The Courier continued on page 8..... Democratic Caucus March 22nd Local Contested Races for May Primary Next Tuesday, March 22nd, the Democratic Party will hold caucuses through- out Idaho to determine their candidate for U.S. Presi- dent. You are encouraged to arrive at your caucus lo- cation by at least 6:30 p.m. because the doors will close promptly at 7 p.m. For those of you who are unsure of what this pro- cess is, a caucus is a meet- ing where voters engage in debate and discussion re- garding various candidates, after which votes are cast. e caucus also chooses del- egates to send to the state convention. During the last presiden- tal election both Republi- cans and Democrats held caucuses, but this year the Republican returned to a standard popular vote. e caucus process can, and of- ten does, end in a very dif- ferent result than a popular vote. Idaho’s Democratic Cau- cus is a very open process. If you will be eligible to vote in the November 8th election, then you are eligible to cau- cus! at means you don’t have to be registered yet, or With the passing of the deadline for declaration of candidacy for the May Primary Election, a num- ber of contested local races have emerged within the Republican Party. In Lincoln County five individuals are running for the Republican nomination for County Sheriff: George “JR” Gregory, William T. (Bill) Irving, Cresley Mc- Connell, Rene Rodriguez, and Verlon C. Southwick. Craig Gill is running for Sheriff as an Independent Candidate and will appear on the November ballot. A petition was filed by Betty Peyman to challenge Roy Hubert for Lincoln County Commissioner Dis- trict 3, but the petition was declared invalid because one or more of the signa- tures were from individuals outside that district. Mrs. Peyman can still run as a Write-In, --- In Camas County three Republicans are running for County Commissioner. Travis Kramer is running unopposed for District 3, the seat held by Ken Back- strom. District 2 (the seat held by Ron Chapman) has two candidates: Mar- shall Ralph and Monte Cangiamilla. ere are also two candi- dates for Precinct Commit- teeman, Precinct 1: Tracey Martin and Tylar Ballard (both Republican). --- In Gooding County the race to watch is for Prose- cuting Attorney which has three candidates: Brendan Ash, Matt Pember, and the incumbent, Luverne Shull. For District 3 Commis- sioner, former commissioner Terrell Williams is running against Wayne Chandler who won that seat in 2012. ree Precinct Commit- teemen positions will be de- cided in May: Gooding City #2 - Randy Basterrechea and Ross Koyle; Gooding Rural #3 - Roger Cheney continued on page 8..... Each year the American Legion recog- nizes 8th grade students who have proven themselves to be good citizens. e Ameri- can Legion School Award is designed to encourage the qualities of Courage, Honor, Leadership, Patriotism, Scholarship, and Service. In February awards were given Angela Bjornn (Top) and Morgan Ramirez (run- ner-up) at Bliss School. e three winners from Gooding Middle School were Khali Robinson (Top), Adam Baker, and Blade Bryant (in photo with Post #30 Adjutant Donald Larson and Commander John Koonce). American Legion Post #30 is greatly hon- ored in having the privilege to make these awards annually. American Legion School Awards American Legion School Awards Volume 40 ~ Number 11 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding CourierNews.webs.com Now on FaceBook facebook.com/pages/e-Courier-News ,2016 March 16 NEWS
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Democratic CaucusMarch 22nd
Local Contested Races for May Primary
Next Tuesday, March22nd,theDemocraticPartywillholdcaucusesthrough-outIdahotodeterminetheircandidate for U.S. Presi-dent.Youareencouragedtoarriveatyourcaucuslo-cationbyatleast6:30p.m.becausethedoorswillclosepromptlyat7p.m. Forthoseofyouwhoareunsure of what this pro-cessis,acaucusisameet-ingwherevotersengageindebate and discussion re-gardingvariouscandidates,afterwhichvotesarecast.Thecaucusalsochoosesdel-egatestosendtothestateconvention. Duringthelastpresiden-talelectionbothRepubli-cans and Democrats heldcaucuses,butthisyeartheRepublican returned to astandardpopularvote.Thecaucusprocesscan,andof-tendoes,endinaverydif-ferentresultthanapopularvote. Idaho’sDemocraticCau-cusisaveryopenprocess.IfyouwillbeeligibletovoteintheNovember8thelection,thenyouareeligibletocau-cus!Thatmeansyoudon’thavetoberegisteredyet,or
Withthepassingofthedeadline for declarationof candidacy for the MayPrimaryElection,anum-berofcontestedlocalraceshave emerged within theRepublicanParty. In Lincoln County fiveindividualsarerunningfortheRepublicannominationforCountySheriff:George“JR”Gregory,WilliamT.(Bill)Irving,CresleyMc-Connell,ReneRodriguez,andVerlonC.Southwick.Craig Gill is running forSheriffasanIndependentCandidateandwillappearontheNovemberballot. A petition was filed byBettyPeymantochallengeRoy Hubert for Lincoln
--- InCamasCountythreeRepublicans are runningforCountyCommissioner.TravisKramerisrunningunopposed for District 3,theseatheldbyKenBack-strom.District2(theseatheld by Ron Chapman)hastwocandidates:Mar-shall Ralph and MonteCangiamilla. Therearealsotwocandi-datesforPrecinctCommit-
--- InGoodingCountytheracetowatchisforProse-cutingAttorneywhichhasthreecandidates:BrendanAsh,MattPember,andtheincumbent,LuverneShull. ForDistrict3Commis-sioner,formercommissionerTerrellWilliamsisrunningagainst Wayne Chandlerwhowonthatseatin2012. ThreePrecinctCommit-teemenpositionswillbede-cidedinMay:GoodingCity#2 - Randy BasterrecheaandRossKoyle;GoodingRural#3-RogerCheney
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EachyeartheAmericanLegionrecog-nizes8thgradestudentswhohaveproventhemselvestobegoodcitizens.TheAmeri-canLegionSchoolAwardisdesignedtoencouragethequalitiesofCourage,Honor,Leadership,Patriotism,Scholarship,andService. InFebruaryawardsweregivenAngelaBjornn(Top)andMorganRamirez(run-ner-up)atBlissSchool.ThethreewinnersfromGoodingMiddleSchoolwereKhaliRobinson(Top),AdamBaker,andBladeBryant(inphotowithPost#30AdjutantDonald Larson and Commander JohnKoonce).
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Notices of Upcoming Events & MeetingsCamasHistoricalMeeting: TheCamasHistoricalSocietywillholdtheirannualmeetingonMarch23rdat7pmattheIronMountainInn.Newmembersencouragetoattend&officerswillbeelected.Easter Sunrise Service TheFairfieldCommunityChurchwillbesponsoringanEasterSunriseServiceonSunday,March27,2016at7a.m.TheservicewillbeheldattheIntermountainChris-tianCampwithguestspeakerCecilSwenson.Theservicewillbefollowedbyalightbreakfast.Everyoneisinvitedtoattend.
Richfield’s Alex Sutter to run for Idaho HousePress Releaseby Julie Lynn
AlexSutter,Richfieldland-ownerandfinancialservicesbroker, announced his bidforHouseSeatBinLegisla-tiveDistrict26afterLincolnCounty’sDonHudsonbowedoutoftheelectionforhealthreasons.Hudson“fully”en-dorsedSutter. Sutter and his wife Deannahavebeenmarriedfor19years,raisedfourchildren,andhavelivedinRichfieldfor15years.HeservedontheRichfieldPlanningandZoningCommission(fiveyears),theRichfieldSchoolBoard(threeyears),hasorganizedthelocalblooddrive(14years)andservedaspresidentandontheboardofthelocalchapterofNationalAssociationofInsur-anceandFinancialAdvisors.DeannaisanIdahonative. I’mrunning“becausegettingthingsdoneforourdistrictinour(Idaho)LegislatureisaloteasierifyouhaveanRbehindyourname,ratherthanaD...also,asabusinessownerandlandowner,“Thereisawidespectrumof(ways)Icanunderstandandparticipateinthe(legislative)process.Rightnow,therearebigissuesinvolvinghealthcareand(whetherto)expandMedicaid.” IdahoRep.SteveMillersaidhewas“pleasedthatAlexiswillingtostepupanddedicatehistimeandtalenttorun.SutterhasexperiencerunningastrongcampaignandhisconservativeviewswouldbewelcomeintheIdahoHouseofRepresentatives.” SutterisnotinfavorofexpandingMedicaidbecause“be-causewecan’tsustainthosedollars.ExpandingMedicaidhasan(estimated)onehundredtotwohundredmilliondollarpricetag.” “Thereareotheroptions,”Sutterexplained,“inACA(Af-fordableCareAct)laws,therearewaiversthatstatescangetifwecomeupwithadifferentwaytousetheMedicaiddollars.” SuttermetwithIdahoRep.SteveMillerandMikeNu-gent,Idaholegislativedivisionmanager(researchanddevel-opment)tobrainstormwaystocraftlegislationthatwouldhelpIdahoanscaughtin(whatSuttercalls)“thatblackhole,”wheretheydon’tqualifyforsubsidiesandalsodon’tqualifyforMedicaidsotheyhavetopaythefullpriceofinsurance.Therearewaysforcreatingthatsubsidy...and,maybe,notbebeholdingtoalloftheMedicaidrules,”Suttersaid. SutterisanEagleScoutandhasbeeninvolvedinscout-ingasanadult.ServedintheArmyReservesandNationalGuardfortenyears.
BrendanAshSeeksRepublicanNominationForGoodingCountyProsecutingAttorneyPress Release Brendan Ash is excitedtoannouncethathewillbeseekingtheRepublicannom-inationforGoodingCountyProsecutingAttorneyintheMay17thPrimaryElection. Brendan,hiswifeBrandi,and their young son live inGooding.Brendanrunsale-galpracticeinGoodingandBranditeachesFirstGradeatGoodingElementary.BrendanlooksforwardtohavingtheopportunitytohelpkeepGoodingCountyasafeandwonderfulplacetoraisechildren. Brendanwasaschoolteacherbeforeattendinglawschool.BrendanandhisfamilymovedtoGoodingafterheearnedhisJurisDoctorfromtheUniversityofIdaho.“IamfromMountainHomeandmywifegrewupinFairfield.WechoseGoodingbecauseraisingourchildreninasmallcommunityisimportanttous.” Ifelected,BrendanwilltakeacommunityapproachtotheofficeofProsecutingAttorney.“Ibelievethatalongwithprosecutingcrimes,theProsecutingAttorneyalsohasadutytothecommunitytopreventcrime,addresspublicsafetycon-cerns,andpromotepublicconfidenceinthejusticesystem.”Brendanwillcollaboratenotonlywithlawenforcement,butalsowiththecommunitiesofGoodingCountytosolveproblems,improvepublicsafety,andenhancethequalityoflifeinGoodingCounty’scommunities. OneofBrendan’sfocuseswillbethepreventionofdrugrelatedcrimes.“Weareluckyherethatwedonothaveahighcrimerate,butdruguseanddrugrelatedcrimesareaproblem.”Brendanwillpartnerwithschoolofficialstoworktopreventdrugusebeforeitstarts.“Therearealsoanumberofgovernmentandprivateorganizationsouttherethatofferprogramsandfundingfordrugprevention;Iplantotakefulladvantageofthoseaspartofmyplantopreventsomeofthesecrimes.” BrendanwillalsoworkbothforandwiththecommunitiestomakeGoodingCountyanevenbetterplacetoraiseafam-ily.“AsaresidentofGoodingCounty,IamfullycommittedtodoingallthatIcantomakeGoodingCountythebestitcanbe.Iwillbeproactiveandreachouttoourcommunityleadersandworkwiththemtoaddresspublicsafetyconcernsandstopproblemsbeforetheystart.” Brendanwelcomesquestionsabouthisideasandcanbecon-tactedthroughthecampaign’sFacebookpageorviaemailatelectbrendanash@gmail.com.HewouldalsoliketoencourageeveryonetovoteinIdaho’sPrimaryElectiononMay17.
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ErnestEugene“Ernie”Wortman,Jr.,95,ofWendell,Ida-ho,diedFebruary22,2016,inCali-fornia,surroundedbyhisfamily. HewasbornMarch23,1920,inMalden,Massachusetts,toErnestandAliceWortman.ErnieservedintheUnitedStatesNavyduringWWII.Helivedmanyplacesbe-foresettlinginIdaho.Heenjoyedhiking,boatingandfishing. He is survivedbymany familymembersandfriends,aswellashisbeloveddog,Lady. Wewillmiss themanystoriesandmemoriesofourGrandfather. ErnestwillbelaidtorestbesidehiswifeLucille. GravesideserviceswithMilitaryhonorswillbeheldat11a.m.onSaturdayMarch19,2016,attheWendellCem-etery(501WAveB,Wendell,Idaho).ArrangementsareunderthecareofFarnsworthMortuaryofJerome.
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Irma Maxine McCarter Pet-rick,97,aresidentofHagerman,passedawayonSunday,March6,2016 at DeSano Place Suites inShoshone. IrmawasbornontheFlatheadIndianReservation,Polson,Mon-tanaonSeptember2,1918.TheMcCarter’s moved back to theCamasPrairie,Idahointhespringof1924.IrmarodehorsebacktotheCorralCreekGradeSchoolandgraduatedfromCamasCountyHighSchoolinFairfield.Sheenjoyedhighschoolandhelpingherparentsontheranch. AftergraduatingfromhighschoolIrmaandhersister,WilmawenttoaschoolinBoisethatwasestablishedforyoungpeopletotrainforskilledjobsintheclothingindus-try.Shewasanexcellentseamstressandsewedallherownclothes.AfterthatshemovedtotheSanFranciscoBayareatostudycommercialartattheCollegeofArtsandCraftsinOakland.ShelivedformanyyearsinBurlingame,nearSanFrancisco,withherlittledog,Bobble. WhenIrmawenttoher30thhighschoolreunionshegotreacquaintedwithHermanPetrickandtheyweremarriedSeptember23,1968inWinnemucca,Nevada.ShewasworkingfortheNavyatthetimeoftheirweddingandshewantedtofinishher30yearsofcivilserviceworkbeforemovinghometoIdaho.So,theydecidedthatHermiewouldjoinherinCaliforniaforafewmonthsandthenreturnhometogetherinthespring.SoaftersheretiredfromtheNavytheyreturnedtotheCamasPrairieandthecattleranchthatwasHermie’schildhoodhome. Irmalovedhergardenandherflowers.Shelovedtheanimals,thebirdsandtheserenitytheybringtous.Shewasanartistandhadsomeofherartdisplayedatthefair.Shewasinhereightieswhenshewroteabookforherfamilyanditwaspublishedin2004. ToquotefromIrma’sbook,“Cousins:McCarterandThorpeFamilies1802–2004”: “Whenspringcame,themeltingsnowandCamasCreekcoveredtheswampandbirdsreturned.Thecamasbloomedandthehillsbegantoturngreen.Everywheretherewasanairofexcitementandanticipation.Thebirdswerebusywithnewnestsandtheairfulloftheirsongsandcalls.TheCanadageesewiththeirlittleonesmadedailyvisitstothePetrick’sbackyardforthegraintheyfoundthere.ThePet-rick’sgardenedandfixedfences.Thecattleweremovedto
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WiththeleaduptotheMayPrimary,theRepublicanPartyisholdingLincolnDayEventsaroundthestatetogivevotersanopportunitymeetwith theirStateElectedOfficials,aswellasindividualswhomightbechallengingthem. Saturday,March26,LincolnDaycelebrationswillbe held in Fairfield, Shoshone, and Gooding. ThekeynotespeakerforalloftheseeventswillbeSenatorMikeCrapo. TheFairfieldeventwillbeheldattheCamasSeniorCenter(129WillowAveW.)from8to10a.m.Break-fastwillbeserved. AtnoonthegroupwillmeetupattheCommunityCen-terinShoshone(201SouthBeverly).Apotatobarwillbeservedandeveryoneiswelcometoattend. ThefinalgatheringofthedaywillbeattheGoodingHighSchool.Socialtimewillbeginat5:30p.m.followedbyaChiliFeedat6o’clock.Ticketsforthiseventare$10perpersonor$25forafamily.
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Current Thediscussioncontinuesregardinghealthcare.Thereisageneraldesiretodosome-thingbutthereisnotaconsensusaboutwhatthat“something”mightbe.PCAP(PrimaryCareAccessProgram)isexpensiveforwhatitaccomplishesandstilldoesn’taddressthegreaterexpensesofspecialists,hospitaliza-tion,etc.Therearen’tthevotesforawaiv-eredMedicaidexpansionthoughIwouldn’truleitoutinthefutureiftherightplanweredeveloped. Another consideration is theelectionsnextfall.ARepublicanpresidentand congress could dramatically changehealthcareandhowfederalprogramsaffectIdaho.Thereisdiscussiontofundclinics$5milliontoaugmenttheireffortsinprovidingcarefortheGappopulation.WhileitdoessomeofthesamethingsproposedbyPCAPitalsohelpsidentifythepopulationwhichwillhelpinplanningofthenextstep.Ithinkitisanacceptablefirststepwhileworkingtowardarealsolution.PCAPandwaiveredexpansion(plansconsideredtothispointatleast)arebandaids,notsolutions.Weneedtosomehowdevelopaplanthatgivespeopleahandupandnotahandout.Therearealotoffamilieswho,withjustalittlehelp,couldgetbackontheirfeetandgetgoingagain.Manycurrentprogramspunishindividualsorfamiliesbyabruptlycuttingoffbenefitswhentheymakealittlemoremoney.Thesekindsofprogramsupportshouldreducebenefitsinrelationtoincreasedincomesothereisalwaysanincentiveandrewardtodobetter.
The Week TheCamasCountyHighSchoolgovern-mentclassmadetheirannualtourwithGov-ernmentteacherRandyJewet,PrincipalJeffRastandKathyMenenga.WehadpizzaintheMajorityCaucusroomandwerejoinedbySenStennettandRepPence.WewereabletocatchtheGovernorforafewminutesandthekidsenjoyedthatexperience. JFACfinishedmotionsThursdaysotherearealotofappropriationbillsworkingtheirway through the Senate and the House.Therewillbesomeadditionalbillsthatre-quirefundingandwillbedealtwithastrail-erbillsbyJFAC.TheK-12Schoolbudgetsareonthewaythroughthechambers.The
ladderwasfullyfunded,therewereincreasestodiscretionary,professionaldevelopment,technology,andliteracyamongothers.Anestimated7.4%increasewillbringover$100milliontoeducation. Rep Linden Bateman spearheaded anIdahoDaypresentationintheHousethatincludedhearingfromfiveIdahoGover-nors.GovernorsAndrus,Batt (whowasunable to be there and ably representedbyRepGayleBatt),Kempthorne,Rische,andOtter.Linden,whogrewupinCarey,(butisstillakidatheart!)isahistorybuffwhobringslife,lightandhumortoIdahohistory. IcarriedHCR38theNationalDayoftheCowboy.Idahoisthe12thstatetodeclaretheforthweekendofJulyasthespecialday.
House Session & Votes Thissessions“weirdstuff”winnerwastheHousevoteonS1368CommissionoftheArtsbudget.SevenDemocratsjoinedintodefeattheappropriation33-36-1.Gofigure.I’mafraidthisdoesnotbodewellforthebudget.ItwillgobacktoJFACandstartover. SCR138,aresolutionofsupportfortheSettlementAgreementoftheSurfacewaterCoalitionandIdahoGroundWa-terAppropriators,hascomethroughtheSenateandisontheHouse3rdreadingcalendar.JFACapprovedmotionsthatfundedlongawaitedrechargeinfrastruc-ture.TheWaterBoardestimatedupto125,000 ac ft (acre feet) recharge thisseason.Thetargetis250,000acft. HH413aa,thespecialtylicenseplatefortheOrofinoManiacssqueakedthroughtheHouse.Theoriginalvotewasatieat35-35-0.Atiefails,ittakesamajoritytopass.RepNielsonthenmovedforamotionforrecon-sideration.Aftersomeproceduraldiscus-sion,therewasanothervoteafterlunchandthebillpassed34-32-4.GoManiacs!!! H542isasunshinerequirementforpre-cinctcommitteemenwhowillberequiredtoput“paidforby”onprintedmaterials,advertising,etc.S1339simplifiesandspeedupdrillingpermitsforgasandoilwells.Thecurrentprocessistakingover400daysforsomething most states do in a matter of
Joint Finance & Appropriations JFAC finished motions on Thursday.Thereare106motionsforthevariousbud-getsbeforethecommittee.Forexample,K-12ismadeupofAdministrators,Teachers,Operations,Children’sPrograms,FacilitiesandEducationalServicesfortheDeaf&Blind.TogethertheK-12budgetaccountsforabout48%oftheGeneralFund(primar-ilysalesandincometax)budget.Therewillalsobesometrailerbills. TheMagicValleycrisiscareclinicwasfundedandhopefullywillbeopenthisfall.ThenumberofWWAMIseatswere in-creasedto40andUofUtahincreaseto12.Bothwerefunded. The February Budget Monitor reportshows February revenue picking up theslacktobeveryclosetotheprojectedrev-enuenumbers.
Resources and Conservation TherewasajointSenateandHousecom-mitteemeetinghearingUtahRepKevenStratton,SenDavidHinkinsandattorneyGeorgeWentzregardingUtah’sstudyandpreparationofobtainingfederallands.Thehighpointswerekeepingpubliclandsforandopentothepublic,betterstewardshipofferedbythestatewhichreduceswildfirethroughbetterforestmanagement,betterrangeandinvasivespeciesmanagementandquickresponsetofires.ItturnsoutthatintheareasofIdahoresponsibility,98%offiresareputoutbeforetheyreach10acres.Myexperience indicatesthatthefederalentitiesnormallydon’tevengettothefirebeforeit’sbiggerthanthat.Itwasaveryin-terestingandinformativepresentation.Iamlessconcernedaboutowningfederallandthanthebenefitsofmanagingitintermsofbetterpublicaccess,betterstewardshipandincreasedeconomicgrowthandresultingjobsandtaxrevenue.
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A Brief Synopsis of theFebruary 2016 Camas County Commissioners Meetings(AcompletesetoftheminutesareonfileattheClerk’sOffice)
February 8, 2016 Themeetingwascalledtoorderat9:05a.m.byChairmanBarbMcMurdo.AlsopresentwereCommissionerKenBack-strom,CommissionerRonChapman,ProsecutingAttorneyMattPember,ClerkKorriBlodgett,andanindividualfromthepublic. TheBoardreviewedtheAgenda.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontomoveCountyAgentCindyKindertoanearliertimeslot,10:30a.m.,asshewillbeupdatingtheBoardonactivitiesinherofficeandnoactionisneeded.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. TaxCollectorGayleBachtellmetwiththeBoardtodiscusscancelationofaCitySpecialAssessmentthattheCityhasbeenpaidfor.CommissionerChapmanmadeamotiontoap-provethecancellationonoftheSpecialAssessmentonRPF0050004018BA.SecondedbyCommissionerBackstrom.Unanimous. TheBoardreviewedthebillsaspresentedontheclaimslist.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovetheclaimsaspresented.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unani-mous.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovethebillfromValleyServiceforpartsandsupplies.SecondedbyCommissionerMcMurdo.CommissionerChapmanrecusedhimselffromvoting. TheBoardreviewedtheJanuarymeetingminutes.Com-missioner Chapman made a motion to approve the min-utes as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Backstrom.Unanimous. TheBoardadjournedat12:15p.m.
February 22, 2016 Themeetingwascalledtoorderat9:01a.m.byChairmanBarbMcMurdo.AlsopresentwereCommissionerKenBack-strom,CommissionerRonChapman,ProsecutingAttorneyMattPember,ClerkKorriBlodgett,andanindividualfromthepublic. TheBoardreviewedtheAgenda.CommissionerBackstrommadeamotiontoapprovetheAgendaasposted.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. TheBoarddiscussedprovidinga letterofsupporttotheDepartmentofCommercerelatingtothe“SharetheRoad”signagethatwasdiscussedattheFebruary16thmeeting.Com-missionerBackstrommadeamotiontoauthorizetheChairmantosigntheletterofsupportassoonasitisprovided.SecondedbyCommissionerChapman.Unanimous. WeedSupervisorTerryLeemetwiththeBoardtodiscussaLetterofSupportformoniesfromtheRACintheamountof$12,500.Therequestproposalistohelpreduceandstopthespreadofnoxiousweedsintheproposedprojectareas.Commis-sionerChapmanmadeamotiontoauthorizetheChairtosigntheletterofsupport.SecondedbyCommissionerBackstrom.Unanimous. TreasurerGayleBachtellmetwiththeBoardtoreviewanaddendumtotheannualAccessIdahoAgreementregarding
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