The Porter Group journal · Boise, Idaho
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Two feeds. One from the field, one from the neighborhood. Different voices — same practice.
The Dirt Report
Development, in progress.
Numbered dispatches from the projects we're building — entitlements, dirt, framing, and the systems that hold it all together.
Meat & Potatoes
Idaho living, explained.
The practical stuff for anyone buying, selling, or settling in the Treasure Valley — taxes, schools, water rights, neighborhood guides.
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The Dirt Report · No. 12 · River Walk Ranch
Breaking ground at River Walk Ranch — and what the first 90 days actually looked like.
Twelve weeks in, we've moved 14,000 cubic yards of dirt, installed 3,200 feet of sewer main, and learned a few things about county timelines.
Meat & Potatoes · Local & Useful
How property taxes really work in Ada County.
A plain-language guide to assessments, exemptions, and why your bill went up.
The Dirt Report · No. 11
Why we ran the whole entitlement package through automation.
Meat & Potatoes
Where to put down roots: a plain guide to five Treasure Valley towns.
The Dirt Report · No. 10
The dirt report: month three at River Walk Ranch.
Meat & Potatoes