New Temple Announced for Meridian Idaho – A Plus for Local Real Estate
MERIDIAN, Idaho – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a new Idaho temple Saturday morning as part of its 181st Annual General Conference. Church President Thomas S. Monson announced three temples, including one in Meridian. That would bring the total number of Idaho temples to five.
After the announcement, a spokesperson with the Meridian Mayor’s office said that Mayor Tammy de Weerd met with representatives from the church on Friday. There aren’t a lot of details on what transpired in that meeting other than the representatives notified the mayor of the decision.
The spokesperson said that the temple will be a welcome addition to the area that has a strong and caring community of people from several faiths.
At this point, the location of the new temple has not been announced. Also not released is the date for the groundbreaking.
The other temple locations announced are Fort Collins, Colorado and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
According to the church’s website, there are over 410,000 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho. There are also 134 temples currently in operation, with 26 more either announced or under construction.
What does this have to do with real estate you ask? A lot if you live in Meridian Idaho. We have seen a spike of interest in the NW Meridian area based on speculation that temple will be somewhere along 10 Mile. Possible sites we have heard rumored include 10 Mile between Chinden and McMillian, or Ten Mile somewhere by the new I-84 interchange. We shall see….