Budget Oversight Blamed for Sandpoint Pet Control Oversight
Sandpoint officials wrestle with a 3000 dollar pet control overrun in 1976 as the Traffic and Safety Committee skirts budgeted figures. Gene Holt says the shortfall must be absorbed by the police budget, while Larry Sterling questions the cuts and notes the Eagle Enterprises offer for 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandpoint
Gene Holt
Traffic and Safety Committee
Holt
Larry Sterling
Eagle Enterprises
Eagle
Larry
Sterling
J.C
Bud” Benoit
David Easton
Holtz
Pet Control
Controversial Del's Resort Marine Repair Plan Heard
Bonner County Planning and Zoning met unofficially with about 50 attendees as a quorum was missing due to flu. Edward W. Turner proposed a water extending marine repair facility at Garfield Bay, citing need for repairs and pledging no lake view obstruction, with state and federal permit steps noted and public comment heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner County
Commission
Del’s
Garfield Bay
Edward W. Turner
Turner
Sandpoint
Bayview
Lake View
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Idaho Department of Water Resources
Fire Destroys Porch and Kitchen in Early Morning Blaze
Sandpoint firefighters responded at 5:30 to a house fire at 335 S Fourth. Raleigh Bricker and his invalid wife escaped after Bricker woke to the blaze on the back porch. Fire Chief Wade Brown said the fire spread to the kitchen and caused extensive smoke and water damage. Two hours, fourteen men, and two trucks were needed to control the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.man
Raleigh Bricker
Wade Brown
Bricker
Brown
Sandpoint
Action urged on forestry issues across western states
State Senator Kermit Kiebert led a Western States Forestry Task Force push in Washington DC urging immediate congressional action on forest policy. He cited court decisions narrowing clearcutting in Monongahela and Tongass forests, potential job losses, and proposed cuts to fire protection funding under the Ford administration.
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Kermit Kiebert
Western States Forestry Task Force
Congress
Kiebert
Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Montana
Washington DC
Monongahela Forest
West Virginia
Tongass
National Forest
Alaska
House Agricultural Committee
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Rate Iniquities Spark Sewer Charge Protests in Sand Point
About 40 concerned businessmen filled the Sandpoint City Council chambers to protest a proposed city ordinance that overhauls sewer user fees. City engineer Joe Haynes described a new formula tying charges to water use, organic load, and solids, with Bonner County School District facing a $431 monthly bill and other businesses seeing larger increases. The hearing aimed to satisfy grant requirements and ensure each user pays their fair share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Finkelnburg
Sandpoint
Joe Haynes
Bonner County
Haynes
Priest River hearing underway on Mormon discrimination claim
Idaho hearing officer will decide within 15 days after a public session on Patricia Nixon alleged Catholic bias against a Mormon librarian at Priest River Junior High. Principal Leroy Krogh testified Nixon faced no discrimination. Catholic staff were not named in the complaint, with church affiliations noted for several administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priest River
Idaho
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Patricia Nixon
Felipe Martinez
Boise
Leroy Krogh
Priest River Junior High School
Emma Deinhardt
David Beeson
Nixon
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Irene Bruce
Usivirsity OF
Tatreorv Ner
Pustaul
Toscom
J-Bs
U.S
Coeur d’ Alene
Bonner General Hospital
Sandpoint Manor
Ross Payne
Payne
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