idaho Business Review