Kootenai County Appeals Tribe Application

Item: CdA Tribe protests appeal of land trust application: Kootenai County commissioners say placing land in trust will cost $9,898 in revenue /Alison Boggs, SR

More Info: Allan’s letter pointed out that in 2009, the tribe donated more than $1 million to Kootenai County schools, allocated $1.1 million for the county’s free public bus system, paid $100,000 toward its $1 million donation to the Kroc Center, donated $500,000 to other charities and spent $2.9 million on road- and transportation-related projects. Hancock said the tribe donates significantly to the community to offset the loss of tax revenue.

Question: Is Chairman Rick Currie and his fellow commissioners being penny wise and pound foolish in appealing the tribe’s land trust application?