City Looks At Old Mill Redevelopment

Item: Atlas shrugged: City committee to help determine use of old mill sites /Jeff Selle, Press

More Info: A new advisory committee will be formed to vet various ideas and opportunities for building out the city of Coeur d’Alene as old mill sites begin to develop to the west of town along the Spokane River. “This is actually coming back to an idea you had to form a committee to look at that corridor,” City Attorney Mike Gridley told the City Council Tuesday night. Originally, the council was interested in the old Atlas Mill property, but Gridley said with everything going on in the area, it may be prudent to look at a larger area. “It really is a bigger picture,” he explained, saying the committee should focus on all of the activity from the Huetter Corridor down to Riverstone. “As the property develops and if this railroad property is purchased, how is it going to be used?”

Question: Is it wise for the city to try to control development in the Huetter corridor area?