Commissioners approve final Camp Bay trail agreement with conditions
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
After more than two years of work and litigation, the Bonner County board of commissioners voted Nov. 5 to approve the easement at Camp Bay, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
After more than two years of work and litigation, the Bonner County board of commissioners voted Nov. 5 to approve the easement at Camp Bay, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Anxiety has been growing among Sagle residents about the proposed U.S. 95-Dufort Road to Lakeshore Drive corridor expansion, which the Idaho Transportation Department unveiled at …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Hostilities between the Bonner County board of commissioners and the offices of the sheriff, prosecutor and coroner temporarily deescalated during the regular business meeting March …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staf
The Bonner County commissioners were able to approve several bits of new business — mainly regarding Road and Bridge rock crushing contracts and Bonner County …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners maintained an uncharacteristically reserved first half of its regular business meeting on Feb. 20 — unanimously approving airport grant …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners continued its months-long streak of argumentative business meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 23, when members sparred over public comment, Commissioner …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners’ regular business meeting came to several abrupt halts on Jan. 9, as Chair Luke Omodt called for five separate …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners covered a number of issues at the forefront of the public’s consciousness during their regular Tuesday business meeting Dec. …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
At a public hearing Oct. 2, Bonner County commissioners approved development of the Providence subdivision, which encompasses 116 residential lots on approximately 40 acres east …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners on Feb. 28 repealed an earlier decision to engage an outside law firm for board training purposes, after questions were raised about …
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