The meeting may have lasted only 20 minutes, but the East Bonner County Library Board covered a lot of ground.
The Stevens County Rural Library District was the sole bidder for the former library district bookmobile, Vanessa Velez, principal librarian and interim EBCLD director, said.
At the Aug. 14 East Bonner County Library Board meeting, one of the public comments stood out to me. The commenter was suggesting that the library create a procurement committee and that she would volunteer to join.
After the West Bonner County School District superintendent forum on Wednesday, I questioned the texts, mailings and social media smear campaigns from Good Government Bulldogs, Idaho Moms, and other extra-district popup groups denigrating Branden Durst.
There is something for everyone in Tuesday's election.
From a trio of levy questions, an East Bonner County Library Board election, and board elections for the Pend Oreille Hospital District, every precinct in the county has something on the ballot, Bonner County Clerk Michael Rosedale said.
I would urge East Bonner County residents to turn out and vote for Stacy Rodriguez to be the next EBC Library Board trustee on May 16. Rodriguez has pledged to represent the interests of everyone in the district and she addresses issues honestly and in good faith.