The Shoshone Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the purchase of a $17,950 man lift by Shoshone County Solid Waste director Richard Brenner.
The purchase addressed a serious safety need for the solid waste department and the county’s transfer station.
Public access is at the forefront as Shoshone County commissioners address a piece of property at the center of an ongoing dispute over the land’s ownership.
The property, at the mouth of Big Creek as it flows into the St. Joe River near Herrick Park, is now the subject of a quiet title suit filed in April by the Buell Brothers against the unknown heirs of William and Joyce Scofield, the original owners of the Herrick Park land.
A recent decision from the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners may lead to some frustrations from former lessees.
It was announced the commissioners would not be renewing any leases on county property through May 31, to give the board time to review the properties that had been leased and determine if that was the best use of them.
Changes to Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction program in 2021 may have put many Shoshone County residents in a position to claim hardship.
On Wednesday morning, the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners heard a petition for a hardship exemption from a local resident who suddenly saw her annual taxes raised by nearly 200% despite previously qualifying for the circuit breaker for many years.
Changes to Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction program in 2021 may have put many Shoshone County residents in a position to claim hardship.
On Wednesday morning, the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners heard a petition for a hardship exemption from a local resident who suddenly saw her annual taxes raised by nearly 200% despite previously qualifying for the circuit breaker for many years.