Brisbane Neighborhood

Brisbane Neighborhood's a northwest Boise subdivision, built in the late 90s, immediately north of Pierce Park Elementary.

We take pride in being a small, quiet, and affordable neighborhood.

The map below shows our subdivision's boundaries (purple) and nearby landmarks.

The association: common lots, how they're paid for / maintained, meetings, and board

Brisbane subdivision has 3 common lots:

• a path to the school and points west off Kangaroo Ct

• a drainage basin lot (Ada County-required) between Kangaroo and Fenwick Ave 

• the island on Gold Coast St

Those lots are owned by Brisbane Neighborhood Association (aka Brisbane HOA) which all subdivision property owners are equal members/owners of. Common lot upkeep and improvements are paid for by members through regular annual assessment. For details see our documents. The annual assessment for 2025 was $150.

Elections, planning/budget, and final decision on annual assessment happens at our annual meeting, held in late April or early May. Our most recent meeting was April 24th 2025. See documents for minutes. You'll receive a mailed annoucement of this meeting to the property address or another previously coordinated address in early April.

Current board is Wade (president, wade@brisbaneboise.org), Dan (treasurer), and Justin (board) with over 40 combined years living in the subdivision.

Common lots: what've we done, what might we do?

• In 2025 we replaced the main/drain valve and the backflow preventer in the drainage lot, and relocated the valve away from the neighbor's to the east to make future maintenance easier.

• In 2023 we worked with the school to remove a bollard that blocked stroller/walker access to the school.

• In 2022 we relandscaped the island after vehicle collision damage in 2020. The new design reduces water & maintenance required (no mowing.)

• In 2018 we replaced grass in the path area with lava rock. The valve there was due for replacement, and the pines are established enough to not need water now. This has helped hold costs down since. (We'll probably need to redo the asphalt eventually.)

• The drainage lot fence been backed into many times through the years, and as labor/material costs rose, we compromised on repair vs. removal. Continuing removal of the fence, other than neighbor-shared portions, and maintaining the basin/slopes, is our current plan. Ada County Highway Department limits what we can do in the basin floor, but shade trees on slopes is an option if neighbors want it!

• It helps to hear what you want - email to let us know!