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Residents and commissioners spar over leaked moratorium, legal review and transparency in Bonner County
Summary
Public comment at the Bonner County meeting focused on a recent moratorium on minor land divisions, a reported leak of related information, and the county's legal review. Speakers disagreed about the board's handling; the legal opinion was referred to the Idaho Attorney General according to meeting remarks.
A dispute over a recently adopted moratorium on minor land divisions and a leaked document drew extended public comment and exchanges between residents and county officials at the Bonner County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Resident John Dupree said he was concerned about process and optics after an emergency meeting on the moratorium and asked that county actions follow public procedures. "I think he was right that we probably ought to have it through the process and not an emergency thing," Dupree said during public comment.
George Garrett (recorded in the transcript as George Garrett, Barnarkami) voiced support for the moratorium and criticized earlier policy choices,…
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