Hayden stop sign posts cut

HAYDEN - Multiple posts supporting stop signs in a Hayden neighborhood were cut down early this week, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office report.

A sheriff's deputy was called to the intersection of East Dodd Road and North Rimrock Road on Tuesday morning, where he observed one of the four-by-four posts had been cut approximately 6 inches above the ground. The rest of the post and the attached stop sign, he wrote, was placed on the ground next to the base.

When the deputy spoke with a resident, he learned that four posts had been cut and all of them were still next to where they originally stood. He added that he believed the cutting happened sometime after rush hour, otherwise the incident would have been reported by a motorist heading home.

According to the report, each post costs $16.99 and the cutting is "an ongoing issue which the Lakes Highway District has been dealing with." The report adds that, since there are no leads, the case is considered inactive.