Hearing set on re-entry facility

COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County’s Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Aug. 27 to accept public testimony on a draft ordinance addressing re-entry facilities.

The ordinance was drafted in response to the state of Idaho’s interest in possibly locating a prisoner re-entry facility within Kootenai County.

County commissioners authorized staff and the Planning Commission to develop an amendment to the Land Use and Development Code to provide for such uses. The draft amendment would allow the facility only if reviewed through a public hearing process and upon a finding that express standards are met.

The Aug. 27 meeting will be held in Room 1 of the Kootenai County Administration Building and also virtually via Zoom. Space in the meeting room will be limited due to social distancing.

Links to the draft ordinance, meeting agenda and Zoom meeting link are available at KeepingKootenai.com.

Prior to the public hearing, written comments can be mailed to Kootenai County Community Development, 451 North Government Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, or emailed to Community Development Director David Callahan: dcallahan@kcgov.us.