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(S02E02) COMMUNITY PARTNERS 101 - West Ada Recreation District w/ Board Member Shaun Wardle Jul 31, 2023

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Shaun Wardle, one of West Ada Recreation District's board members, joins Mayor Simison to talk about the 50-year history of WARD as a provider of aquatic recreation through the Meridian Pool as well as WARD's stewardship of Fuller Park and what is now Lakeview Golf Club.

To learn more about WARD, please visit: http://www.westernada.org/

To learn more about the Meridian Pool, now operated by the City of Meridian's Parks & Rec Department, please visit: https://meridiancity.org/parks/meridian-pool/

To learn more about Lakeview Golf Club, now operated by the City of Meridian's Parks & Rec Department, please visit: https://www.lakeview-golf.com/

To learn more about Fuller Park and other parks operated by the City of Meridian's Parks & Rec Department, please visit: https://meridiancity.org/parks/current-parks/

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(S02E01) COMMUNITY PARTNERS 101 - West Ada School District w/ Superintendent Derek Bub and Trustee Chair Lori Frasure Jul 24, 2023

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Superintendent Dr. Derek Bub and Board of Trustees Chair Lori Frasure join Mayor Simison to talk about the West Ada School District (WASD).

For more information about West Ada, please visit https://www.westada.org/.

For more information about the West Ada Foundation, please visit https://www.westada.org/o/educationfoundation.

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(S01E12) CITY 101 - Meridian Police Department w/ Chief Tracy Basterrechea - Part 2 of 2 Nov 21, 2022

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Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea and Mayor Simison continue their conversation about the Meridian Police Department. This is the second and final part of a two-part conversation.

To contact the non-emergency Meridian Police line, please call (208) 888-6678 or email mpd@meridiancity.org.

For more information about the Meridian Police Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/police.

For more information about MADC, the Meridian Anti-Drug Coalition, please visit https://meridiancity.org/madc/.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E11) CITY 101 - Meridian Police Department w/ Chief Tracy Basterrechea - Part 1 of 2 Nov 14, 2022

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Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea joins Mayor Simison to talk about the Meridian Police Department. This is part one of a two-part conversation between Chief Basterrechea and Mayor Simison.

For more information about the Meridian Police Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/police.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E10) CITY 101 - Human Resources w/ HR Director Crystal Ritchie Nov 08, 2022

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Human Resources Director Crystal Ritchie joins Mayor Simison to talk about the City of Meridian's HR Department.

For more information about the Human Resources Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/hr.

Current employment opportunities at the City of Meridian may be found here: https://meridiancity.org/jobs.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E09) CITY 101 - Information Technology w/ CIO Dave Tiede Oct 31, 2022

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Chief Information Officer Dave Tiede joins Mayor Simison to talk about the City of Meridian's Information Technology Department.

For more information about the Information Technology Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/it/.

Learn more about the USA Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency on its official government website: https://www.cisa.gov/.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E08) CITY 101 - Meridian Fire Department w/ Chief Kris Blume Oct 24, 2022

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Kris Blume, Fire Chief, joins Mayor Simison to talk about the Meridian Fire Department.

For more information about the Public Works Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/fire/.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E07) CITY 101 - Public Works w/ PW Director Laurelei McVey Oct 17, 2022

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Laurelei McVey, Meridian's Public Works Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about water, wastewater, and other public works matters.

For more information about the Public Works Department, please visit https://meridiancity.org/public-works/.

For more information about trash and recycling, please visit https://meridiancity.org/environmental/trashtalk.

Informational "It Starts at Home" videos about drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste, and recycling may be found in the following links:

To report a streetlight outage, please visit https://meridiancity.org/streetlightmap.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E06) CITY 101 - Parks & Recreation w/ P&R Director Steve Siddoway Oct 10, 2022

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Steve Siddoway, Meridian's Parks & Recreation Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about parks, pathways, and recreational activities.

To learn more about the Meridian Parks & Recreation Department, visit https://meridiancity.org/parks/.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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(S01E05) CITY 101 - Community Development w/ ComDev Director Bruce Freckleton Oct 03, 2022

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Bruce Freckleton, Meridian's Community Development Director, joins Mayor Simison to talk about land use, city planning, building permits, and more.

Learn more about the Community Development Department by visiting https://meridiancity.org/community-development/.

Questions about the podcast? Email communications@meridiancity.org.

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