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County OKs Silverwood Rezoning

The Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously after a public hearing on Thursday to approve Silverwood Theme Park's request to rezone more than 400 acres in the park from rural to commercial. The commissioners agreed the rezone is necessary for the acreage, most in a triangular shaped area beside the train ride and water park, to conform with the largely commercial zoning across the rest of the theme park. "I'm not sure how we got to some of the uses, but it is there," said Commissioner Dan Green of the mismatched zoning in the midst of the park. "I'm not a proponent of just because something's there, we condone it." Commissioner Todd Tondee supported how the rezone would allow Silverwood to eventually pursue more attractions or other projects on the roughly 413 acres, if needed/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: How often do you go to Silverwood in a given year?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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