A prominent Idaho family has contributed $1.5 million to fund the creation of Alta Harris Park in Boise, delivering a major private investment toward expanding the city’s green space. The donation will help bring a long-anticipated park to completion for Ada County residents.
The gift represents one of the more significant private contributions to Boise’s parks system in recent memory. The park’s origins stretch back roughly two decades, with the project awaiting the funding needed to move forward — a gap now closed by the family’s generosity.
Community donations of this scale allow cities to deliver public amenities without placing the full financial burden on local taxpayers, a model that reflects the kind of private-public cooperation that has long characterized Treasure Valley civic life. Details on a construction timeline and park features were not immediately available.