County has money to build

Kootenai County’s hefty fund balance has commissioners eyeing multiple facility improvements, including jail expansion. “We are the envy of most counties in the state with an unappropriated fund balance of approximately $37 million,” Commissioner Dan Green said during State of the County presentations before about 175 people at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn on Wednesday. Green told Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce members and local leaders that commissioners have penciled in, but not appropriated, about $27 million for projects in the near future with the fund balance. “All of these projects are intended to be funded with current reserves (not by raising taxes),” said Green, adding that $10 million has been penciled for a “rainy day” fund/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

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