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Kootenai County directs staff to draft ordinance to remove abandoned vessels
Summary
County officials asked staff to draft a consolidated ordinance to add abandoned vessels to existing derelict-dock rules, give the sheriff authority to remove vessels and allow recovery of removal costs; sheriff's office cited disposal costs 'upwards of $10,000' and urged misdemeanor penalties.
Kootenai County commissioners directed staff on Feb. 24 to draft a consolidated ordinance that would allow the county to remove abandoned vessels from public waterways and recover removal costs, following a presentation from the sheriff's office and the Waterways Advisory Board.
The proposal, presented to the board by Doug Harris of the Waterways Advisory Board, was brought to the board by the sheriff's office. "This is a proposal that was brought to us by the sheriff's department," Harris said, and the advisory board recommended forwarding it to the county for action. Deputy O'Neil, a marine supervisor with the sheriff's office, told the board the intent is to add "vessels" to an existing county ordinance that currently covers derelict docks and float houses.
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