February 4, 2010 in Idaho

Cabin expansion limit gets fresh look

Panhandle rule aims at keeping sewage out of lakes

Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review

Tags: 2010 Idaho Legislature panhandle health district

BOISE – The Panhandle Health District will take another look at its rule limiting expansion of North Idaho cabins on old, noncompliant sewer systems, but the move won’t help a Pullman resident who built a home on Lake Coeur d’Alene and now can’t occupy it.

State Sen. Gary Schroeder, R-Moscow, recently introduced legislation to do away with the expansion limit, a move the health district said would undermine its ability to keep sewage out of North Idaho lakes and waterways. But Schroeder pulled his bill off a Senate committee agenda this week in favor of negotiations.

“I’ll wait and …

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