A proposed overhaul of Kootenai County’s land development rules whipped up a storm of criticism last year and drove the three county commissioners to dump a Texas consultant hired to do the update. The controversy over the ill-fated Unified Land Use Code also motivated two small business owners – both champions of private property rights – to run for the county Board of Commissioners. Republicans Marc Eberlein and David Stewart would form a solidly conservative alliance opposed to regulations that infringe on residents’ ability to develop their land. They are challenged in the Nov. 4 general election by Democrats Bruce Noble and Jerry Shriner. Land use isn’t the only burning issue in the campaign. All four candidates also have weighed in on the county’s long-running effort to ease jail crowding/Scott Maben, SR. More here.

Question: Do you support the conservative duo of Eberlein and Stewart?