Idaho’s Treasure Valley faces regionwide problems. Its fragmented governments don’t solve them

It was 2007, and the elected officials of Ada County were at each other’s throats.

Attacks played out in Statesman headlines and op-eds. Kuna was pushing into Meridian. Meridian was pushing into Eagle. Eagle was pushing into Star. Boise was mad at everyone for swiftly ignoring growth plans they’d just spent millions of dollars on. And everyone was mad at the Ada County Highway District.