Chateau de Loire hearing has changed
Kootenai County has moved the first public hearing on the proposed Chateau de Loire golf retreat to May 31, after the developers requested more time.
The hearing was initially scheduled for April 19 as part of a legally mitigated agreement between the county and Kirk-Hughes Development Company of Las Vegas.
County Attorney John Cafferty said the French-themed project, which would include an 18-hole golf course, 500 homes and condos, and a community dock, remains on a fast-track schedule as part of the mediation agreement.
The development company said government agencies need more time to comment on the application and for the company to respond to any concerns.
A local watchdog group, Neighbors for Responsible Growth, also asked the county to cancel the April hearing because the application was incomplete.
– Erica Curless
Hayden
Convicted violent sex offender living in area
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department on Monday issued notice of a violent sexual predator living in the area.
Ricky Lee Milks, 41, was convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct in 1990. He lives at 3390 Hudlow Road, Hayden.
Authorities are required by law to notify the community when a violent sexual predator registers in the county.
Community notification is a provision of “Carissa’s Law,” named after a 14-year-old Post Falls girl who was raped and killed by a violent sexual predator.
Carissa Benway’s mother campaigned for the law, which requires names, pictures, address and convictions of violent sex offenders to be publicized in newspapers.
Idaho’s sex offender registry is online at www.isp.state.id.us.
– Taryn Brodwater
Post Falls
More than 200 trees available to residents
Want a leafy addition to your yard? The city of Post Falls is giving away trees Wednesday left over from the fourth annual Plant a Tree (for FREE!) Day.
The city has more than 200 medium and large shade trees, including pin oak, London plane, honey locust, flax mill sugar maple and Sienna Glen Freeman maple, to give away.
The Post Falls Parks Department will distribute the trees on a first-come, first-served basis 3-6 p.m. near the boat ramp at Q’emiln Park.
The trees, ranging from 6 to 8 feet tall, are placed in plastic bags to keep roots moist for the trip home. They should be planted by this weekend at the latest, parks officials said.
Donations to the Post Falls Tree Trust Fund are welcome and will be used for planting trees and providing education through Community Canopy, a three-city partnership that promotes tree care and maintenance education.
– Hope Brumbach