How Kootenai County will handle solid waste fees in the future remains in question, after assessor Béla Kovacs declared his office won’t administer the fees any longer and he did not attend a special meeting Thursday to discuss the matter.
From hundreds of stories published by The Press in 2023, newsroom staff carved out a list of the top 10 issues, challenges and events that Press reporters covered over the past 12 months.
Some cities are willing to consider impact fees to support the Kootenai County jail.
But the county’s additional ask that cities collect impact fees for the sheriff’s office and county parks and waterways and withhold building permits until they get proof of payment appears to have stalled.