Attorney: County Needs To Apologize To Cheri Howell

Item: Senior planner weighs legal options: Cheri Howell accused of ordering destruction of meeting audio recording /Marc Stewart, Coeur d’Alene

More Info: Loose lips and office politics could end up costing Kootenai County hundreds of thousands of dollars if a senior planner is exonerated of criminal wrongdoing. Cheri Howell’s attorney, Scott Poorman, is considering his client’s legal options while authorities sort out exactly what happened following a Sept. 24 Planning Commission workshop on the county’s Comprehensive Plan. Howell is accused of ordering the destruction of an audio recording of a public meeting — a felony — after two planning commissioners were allegedly badmouthing county planning director Scott Clark, two sources confirmed.