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Staff outlines plan for potential East Saltise urban renewal district; community outreach and annexation steps detailed
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City staff told the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency that a potential East Saltise urban renewal district could use tax increment financing to support infrastructure; staff said property owners have generally responded positively but no consent letters have yet been received and annexation-fee waivers would require council approval.
City staff reported April 16 that the city is moving toward creating a potential urban renewal district in the East Saltise vicinity and will begin property-owner outreach to determine boundaries and next steps.
A staff member summarized an April 13 staff meeting and said Community Development Director Bob Seal delivered the same presentation shown at a Nov. 18, 2025 joint workshop. The staff member said the city plans to send letters to property owners informing them of the potential district and encouraging annexation for parcels not already in the city.
"The city is working towards sending out a letter to property owners informing them of the potential district and encouraging them to consider annexation if they are not already in the city," the staff member said.
Seal told commissioners that, "Short answer is no letter of consent yet. We're gonna work on putting together that draft boundary and get those letters out," and that one attendee had begun meeting with some landowners to discuss the proposal.
Staff described the potential to connect several properties to existing city infrastructure so they could move forward with development; initial tax increment would be used to secure bond financing for larger infrastructure projects to support further commercial and industrial development.
Commissioners asked whether property owners were broadly supportive and whether the city would consider waiving annexation application fees. The staff member said comments at the outreach meeting were generally favorable. Seal said waiving annexation application fees would be a council-level decision and that he would not unilaterally waive those fees: "I'm not gonna offer to waive annexation fees. Those are paid at development."
Seal estimated the outreach, boundary refinement and initial feasibility work could be completed in roughly a year but said the timeline would require sustained staff work and coordination with property owners and council direction.
The discussion concluded with staff noting next steps: drafting a boundary, sending owner notifications, and initiating an economic feasibility study once annexation activity is clearer.
