Crowd expected for Coeur Terre request Tuesday
JACK DEWITT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 weeks, 6 days AGO
This sketch provided by the city of Coeur d'Alene shows the area for Coeur Terre by Kootenai County Land Company, LLC.
A Coeur d’Alene Planning and Zoning commission public hearing is expected to draw a crowd Tuesday. The hearing is scheduled in the Community Library Room at 5:30 p.m.
Coeur Terre 2 is looking to subdivide 202 acres into 284 single-family and 36 multi-family lots, a public park and a public school.
Indian Meadows resident Nate Dyk, who plans to attend and speak at the hearing, is worried that what makes his neighborhood great is at risk.
“It captures the essence of North Idaho right here in Coeur d’Alene,” he said.
Located north of W. Woodside Ave., south of the future W. Nez Perce Road extension, east of N. Huetter Rd., and West of N. Buckskin Rd, the proposed subdivision is known as Coeur Terre 2.
While he is not opposed to growth and development, Dyk is concerned that there is the potential to “alleviate traffic pressure by sending them through our neighborhood” is serious.
The Kootenai County Land Company is planning Coeur Terre, a roughly 450-acre project that calls for about 2,000 housing units, businesses, shops and restaurants, 18 acres of parks, 4 miles of trails and land for two public schools.
The property is north of Interstate 90, south of west Hanley Avenue, east of Huetter Road and west of Atlas Road.
Buildout is expected to be over 20 to 30 years. The entire project is more than 1,000 acres and could eventually house about 4,500 families. The remaining acreage sits to the west of Huetter Avenue, within Post Falls city limits.
Residents' concerns are not new as several people spoke to Coeur d’Alene City Council during a zone change and annexation decision in 2022.
“Please keep our neighborhood as inviting as it is now,” said Sharmon Schmitt, during the 2022 council meeting. “Please protect our trees and our property.”
While neighbors of the proposed subdivision have been concerned for some time, others believe that it could be huge for the area.
In 2022, Brad Marshall, senior project manager/planner with J-U-B Engineers, said the project is estimated to provide 900 new jobs, generate $4.5 million in property and sales tax revenues and will be a total $2.5 billion investment into the community over buildout.
Planners said 5% of the housing will be affordable workforce housing.
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