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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/25

Erin B.

Sep 25, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/25

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

CDA School Board Meeting Recap September 11, 2023

Erin B.

Sep 19, 2023

CDA School Board Meeting Recap September 11, 2023

This recap has taken me FOREVER to post just because LIFE was getting in the way, but there was also a lot of background and history that...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/18

Erin B.

Sep 18, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/18

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

SAVE THE DATE: Sheriff Norris to Host Town Hall

Erin B.

Sep 12, 2023

SAVE THE DATE: Sheriff Norris to Host Town Hall

Hayden, Idaho: Sheriff Robert B. Norris welcomes members of the community to attend a “Community Conversation with your Sheriff” at the...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/11

Erin B.

Sep 11, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/11

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

CDA City Council Rubber Stamps FY24 $130M Budget

Erin B.

Sep 6, 2023

CDA City Council Rubber Stamps FY24 $130M Budget

In a stunning turn of events that no one saw coming <<sarcasm>>, the Coeur d'Alene City Council rubber stamped the FY24 city budget...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/4

Erin B.

Sep 4, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 9/4

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Kootenai County BOCC: FY24 is ‘Year of Personnel,’ Approving $141M Budget

Erin B.

Aug 31, 2023

Kootenai County BOCC: FY24 is ‘Year of Personnel,’ Approving $141M Budget

The Kootenai County Commissioners worked through the FY24 budget for the final time at Wednesday evening's public hearing before...

Tomorrow: North Idaho Film Festival Screening - The Sign

Erin B.

Aug 28, 2023

Tomorrow: North Idaho Film Festival Screening - The Sign

Join the North Idaho Film Festival at their inaugural event tomorrow for the screening The Sign, a film by Josh Turnbow, at Lyfe Public...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 8/28

Erin B.

Aug 28, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 8/28

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Coeur d'Alene School District Set to Receive $3.7M in FY24 from Property Tax Relief Bill

Erin B.

Aug 25, 2023

Coeur d'Alene School District Set to Receive $3.7M in FY24 from Property Tax Relief Bill

The 2023 Idaho State Legislature made a huge splash in passing HB292, a bill aimed at reducing $274 million in property taxes. One of the...

North Idaho College Hires Boyles Law for General Counsel

Erin B.

Aug 24, 2023

North Idaho College Hires Boyles Law for General Counsel

After a 3-hour uneventful meeting, where the trustees were giving each other compliments of how well they were working together in the...

Erin B.

Aug 23, 2023

Poll Worker Open House 8/29

Kootenai County Clerk Jennifer Locke announced today a Poll Worker Open House to be held on August 29th. “As we recognize National Poll...

Post Falls FY24 Budget Opposite Coeur d'Alene Disaster

Erin B.

Aug 23, 2023

Post Falls FY24 Budget Opposite Coeur d'Alene Disaster

At the August 15th Post Falls City Council meeting the council was presented the FY24 proposed budget for the final time. The Post Falls...

Erin B.

Aug 22, 2023

CDA City Budget In Dire Straits

The Coeur d'Alene City Council's budget workshop on Monday afternoon revealed a grim picture in the foreseeable future with the FY24 city...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 8/21

Erin B.

Aug 21, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 8/21

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.

Aug 17, 2023

All Things CDA CDBG Funds

CDBG-CV Funds Appropriated to CDAIDE During C0vid times pretty much every taxing district received different avenues of federal funding...

Post Falls City Council Approves Their Own Raises in Thursday Special Meeting

Erin B.

Aug 17, 2023

Post Falls City Council Approves Their Own Raises in Thursday Special Meeting

In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Post Falls City Council voted to approve an ordinance raising the salaries of the mayor and...

CDA FY23 Budget Gets Last-Minute Housekeeping Updates Before End of Year | Public Hearing to Follow

Erin B.

Aug 16, 2023

CDA FY23 Budget Gets Last-Minute Housekeeping Updates Before End of Year | Public Hearing to Follow

Coeur d'Alene is knee deep in the FY24 budget season but there are still a few FY23 housekeeping items that the city needs to complete...

CDA Public Water Usage at Critical Level

Erin B.

Aug 16, 2023

CDA Public Water Usage at Critical Level

There were multiple presentations at the August 15 Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting and an update about the city's public water usage...