Item: Tribe, county debate land: Commissioners do not want to lose $9,900 in taxes generated by land/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press

More Info: The dispute is over 142.6 acres in Kootenai County on the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Reservation. More precisely, it's over the property taxes - around $9,900 per year - that land generates. Kootenai County doesn't want to lose that annual allotment should the land go into trust -- essentially when it's taken off the tax rolls and given to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The Tribe is upset the county would put up such a fight. They said the property taxes pale in comparison to the amounts it donates annually around the county.

DFO: Kootenai County commissioners are following in the dubious footsteps of their Benewah County counterparts here, in fighting with the tribe over a property tax pittance. The tribe has a right to be upset by this absurd challenge, especially after it contributes so much to the county. Here's hoping Rick Currie and Rich Piazza don't sour relations with the tribe before they leave office at the end of the year. What do you think about this?