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One Fire District In Blaine County Is Expanding Employee Housing

Boise State Public Radio News
Published June 11, 2021 at 6:05 AM MDT

Blaine County leaders say scarce affordable housing could hurt public safety, especially if EMTs, police officers or firefighters are the ones without places to live. One fire district there is moving forward with a plan to lease land for more employee housing.

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