Birds of Prey
By Mary Souza, June 12, 2008
It feels like defiant birds are circling, circling, circling. Their target: The taxpayers of Coeur d’Alene. And the prey doesn’t stand a chance.
I attended the General Services meeting at the City of Coeur d’Alene this past Monday. Three city council members listened as City Administrator Wendy Gabriel described the proposed agreement to “lease” the Harbor Center building and land to the University of Idaho for 99 years. If the college chooses to renew the lease after 99 years, (mark that date on your calendars!) they can extend it out to 198 years. (more…)