Will someone who was at the Pachyderms meeting this morning confirm that Dr. Priscilla Bell, President of NIC, said that the LCDC is currently working on the Education Corridor “master plan”? Thanks!
February 29, 2008
Good Questions
Readers “steve” and “Stebbijo” both posted similar and very good questions on Mary’s February 28, 2008, post titled A Question of Sheep. I offered this comment in response, but their questions (regarding corruption in Coeur d’Alene) were so reasonable, I thought it might be appropriate to make my answer a standalone post.
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Legislative Update
Bill 470 is facing some opposition in the Senate. Those opposed? Why, the state’s Urban Renewal Agencies, of course!
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February 28, 2008
A Question of Sheep
The City’s Pulse Newsletter 
Coeur d’Alene’s Mayor Bloem spoke about the Education Corridor today… but just a little bit. It was in a tiny, crowded room in Post Falls. She didn’t give an explanation of the Ed. Corridor, she merely answered the question that both PF Mayor Larkin and I posed: Why has the public been left out of the decision making process on this important issue? There have been no public meetings. (more…)
Education Corridor Update III
Today there was a meeting of the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee (GAC). At that meeting we learned that someone is not telling the whole truth when it comes to the Education Corridor. This should not come as a shock to anyone observing this folly.
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February 27, 2008
The County Prosecutor
Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas announced he will not seek reelection this November. Here are some questions for discussion:
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The Sheriff
Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson announced he will seek reelection this November. Here are some questions for discussion:
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The City Responds
My February 15, 2008, post titled Better Than a Gold Watch referred to employee consulting services contracts issued by the City during 2007 to three retired Coeur d’Alene employees and their spouses. The contracts were mentioned in minutes of three separate city council meetings, but there were no details about the contracts. The absence of detail seemed worthy of further examination.
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Education Corridor Update II
We have another tidbit! We have another tidbit! Yeah!
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