MOVING INTO YOUR NEW HOME
Transfer or Start Your Utilities Service. Your goal is to have service provided in your name beginning as close to the date of the closing as possible. The utility companies may shut service off if ZEC is removed from the account without yours taking its place. Within 24 hours of occupancy or final payment ZEC will remove its name from the accounts.
Work-loads change and lead times fluctuate, call early to avoid inconvenience. Cable TV may not be available until a predetermined number of homes are occupied in a new area. ZEC provides hook-ups for cable TV, satellite TV, and phone systems. Often time’s third party companies have a difficult time installing these devices because of new technology in ZEC homes. For troubleshooting please refer to your contact list (structured wiring).
ADA COUNTY PHONE NUMBERS
Assessor’s Office
Automobile License
Birth, Death, Marriage Records
Central District Health
Child Support |
364-2400
377-6520
334-5988
375-5211
344-0750 |
CITIES:
Boise City
Eagle City
Garden City
Kuna City
Melba City
Meridian City
Clerk-Ada County (recorder) Commissioners-Ada County
Development services (Ada)
Building Permits (Ada)
Plat review
Planning & Zoning
Mapping (APA Mapping)
Homeowner’s Exemption |
384-3700
939-6813
472-2900
922-5546
495-2722
888-4433
364-2220
364-2333
364-2227
364-2227
364-2227
364-2227
364-2317
364-2400 |
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Ada County Highway Dist
Boise City (Acct. & Finance)
Treasurer’s Office (LID’s)
Park’s & Recreation |
387-6100
384-3715
364-2233
384-4240 |
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
Circuit Breaker
Hardship Exemption
Homeowner’s Exemptions |
364-2400
364-2400
364-2400 |
ATT EQUIPMENT REPAIR
Residential/Business |
800-222-3000 |
SEWER & WATER DISTRICT
Bench Sewer
Boise City Sewer
Desert View
Eagle Water Co
Eagle Sewer
Owyhee Sewer
Meridian Sewer & Water
Northwest Sewer
West Boise Sewer
Garden City |
345-5363
384-3900
362-4395
939-0242
939-0132
361-1949
888-2191
344-5991
375-8521
472-2930 |
MISCELLANEOUS
Ada County Highway District
Boise City Housing Authority
Food Plain Information |
387-6100
345-4907
388-4729 |
EDUCATION
Boise City School Admin
Kuna School Admin
Meridian School Admin |
338-3400
922-1000
888-6701 |
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GARBAGE COLLECTION
Boise City Hall
Ada County Landfill
Eagle
Garden City
Meridian |
345-1265
287-6800
345-1265
472-2930
888-3999 |
IDAHO POWER CO.
Billing Dept
New Service
Statewide |
388-2323
388-2323
800 488-6151 |
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS CO.
New and existing service
Billing Inquiries |
377-6840
377-6840 |
WATER COMPANIES
United Water Co
Eagle Ranch Water Co
Meridian
South County Water Co |
362-7304
939-7304
888-4433
375-1130 |
QWEST
New Residential service
Changing of Existing service
Billing Info
Residential Repair |
800-244-1111
800-244-1111
800-244-1111
800-573-1311 |
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
Boise-Kuna
Nampa-Meridian
Settler’s
New York |
922-5608
466-7861
343-5271
378-1023 |
FIRE DEPARTMENTS:NON-EMERGENCY
Boise
Meridian
Eagle
Garden City
Kuna |
377-7351
888-1234
939-6463
375-0906
922-1144 |
POLICE DEPARTMENTS:NON-EMERGENCY
Boise (Dispatch)
Meridian |
377-6790
888-6678 |
HOSPITALS
St. Alphonsus
St. Luke’s |
378-2121
381-2222 |
TELEVISION/CABLE
Cable One
Wireless Broadcasting |
375-8288
888-1950 |
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Moving Preparation Checklist
- Arrange for homeowner insurance and obtain the certificate you need for closing.
- Hand truck and moving pads can be useful.
- Donate unwanted items.
- Return borrowed items.
- Properly discard flammable materials
- Create a file for storing documents about your home and manufacturers’ literature.
- Retain receipts for tax purposes. Moving costs may be deductible.
- Send change of address cards to magazines and book clubs. Also notify relatives, friends, and your newspaper delivery person. (The U.S. Postal Service provides a free kit that includes change-of-address cards for various purposes, money-saving tips, and other information on moving. Ask for it at your local post office. Postal Service website, www.usps/gov/movers.net/ provides similar information, and you can fill out the forms online.)
- In some regions, having a professional spray the home for insects (fire ants, for example) before furniture is in place is wise.
- Register children in their new schools.
- Transfer medical and dental records, if necessary.
- Order checks with your new address and update financial records.
- Update your driver’s license and your vehicle and voter registrations.
Moving Day Necessities
- Children’s toys, toys and games
- Toilet paper
- Beverages and snacks
- Paper towels
- Soap and hand towels
- Trash bags
- First-aid kit
- Prescription medication
- Medical supplies for special needs
- Paper pad and pen
- Shelf liners
- Small tools
- Tape measure
- Scissors
- Screw drivers
- Hammer
- Ice maker hook-up kit
- Dryer vent flex hose
- New hoses for washing machine
- Picture hangers
- Plant hooks
- Scratch cover stick or liquid
- Phone and phone book
One last suggestion-moving into a new home is a lot of work. However well you have planned the details, becoming truly settled takes most families a long time. Be realistic in you expectations and enjoy the process of making your new house into your new home.