Mismanagement claims in Bonner County sheriff race debate
Democratic candidate Robert Eddy accused Sheriff Dave Hare of pork bar rel politics citing a claim of 13 administrative staff for 14 officers. Hare disputed the count stating only two administrative positions exist and detailing staff roles including dispatchers, secretaries, waterways deputies, and grant paperwork. He defended purchasing a used California highway patrol car with 63 000 miles as a practical move. Continued on Page Five.
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Robert Eddy
Bonneranty
Hope
Eddy
Dave Hare
Hare
Waterways
Waterways Fund
Sheriff's Department
California Highway Patrol
County Approves Veneer Plant After Compromise
Bonner County Commissioners approve a conditional use permit for a veneer plant at Samuels after revisions from the Malloys and objections by Commissioner Henry Samuels. The plan includes changed setbacks, a 400 foot parking offset, a 400 foot access road, and buffering between properties. construction to start tomorrow.
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Bonner County
Samuels
Henry Samuels
Harold Anselmo
Commission
Jim Brockway
Leonard
Robert Malloy
Commissoners
Samuels Road
Brockway
Malloys
Peter N. Petersens
Petersens
U.S. 95
Henry
Anselmo
Bill Powers
Sheriff Budget Probed At Bonner County Meeting
At a Hope School forum for sheriff candidates, Sheriff Dave Hare accused Bonner County Commissioners of denying budgeted pay raises and limiting salaries for deputies. He cited a past surplus and current shortfalls, blaming budget cuts and a $7,165 underfunding from last year.
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Bonner County
Sargeant
Hare
Sgt
Bill Rice
Diana Moore
Sheriff's Office
Bob Wilcox
Bob
Sunnyside road easement request denied by state lands board
Sunnyside residents led by William Hawkins sought a permanent easement through state land on the Sunnyside peninsula to improve a dirt road used for 15 years by Hawkins and neighbors. The Idaho Department of Lands denied the request citing recreational value and urged further negotiation while keeping the door open for local input.
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Michael Guilfoil
Sunnyside
Thomas Wilson
William Hawkins
Sunnyside Road Association
Idaho Department of Lands
Department of Lands
Hawkins
Old State Department of Forestry
Oden Grange
State Department of Parks and Recreation
Mike Reed
Dept. of Lands Area
Reed
Reeb
State Park Division
Sunnyside State Park
State Land Board
Wilson
Land Board
Wild Horse Roundup Planned in Challis Area
Idaho's first roundup under the 1971 act will remove up to 260 wild horses in the Challis region. The contract, awarded to Tom Shellmaker of Jerome for 51,870 dollars, requires completion within 90 days starting in early August. BLM officials cited a 20 to 25 percent annual population increase.
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Salmon, Idaho
UPI
Idaho
Bureau of Land Management
Challis
Salmon Blm
Harry Finlayson
Tom Shellmaker
Jerome
Shellmaker
Idaho Blm
William L. “Mathews
Sheriff Hopefuls Debate Bonner County Office Reforms
Bonner County voters heard three candidates discuss law enforcement aims at Hope School. Sheriff Dave Hare outlined recent office changes including patrol reshuffling and a narcotics push. Opponents Ted Schade and Ralph Harper offered sharp contrasts on gun rights and agency leadership.
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Bonner County
Hope School
Dave Hare
Sheriff’s Office
Bob Wilcox
Sheriff's Office
Hare
Ted Schade
Schade
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Ralph Harper
South Carolina
Harper
Tri-County
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Library Dept
Noscow
Long Bridge
Dave Pemberton
Harvey Biffle
Bob Eddy
Guthrie
Cntcal
Sunnyside Road
D A Hawkins
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