Press: Watson, Commish Need Time Out

Item: Untangle trouble at top of county /Coeur d’Alene Press editorial

More Info: At odds are Sheriff Rocky Watson, one of the region’s most popular elected officials, and the three county commissioners, Rick Currie, Todd Tondee and Rich Piazza. North and South Korea have made more diplomatic progress than these guys. With bad blood brewing for several years now, it’s difficult enough to trace the deep roots of disagreeability, let alone find a solution to the stalemate on coming up with a design and funding plan for adequate jail facilities. Let’s start by acknowledging that county officials have failed to float a proposal that taxpayers can embrace, including last year’s disastrous request for nearly $150 million that quickly abandoned “need” and lustily embraced “want.”

Question: Actually, this is a very good editorial. Unquestionably, Sheriff Rocky Watson and the Board of County Commissioners hardly can tolerate one another. Would you rather have the sheriff and commissioners be buddies? Or wary of one another?