Tax Commission Orders Hiring Outside Appraiser
The Idaho State Tax Commission orders Bonner County to hire an outside fee appraiser by March 1 to assist with the county's property reappraisal program. The move follows a February 4 letter asserting the county and its assessor would not finish reappraisal by July 1, 1978 without state intervention.
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Bonner
Dennis Benda
State Attorney General's Office
Benda
County Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Board of Equalization
The
State Attorney’ General's Office
Bonner County
Jim Brockway
Harold Anselmo
Priest River
Bonner County Sees Four Mill Tax Cut Benefit Shifts
The Bonner County four mill property tax reduction for schools prompts debate on who gains and who pays. County Treasurer Alice Nelson cites roughly 8.45 dollars yearly for a 25 000 home, with major beneficiaries including Washington Water Power Burlington Northern Pacific Gas and Transmission. State politics add tension as lawmakers move toward gubernatorial action while local commissioners plan for reevaluation deadlines and outside appraisal supervision.
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Bonner County
Alice Nelson
Kermit Kiebert
D-Hope
Washington Water Power
Burlington Northern
Pacific Gas and Transmission
Nelson
State Senate
House
Marion Davidson
Donners Ferry
Kiebert
Burlington-Northern
General Telephone
Pacific Power and Light
Spokane International
Keibert
Senator Kiebert Urges Slow Sealed Bidding Review
Senator Kiebert calls for a moratorium on sealed bidding and a full investigation of bidding practices in National Forest timber sales. He presses Congress to require public hearings, study community stability, and assess the Endangered Species Act’s impact on forest management.
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Congress
Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
West
Kiebert
Forestry Task Force
Washington
SAS Ski Day Draws About 80 Students at Schweitzer Basin
About 80 people from special education programs in Bonner Boundary and Kootenai Counties attended a ski day at Schweitzer Basin on Monday. Sam Wormington, the basin manager, said the students seemed to have a great time as they skied the slopes.
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Bonner
Boundary
Kootenai
Schweitzer Basin
Sam Wormington
Two Washington men arrested after Motel 6 marijuana search
Police with a search warrant found several baggies of marijuana in a Sandpoint Motel 6 room. William H. Bushbaum of Auburn and Michael A. Meseberg of Othello, both 24, are held at Bonner County Jail on $350 bond each.
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Washington
Sandpoint
William H. Bushbaum
Auburn
Michael A.meseberg
Bonner County
Youth Driver Cited After Parked Truck Collision
Joseph M. Nelson age 17 of Sandpoint was cited for inattentive driving after his car struck a parked pickup owned by Robert N. Fischer, 28, also of Sandpoint, on Antone Street shortly after 10 pm Monday. Estimated damage to both vehicles was $250 each.
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Joseph M. Nelson
Sandpoint
Antone St
Robert N. Fischer
Rifle Stolen From Pickup in Sagle Neighborhood
Gary L. Spade of Sagle reported a Monday break in on 2nd Ave behind the 219 Club in which a 30-06 rifle valued at 135 dollars was stolen. A separate theft of 300 dollars worth band radio equipment occurred from a truck at Johnson Forest Products in Kootenai, leased to Wayne Parks.
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Sagle
2Nd Ave
Johnson, Forest Products
Kootenai
Wayne, Parks
Sandpoint Chooses Coeur d Alene Engineer for City
Sandpoint council selected Marlin Green of Coeur d Alene as city engineer after a 4-0 vote. The 63 year old candidate, praised for experience, awaits Green’s decision and could start within weeks at an annual salary around 17300 dollars.
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Council
P.r
Bud Benoit
Idaho
Panhandle
Tacoma
Edmonds
Sandpoint
Venishnick
Hook
Timber Sale Word Heard by Church On Forests
Senator Frank Church received word on the 1977 timber sales program for the Clearwater National Forest and Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Forest Service chief John McGuire said ten million board feet from Clearwater and 3.6 million from Idaho will be available for sale in response to Church’s inquiry about cedar products in North Idaho.
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Washington D.C
Frank Church
Clearwater
Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Church
Idaho
John McGuire
Forest Service
Clearwater National Forest
School Board to Appoint Trustee in Zone 3
Bonner County residents nominate four candidates for the Zone 3 vacancy on the District 82 school board. Arthur Bratkus Blaine Stevens Glenn McFarland and Artis Harvey seek appointment after Darrell Kenops resigned last month. Tonight’s 8 pm meeting at Farmin School will decide the new trustee.
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Farmin School
Darrell Kenops
U.S. Forest Service
Bonner County
Arthur Bratkus
Artis Harvey
Glenn McFarland
Blaine Stevens
Bratkus
Hope
The
Daily Bee
Clark Fork
Stevens
PTO
Alray
McFarland
Charman
Democratic Central Committee
Brockway Elected 1st VP of Western NACC
Jim Brockway Bonner County Commissioner was elected 1st vice president of the Western Region District of the National Association of Counties. He will testify before Congress and meet with Carter administration officials on public lands and western-state issues during a three-day Western Region Conference in Reno Nevada with leaders Jack Pettiti and John Carlson.
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Brockway
Congress
Carter Administration
Jack Pettiti
Clark County
Nevada
John Carlson
Fairbanks
Alaska
Commissioners reopen Bonner County Fairgrounds with lease rule
County permits public use again but requires lease agreements releasing the county from injury liability. Commissioner Jim Brockway says insurance options are being explored with meetings planned with the Fair Board. Only the local tennis club had signed a lease by Monday.
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Bonner County Fairgrounds
Jim Brockway
Brockway
Bonner County
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