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Panhandle Health District reports permit growth, flags clinical services funding
Summary
Panhandle Health District Director Eric Kettner told Kootenai County commissioners that septic permitting, food licenses and aquifer-protection work increased in fiscal 2025 while demand for district-run clinical services has declined, prompting discussion about continuing $363,000 in county support for clinical operations in fiscal 2026.
Eric Kettner, director of the Panhandle Health District, told the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that the health district closed out fiscal 2025 with increases in permitting and environmental oversight and is reviewing the future of its clinical-services program.
Kettner said the district issued “nearly a thousand food establishment licenses,” processed more than 1,500 building‑permit reviews in collaboration with county Community Development and reviewed “over 1,200 facilities” as part of aquifer‑protection work. He reported “over 200 inspections in the past year” and said the district is working with business owners and a proposed regional committee to develop best management practices for containment of commercial on-site products.
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