Planning and Zoning issues formal complaint to Owen Benjamin

Boundary County Planning and Zoning issued a formal complaint to Owen Benjamin last week, detailing potential land use violations for his Moyie River property.

FEMA to conduct large-scale exercise for earthquake preparation

BOISE - Emergency management officials in Idaho will take part in a large-scale exercise with Washington and Oregon and FEMA Region 10, June 7-10. The exercise will test state and county preparedness measures for a massive earthquake that could devastate large areas along the West Coast. The exercise scenario is meant to simulate the catastrophic impacts of a Cascadia Subduction Zone magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

County Commissioners special meeting with P&Z

The Boundary County Board of Commissioners will meet in special session with the Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the County Annex.

Legals July 19, 2018

File No.: 400843 / Kelley Title No. 688567-S Customer Ref No. 33766242 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On November 13, 2018 at the hour of 10:30AM, of said day, on the front steps of the Boundary County Courthouse located at 6452 Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805. Alliance Title & Escrow Corp., as trustee, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, cashier's check, certified check or tellers check, (from a bank which has a branch in the community at the site of the sale), money order, State of Idaho check or local government check, or cash equivalent in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the same time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Boundary, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to wit: Lots 5, 6, and 7A of the Replat of Lots 7 to 18 inclusive of Grandview Park Addition to Bonners Ferry, according to the plat thereof recorded in Book 1 of Plats, Page 12, records of Boundary County, Idaho. THE TRUSTEE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY, BUT FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH IDAHO CODE, SECTION 60-113, THE TRUSTEE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE STREET ADDRESS OF: 6913 Atlanta Street, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, MAY SOMETIMES BE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID REAL PROPERTY. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the deed of trust executed by Freda R. Kelley, an unmarried person, as Grantor to Alliance Title & Escrow Corp., as Trustee, for the benefit and security of The United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture as Beneficiary, recorded June 16, 2006 as Instrument No. 226993, Mortgage records of Boundary County, Idaho. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which this sale is to be made is failure to: Make principal and interest payments as set forth on said Deed of Trust and Promissory Note. The original loan amount was $150,000.00 together with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum, as evidenced in Promissory Note dated June 16, 2006. Payments are in default for the months of September 2017 through and including June 2018 in the amount of $531.13 per month and continuing each and every month thereafter until date of sale or reinstatement. The balance now due is: $130,771.87 in principal; $6,645.34 in interest; $57,700.26 in subsidy granted; and $437.99 in fees currently assessed and computed through June 21, 2018 with interest accruing thereafter at the daily rate of $21.5405. In addition to the above, there is also due any late charges, advances, escrow collection fees, attorney fees, fees or costs associated with this foreclosure. The balance owing as of this date on the obligation secured by said deed of trust is $188,472.13, excluding interest, costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligations thereunder or in this sale, as trustee's fees and/or reasonable attorney's fees as authorized in the promissory note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust. Dated: July 10, 2018 Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. By: Erica Braun, Trust Officer Phone: 208-947-1553 This communication is on behalf of a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. BFH Legal 9944 July 19, 26, 2018 August 2, 9, 2018

Comment deadline on caribou plan July 2

PRIEST LAKE — The cost over the next two decades to protect old-growth habitat for endangered woodland caribou in northern Idaho and northeast Washington state will be about $1.5 million, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft economic analysis.

Legals for October, 5 2023

Opportunities and limitations of industrial growth in Boundary County

What local property rights conflicts reveal about county zoning ordinances

The recent dispute over Panhandle Door Inc.'s industrial expansion near residential homes has highlighted a larger issue in Boundary County: where should industrial development go?

Bike/walk trail committee to meet

BONNERS FERRY — Expanding the pedestrian and cycling routes throughout town will be the mandate of a newly formed committee in Bonners Ferry.

Legals December 6, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Boundary County Commissioners will hold public hearing at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2018, in the County Commissioners' Office located in Room #28 of the Boundary County Courthouse, 6452 Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry, to consider the following request for a variance and to accept public comment on this matter. The request, made by property owner Travis Wisberg for parcel #RP62N01E109005A, located in the 800 block of Homestead Loop, is for a variance of the location of an approach from the Road Standards Ordinance. The deadline for written comment and material is by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018. Written comment may be mailed to Boundary County Commissioners, P.O. Box 419, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805, faxed to the attention of Commissioners at (208) 267-7814, or emailed to commissioners@boundarycountyid.org. Written comment will be accepted at public hearing provided the material is read into the record. There may be five (5) minute limit per person on verbal testimony. Further information on this application is available for public review in the Boundary County Commissioners' Office, Room 28 of the Courthouse. Information is also available by calling (208)267-7723. Anyone requiring special accommodation due to handicap or disability should contact the Commissioners' Office at least two (2) days prior to the hearing. BFH Legal 10050 November 29, 2018 December 6, 2018

Courts

Bonners Ferry is considering changes to off-street parking ordinance on Sept. 24

The city of Bonners Ferry is considering some changes to its off-street parking ordinance and an update to the planned unit development (PUD) codes.

Motocross track permit sought

BONNERS FERRY — A motocross race series could be coming to Boundary County this summer if the permit is approved.

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­­BOUNDARY COUNTY—The U.S. Forest Service would like to remind visitors of Idaho Panhandle National Forests that forest gates in grizzly bear management units will be opening soon. Gates in the Selkirk range are scheduled to open on Nov. 16, while gates in the Purcell and Cabinet Mountains should open Dec. 1. “These dates are dependent on weather conditions and personnel availability,” according to a USFS press release.

Legals October 24, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following locations are designated as polling sites for the Election to be held November 5, 2019 in Bonners Ferry ldaho, County of Boundary: Precinct Location BF/Kootenai Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds 6550 Kootenai St. Bonners Ferry) Moyie Springs Moyie City Hall (3331 Roosevelt Rd.) North Bonners Ferry Exhibit Hall at Fairgrounds (6550 Kootenai St. Bonners Ferry) Valley View Exhibit Hall at the Fairgrounds (6550 Kootenai St. Bonners Ferry) The polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Any person requiring a special accommodation due to a disability should contact the ClerKs Office at267-2242 at least five days prior to the election. For further information or any questions regarding this notice, please call the Boundary County Clerk's Office at 267-2242. /S/ GIenda Poston Clerk of the District Court 10-24-2079 Publish Notice BFH LEGAL 10292 OCTOBER 24,2019

Boundary County Museum showcases, celebrates community

Keeping Boundary County Museum growing and moving forward is of prime consideration for the board of trustees, museum staff, and volunteers. This past year has been filled with events, partnerships, collection donations, and visitors to this museum.

More caterpillar problems discovered

In the summer of 2010, the Idaho State Department of Lands (IDL), the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the U.S. Forest Service detected new areas with defoliation by a caterpillar called the Douglas-fir tussock moth in Kootenai and Benewah counties in Idaho, and Spokane County in Washington.

County's comprehensive plan lacks leadership

Several years ago, our county commissioners were forced into holding a public meeting to discuss land use:  The Comprehensive Plan.  This meeting was brought about because hundreds of local citizens saw their ways of life, their investments in their homes, and their quality of life being paved over by rapid, unregulated land development.  Prominently they saw the open spaces of the valley bottom and other prime agricultural land threatened by subdivisions and rampant speculation.

Rockslide causes BNSF train to derail into the Kootenai River

MOYIE SPRINGS — A rockslide caused the derailment of a mile-long BNSF Railway train that was en route from Minneapolis, Minn., to Pasco, Wash., on Wednesday night, Jan. 1, sending an engine with its two-person crew plunging into the Kootenai River.

BCSD candidate forum canceled

The Bonner County School District candidate forum scheduled for Oct. 26 has been canceled due to two candidates unable to attend, said Superintendent Jan Bayer.

Voting Precincts for March 8, 2022 Election

Here is the website to the map to determine your voting location boundarycountyid.org