Need For Comprehensive Plan Outlined At Sandpoint Hearing
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning held a 70 minute hearing on the initial comprehensive plan amid questions on its role with annexation and an impact area. Citizens, including high school students, asked how the plan enforces zoning and guides future growth.
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Brian Moe Bee
Sandpoint
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z
Doug Ward
Roy Alexander
Alexander
Terry Iverson
Ward
Geraldine Davis
Veterans Day Observance Set Across Nation and Local Areas
Nationwide and local offices banks and many businesses will be closed for Veterans Day. A Friday concert of patriotic hymns and anthems will be played at the Presbyterian Carillon and Memorial Field at 11 am. The Daily Bee will publish tomorrow.
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Daily Bee
Evans Recommends No New Taxes For Education
Gov. John V. Evans urged Idaho school boards to back his funding levels and avoid divisiveness. He pledged no new taxes and limited new programs, stressing unity, local control, and opposition to federal actions reducing local influence. State leaders note Idaho has many students but relatively low per pupil spending, with education consuming a large share of income.
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Boise
UPI
John V. Evans
Idaho
Evans
Roy Truby
Truby
Power Outlook Improves in Northwest After Rainfall Boost
Merrill Schultz says fall and winter power needs can be met without curtailments due to above normal September rainfall and increased cross border hydro supply. Pacific Power and Light reports 12.5 percent drop in August–September usage amid rising demand, while Washington Water Power notes curtailment fell to 3 percent in September. Reservoirs remain well below normal, risking another dry winter and prompting continued conservation efforts.
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Northwest
Merrill Schultz
Northwest Power Pool
Schultz
Canada
Power and Light
Dale Addington
Pacific Power and Light
Addington
Washington Water Power
WWP
Pacific Northwest
Lloyd H Meyers
Columbia River
Sandpoint
Weatherwatch for Sandpoint and Vicinity
Showers likely through Friday with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today 40 high tonight 30 low, Friday near 50. Northern Idaho forecast calls for rain or snow through Monday with highs in the 40s and 50s and cooler conditions later. Overnight lows in the 30s to 40s with weekend warmth fading. Yesterday high 34 low 28, precipitation 0.14 inches and a trace of snow. Lake level 2053.45 sunrise 6 46 am sunset 4 19 pm.
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Idaho
Rule Change May Force Farmers To Sell Worst Land
Imperial Valley farmers warn proposed federal irrigation rules could force sale of large land blocks to continue receiving water. Interior Department under a court order may require selling excess holdings via lottery, with small farmers potentially denied water. Farmers fear land quality and mortgage burdens as law enforcements aligns with a 1902 provision aimed at helping small farmers.
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Alice I Caned
Washington
UPI
California
Imperial Valley
Interior Department
Claude Finnell
Finnell Finnell
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Department
Tions
Andrus
Carter
Supreme Court
Congress
No Changes Council Confirms Sandpoint Election Results
Harold Huff is mayor elect of Sandpoint and Wes Johnson Bert Lines and Teresa Deshon will join the City Council January 9 joining incumbent Joe Venishnick. The council validated Tuesday's results and ballot counts without a recount. Huff defeated Emma Lou Hook by 18 votes and Lane outpolled Ron Hunt by 10 to win a four year council seat. Idaho law requires a candidate to file for a recount with the attorney general and post a cash bond. bond refund depends on recount outcome.
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Harold Huff
Sandpoint
Wes Johnson
Bert Lines
Teresa Deshon
Wih
Joe Venishnick
Huff
Emma Lou Hook
Ron Hunt
Idaho
Attornney General
Idaho Tax Refunds To Arrive Faster Under New System
Idaho State Tax Commission aims to cut refund delays with a new automated processing system. Officials say refunds could reach taxpayers in three to four weeks, with hopes of two to three weeks in a later year, as the department shifts from manual handling to computerized processing and microfilming.
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State Tax Commission
Boise
UPI
Idaho
Idaho State Tax Commission
Commission
Richard
Ford
Nampa
The
Tax Commission
Waho
Nebraska
Robert Mahler
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