Rathdrum Mountain issues

Ed Young, who served on the city council in the early 1980s, said this region already has ample recreation offerings and developing the site would destroy wildlife habitat and be a magnet for public-induced problems.

“We already have more than 50 lakes and streams all over the place,” Young said. “You’d get people coming in and setting up (makeshift) homes. That’s what gets invited when you do something like this in a town area.”

Last year, during a tour of the mountain site with local officials, Mayor Vic Holmes said he hadn’t heard any concerns about possibly lightly developing the property, other than from adjacent landowners. More here . Brian Walker, Cda Press