Robert Connell

The 2025 Master Transportation Plan for the City of Box Elder serves as a strategic blueprint to guide infrastructure development through 2040 and beyond, with a vision extending to 2050. This update aims to create a connected, multimodal transportation system that supports anticipated growth, enhances mobility, and ensures safer routes for all users. Key objectives include preparing for population growth, enhancing access to local services, securing funding for projects, aligning transportation planning with land use policies, and modernizing road design and development codes. The plan emphasizes a balanced approach integrating roadway improvements with active transportation options like trails, sidewalks, and transit connections, with specific attention to improving school traffic flow and access to Ellsworth Air Force Base.

The City of Box Elder's Comprehensive Plan is a long-range update guiding future growth and decision-making for the community. It focuses on five foundational themes: ensuring affordable housing, fostering diverse economic vitality, cultivating community well-being and engagement, promoting nature-integrated recreation, and prioritizing sustainable infrastructure development. The plan aims to build a thriving, family-oriented community with a unique sense of place by celebrating shared values and enhancing strengths across land use, housing, economic development, transportation, and infrastructure.

The meeting included updates on construction standards, elevation sheet verification processes, and inspection requirements. Discussions covered regulations for dumpsters, trailers, cement truck washouts, and material storage on roadways. Zoning and subdivision ordinance updates were shared, including renaming zones, landscaping requirements, and sidewalk installations. New staff members were introduced. Building code updates were considered, specifically aligning the deck building code to 2018 standards. The possibility of hiring a city plumber inspector for 2026 was explored.

The meeting covered business licensing, including the transition to online renewals and reminders about license expirations. Engineering topics included initial site inspections, stormwater management standards, and track-out cleanup. Planning & Zoning discussed subdivision ordinance revisions, such as final plat administrative approval and a new warranty bond requirement, as well as zoning ordinance revisions introducing new zoning districts and updated landscaping requirements. General contractor questions addressed the potential addition of a plumbing inspector, concerns about inspection scheduling, and the use of video inspections. Future contractor meetings were announced to be held twice per year, in April and October, starting in 2026.