Comp Plan Review To Cost $350K

Item: County to pay $350K for firm to look at Comp Plan: Lack of ordinances is main problem with current document /Alecia Warren, CdA Press

More Info: This time, they want the job done right. And they’re willing to pay good money for it. To ensure the new Kootenai County Comprehensive Plan has more regulatory muscle than the current version, the county has already set aside $350,000 to hire a consulting firm to fashion new ordinances and regulations once the final plan is written.

Blast From Past (Jan. 2, 2008): (Cheri) Howell resigned as a senior planner in the Planning and Building Department Wednesday afternoon, leaving her $48,000 annual salary behind. Moments later, she was hired by the county as an independent contractor for $75,000 to finish the county’s Comprehensive Plan by May 31 — Coeur d’Alene Press. Complete story here .

Question: Izzit just me, or hasn’t the county been throwing time and money at the comprehensive plan for years?