SilverWing awarded legal costs in court
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A state court ordered Bonner County to pay $752,907.82 in legal fees to SilverWing last week, another setback in its longstanding legal dispute with the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A state court ordered Bonner County to pay $752,907.82 in legal fees to SilverWing last week, another setback in its longstanding legal dispute with the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday discouraging the use of the Greenprint, a conservation planning document.
The resolution comes on the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County vs. SilverWing trial concluded Tuesday night with a jury awarding $250,000 to SilverWing.
After a full week of testimony, evidence analysis and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Yet another round of lawsuits questioning the legality of recent Bonner County commissioner decisions have hit the courts.
Hot off the heels of several wrongful …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Former Sandpoint planning director Jeremy Grimm is seeking $100,000 in damages from Bonner County following a dispute over land use decisions.
Dated Feb. 29, Grimm’s …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Commissioners signed off on a controversial change to Bonner County Planning Department appeals Wednesday despite heavy resistance.
Dozens of county residents attended the meeting to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners placed limits on the county planning commission’s authority this week, restricting the time frame and scope of its decision-making.
The latest in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Planning Commission hasn’t yet made a decision on proposed changes to land use appeals. But the Bonner County Board of Commissioners may …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Planning Commission has a problem, one it’s struggling to resolve.
In December, the governmental body responsible for decisions on county land use …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local business growth is usually a good thing, but not everyone is happy with Alpine Cedar sawmill’s planned expansion.
Home and business owners are in …
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