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Historic preservation commission recommends county not sign mitigation agreement; $260,000 set aside in mitigation bank
Summary
The county was briefed on a mitigation plan tied to the removal of two historic bridges; the State Historic Preservation Office, LTAC and the Army Corps will place $260,000 in a mitigation bank available to local nonprofits and the county’s preservation commission, which recommends not concurring on the memorandum negotiated without local input.
Court staff and the Kootenai County Historic Preservation Commission updated commissioners on an agreement among the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LTAC), the State Historic Preservation Office and the Army Corps of Engineers that resolves mitigation for removal of two historic bridges.
Courtney Beebe, speaking for the Historic Preservation Commission, said the Canyon Road bridge (near Cataldo) will be relocated to the city of Star at a projected relocation cost of about $1.3 million, and the Springston bridge (near Harrison) will be…
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