Sandpoint Council Marks Partial Sewer Ordinance Progress
Sandpoint city officials advanced part of a new sewer users ordinance but adjourned a special meeting without a first reading. Debate centered on equity of fees with several councilors and residents pushing for adjustments to the hookup and top fees and to the fee formula.
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Sandpoint Council
Ken Firowed
Sandpoint
Ed Bjitzman
Public Works Committee
Emma Lou Hook
Gene Holt
Bud Benoit
Environmental Protection Agency
Hook
Bjitzman
Joe Haynes
Haynes
Harold Huff
Huff
Bonner Boundary Board of Realtors
Jack Young
Young
Benoit
Sandpoint Adopts Unclear Leash Law After Special Meeting
Sandpoint council, amid dispute over repeal of the old ordinance, advances a pet leash measure requiring dog licenses of 5 to 10 dollars, vaccination sections dropped, and penalties for noncompliance. The mayor must sign and publish for it to take effect.
Guthrie hints grand jury probe may expose sheriff's office
Guthrie says a grand jury investigation could clear up many dirty things at the sheriff's office. He claims Anderson's allegations were politically motivated and says Hare admitted that. Guthrie also says his comments inside the sheriff's office were taped.
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Guthrie
Anderson
Hare
Guthrie weighs grand jury delay in sheriff race turmoil
Guthrie suggests Hare possesses recordings while noting a grand jury probe could not occur before the November election. He defends refusing a polygraph on battery thefts, saying results are inconclusive or deceptive and cites guilt over not returning $1.50 pieces of junk, though denying theft.
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Guthrie
Hare
Gary Finney
Sawmill traffic plan outlines northeast corner route
Bentley described a likely use of the southern portion of the property for employee access to the sawmill building and said all heavy truck traffic will remain confined to the northeast corner of the site.
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Bentley
Laclede Residents Discuss Lagoon, Noise, and Road Turn Lanes
Laclede residents report Brandy built a sewage lagoon unused and unfenced to allow winter ice skating. Brand S uses a septic tank but plans to fence the lagoon due to insurance concerns. A four day shrill noise from vented steam worries locals. future steam use may muffled if vented. Residents on Riley Creek Road seek left and right turn lanes at the Highway 2 junction to ease logging traffic.
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Laclede
Brandy
Hirschberg
Bentley
Brand S
Bently
Riley Creek Road
Anselmo
State Highway Department
Lake Pend Oreille sees annual 2.5 foot drawdown this fall
The U S Army Corps of Engineers started lowering Lake Pend Oreille by 2.5 feet to reach 2051.0 feet by late November. Project Engineer Ken Coffman said outflows from Alberie Falls Dam were increased to 20 000 cfs, about 80000 cfs more than inflow, to prevent further drawdown after kokanee spawning begins.
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U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Pend Oreille
Ken Coffman
Alberie Falls
Coffman
Zoning Commission Sets Meeting With Multiple Public Hearings
Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission schedules a regular Thursday session at the courthouse starting 7 30 p m. Four conditional use permits are under review for sites near Priest Lake Hope Sandpoint Sagle and Nordman plus two subdivisions Piney Woods First and Willow Bay Landing. Other permits include meat processing Willow Bay Marina RV park storage rentals and farm implement sales near Sandpoint along U S 95 and Dufort Road.
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Bonner County
Sagle School
Commission
Piney Woods
Sandpoint
Cocolalla
Willow
Bay Landing
Dufort Road
Pend Oreillé River
Nordman
Reeder Bay Road
Joe -Commercial
Willow Bay
Mariniaan RV Park
Pend Oreille
U.S. 95
Bronx
Glengary
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Zenith
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Port Clyde
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Adams
Zoning Commission
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