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Boaters Fight To Keep Launch Open

Boaters in North Idaho hope to make a wake at Coeur d' Alene City Hall by rallying to keep the 3rd Street boat launch open.The City of Coeur d' Alene Parks department along with a team of local designers propose closing the boat launch as part of an multi-million dollar renovation to nearby McEuen Field.On Saturday, dozens of boaters and concerned citizens rallied at McEuen Field to encourage city council members to preserve the McEuen field and keep the launch open. "We all agree that we could use a little sprucing up, we could use really nice restrooms and some more paths and benches and nice playground, nice restroom facilities but we don't need $39 million spent in this end of town," said Rita Sims-Snyder, with Friends of McEuen, a non-profit created to save the area/Annie Bishop, KXLY. More here.

Question: Do you want to see the boat launch remain at its current downtown Coeur d'Alene location?



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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