Briefs Oct. 14, 2011

Rathdrum impact fees are lowered

RATHDRUM - The Rathdrum City Council on Tuesday night decided to decrease impact fees on new growth due to a decline in construction activity.

Impact fees for roads will decrease from $1,872 to $1,428 for residential buildings and from $28.94 to $27.26 per average daily trip for commercial and industrial buildings.

Fees for police dropped from $159 to $144 for residential and $36.46 to $33.08 per 1,000 square feet for commercial/industrial.

Parks fees will decrease from $1,709 to $1,385.

The total cost for a residential unit goes from $3,740.22 to $2,957.25 - down $782.97 or a 21 percent decline.

In other business, the council approved Rick and Corrinne Van Zandt's request for a conditional-use permit at the southwest corner of Highway 41 and Fifth Street to operate an accounting firm in a residential zone and agreed to further explore banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.

The next council meeting will be held on Nov. 15 rather than Nov. 8 due to the city election.

$114,400 in grants to help children, arts programs

COEUR d'ALENE -

Several North Idaho agencies received grants this week from the Florence Wasmer Fund for Children and Families at Inland Northwest.

All told, 24 grants totaling $114,400 were awarded.

Kootenai County

Children's Village Inc., $5,000.

Camp All-Stars - $4,200

Community Building Partners Inc., $5,000

Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho, $5,000

Opera Coeur d'Alene, $2,000

Trinity Group Homes Inc. $2,426

Shoshone County

Shoshone County Community Concert Association, $1,500

Florence Wasmer was a Spokane violinist who died in 2001.