Courtesy of JT Olio
There have been some interesting items mixed in among the advertisements and bills in mailboxes near Hideout recently, including a newspaper called the Hideout Herald that caught nearby resident JT Olio’s eye.
“It just started showing up in the mail,” Olio said. “… My immediate reaction to the very first one was, ‘Brockbank!’”
Olio was referencing developer Nate Brockbank, who along with the Hideout Town Council is at the center of a controversial attempt to annex part of Richardson Flat to build 600 homes and a commercial center on what is now open land.
Olio sees the Hideout Herald as part of Brockbank’s sales pitch to Hideout residents ahead of a June referendum in which voters will decide whether the annexation and development will go forward.