Kootenai County commissioners agree to sign Lakes Highway District lease
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months, 3 weeks AGO
County Commissioners Marc Eberlein, Bruce Mattare and Leslie Duncan agreed to sign a lease agreement between Kootenai County and Lakes Highway District on Tuesday. The highway district’s lease was terminated by the county on Jan. 6.
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Fifth and Lakeside boat launch in Bayview.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | May 7, 2025 1:00 AM
COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County commissioners agreed unanimously Tuesday to sign a lease proposed by Lakes Highway District.
“This is an agreement for one year,” Commissioner Leslie Duncan said.
The lease means the county will be able to get the required permit from the Idaho Department of Lands to install a new dock at Bayview.
For years, the county has maintained the properties at Bayview, the Spirit Lake Nautical Loop and the Twin Lakes Par 3 for waterway access and maintenance, but when the lease was terminated this winter, the partnership was thrown into question.
Because Lakes Highway District is unable to actively maintain the properties due to its jurisdiction as a highway district, Kootenai County has covered the properties for the public through its Parks and Waterways Department.
The new lease agreement includes a requirement for 180 days' notice if the lease is vacated in the future.
The lease is only for the 2025-26 season.
Fifth and Lakeside boat launch in Bayview.ARTICLES BY CAROLYN BOSTICK
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