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Benewah County OKs Hospital Bond

Posted by DFO at 4:15 p.m. on November 4 Comments (2)

County voters approved construction of a new hospital and clinic in St. Maries. The request by the hospital board for authority to borrow up to $28.5 million for the new facilities passed with 67.9% approved. A 66% YES vote was required.

DFO: You can catch the headlines for other Benewah County elections at the St. Maries Gazette-Record here. You need a online subscription to read the entire stories.

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  • HonestGeorge on November 04 at 9:45 p.m.

    I'm surprised that it passed - not because the residents don't want the new hospital but because it appears to me that they will be swimming upstream in order to make it a paying proposition. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe has applied for government grants to build a hospital in the Plummer area, which, if approved will be in direct competition to the St. Maries hospital as far as half of the county is concerned. Hard to compete against free money.

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  • JIMMYMAC on November 04 at 10:01 p.m.

    Congrats to Tami Holdahl, my personal choice for mayor!

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