County comp plan still on hold

The Kootenai County

commissioners didn't go into deliberations Tuesday night after

hearing two hours of testimony on the final draft of the county

Comprehensive Plan.

Terry Harris with the

Kootenai Environmental Alliance, who criticized the absence of

development densities in the plan, said he was surprised by the

modest turnout.

Only about 30 or 40

attended the hearing, he estimated, compared to some development

hearings that draw over 100.

He suspects folks

might be jaded with the process.

"I think people are

burned out," he said. "I would speculate that the same three

commissioners that came up with this draft will be making the final

decision, and I'm thinking that them changing their minds at

anything is unlikely at this point on anything major."

The commissioners

will hold deliberations on the plan at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18

in the Kootenai County Administration Building.