It has been a long process to get a county-owned property at the intersection of Airport Road and Commerce Drive ready to become a Maverik gas station, but according to Smelterville Mayor Tom Benson, groundbreaking is only weeks away.
The Bonner County commissioners are working to schedule a resident workshop following discussions Tuesday about requiring a septic permit before a building location permit can be issued.
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While they sympathize with his situation, Priest River officials said they were unable to grant a resident's exemption request for connection to the city’s sewer system.
The council also denied a request by Rich Sonntag to connect to the system for the amount he paid in the 1970s but never used. Instead, the amount would be counted as a credit toward the current amount of the fee.