County Land Commissioner Mark "Chip" Lohmeier said this was the county’s fourth request to acquire former Potlatch land – and probably the last. “After this, we’ll have those lands that we were interested in.”
The DNR requests that a county tax-forfeited parcel at the Benedict Lake public access be conveyed to them. In return, the county wants the DNR to donate the northerly portion of the old trestle bridge to the county.
Commissioner Mark “Chip” Lohmeier has a proposed operating budget for Deep Lake Park, the county’s new year-round recreational park. It’s located on the site of the former Val Chatel ski resort, about four miles north of Emmaville.