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County staff to send BIA standard responses on Coeur d'Alene tribe 47‑acre fee‑to‑trust application

5579482 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

A draft county response for the Bureau of Indian Affairs was previewed; staff recommended the board place a letter on the next legislative agenda documenting 2025 property tax receipts, absence of county special assessments and deferring land‑use questions to the City of Spokane because the site lies within city boundaries.

Jim Omasio, special deputy prosecuting attorney, briefed commissioners on an application from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe requesting that a roughly 47.8‑acre parcel be taken into trust by the federal government. The parcel sits near Lataw Creek and lies within the City of Spokane boundary, staff said.

Omasio said Bureau of Indian Affairs procedures require local agencies to provide certain information within a 30‑day comment window: (1) tax revenue affected if property is placed into…

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