Meeting on NIC set

North Idaho College’s neighbors will share their vision with the college Wednesday.

The Fort Ground Homeowners’ Association will present their recently adopted mission and vision statement to NIC’s Board of Trustees.

The college is part of the historic Fort Grounds neighborhood. The mission statement addresses issues of zoning and traffic, green space preservation, aesthetics, communication and partnerships.

Laurie Olson-Horswill, an NIC English instructor and a Fort Grounds resident, is acting as a liaison between the college and the association. She said Monday that the association is sharing its vision with different community groups, including NIC, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council.

“We’re just being a proactive, good community group,” she said.

The city, NIC and the association worked together in the past to solve parking concerns. Now, NIC students and visitors are restricted from parking on most of the residential streets in the Fort Grounds. Parking is limited to homeowners with parking passes.

The association’s mission statement says the group wants to help propose exits and entrances to the proposed educational corridor planned along Northwest Boulevard and for City Park and the entire neighborhood. The statement recommends that future parking lots be located in commercially zoned areas and not replace green space or homes.

Also at Wednesday’s meeting, trustees will begin discussing a wish list for the upcoming legislative session. The college will present the agenda to legislators during an upcoming luncheon at the college.

Candace Wheeler, the director of distance education, will update the board on NIC’s off-campus offerings and the Silver Valley Center for NIC, set to open next semester.

The meeting begins at 6 in the Driftwood Bay Room of NIC’s Student Union Building.