Buhl adopts comprehensive plan update to guide growth and housing

The City of Buhl has updated its comprehensive plan, outlining long-term land use, infrastructure, and development policies across a 20-year planning horizon with demographic projections extending to 2060. The plan replaces the city's previous policy framework adopted in 2017 and incorporates data gathered from a two-year community survey process.

The updated document establishes a framework for zoning, annexation, subdivision reviews, and coordination with Twin Falls County regarding the city's Area of City Impact. Key policy priorities identified in the plan include expanding local housing choices for families and seniors, supporting downtown economic activity, ensuring municipal services and infrastructure keep pace with development, and preserving the community's agricultural character and small-town scale amid regional growth in the Magic Valley. The planning effort received grant funding from the Idaho Department of Commerce and the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health.