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County hears proposal to deed small Centennial Trail segment to City of Post Falls
Summary
Kootenai County legal staff presented a proposed quitclaim deed Aug. 26 to transfer a short county‑owned Centennial Trail segment to the City of Post Falls at the request of a developer and the city, and presenters said the city would assume maintenance obligations for that segment.
Pat Braden of the county Prosecuting Attorney’s Division presented a proposed quitclaim deed and a map showing the parcel at issue and adjacent Centennial Trail right‑of‑way. Braden said a developer, Rose of Sharon Enterprises, and the City of Post Falls have requested conveyance of a short county‑owned segment so the city can approve a general ingress/egress crossing to serve a development.
Braden described the map and ownership: the county owns the parcel in question and an adjacent Centennial Trail right‑of‑way to the west; the City of Post Falls owns the trail right‑of‑way immediately east. He said a quitclaim deed has been drafted and reviewed by the county prosecutor’s office but that final execution remained the board’s prerogative.
Commissioners asked who would be responsible for maintenance if the county conveyed the segment. Braden and other presenters pointed to the existing joint powers agreement that governs trail building and maintenance across jurisdictions; Braden said the joint powers board “consists of the county, city of Post Falls and city of Coeur D'Alene” and meets periodically to address standards and maintenance.
Scott Poorman, attorney for Rose of Sharon, told commissioners the developer’s parcel has been annexed into Post Falls and said the transfer would “decrease[] its obligations for trail maintenance and the city would be assuming those obligations as part of this transfer.” Poorman said the project is an affordable‑housing development already approved by the city and added that the transfer would also facilitate future wastewater infrastructure the city plans to route through the area.
Chris Gabbard, deputy city attorney for Post Falls, said the city is willing to accept ownership and maintenance of the segment and that his office reviewed the joint powers agreement. He said the transfer is “a step along the basis” to align ownership where the city has annexed property and that the city does not intend to expand its borders unnecessarily.
Public comment included Poorman and Gabbard; no formal vote or conveyance occurred at the meeting. Commissioners did not make a final decision on the deed during the Aug. 26 session.
