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Residents tell commissioners they pay for services they cannot access; sanitation and transit raised in public comment
Summary
Public commenters told Kootenai County commissioners they pay taxes or fees for services such as transit and sanitation that do not reach their properties; county and city officials explained how sanitation fees are structured and suggested rural collection options.
Several members of the public used the meeting’s public-comment period on April 2 to say they pay county taxes or fees for services that do not serve them directly and asked commissioners to address perceived inequities.
Lori Arbro, identified in the transcript as Athol clerk-treasurer, said her city was concerned about proposed county language in area-of-impact agreements that appeared to give the county authority to deny applications; she said that language had been…
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