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Widmyer: Using reserves is not ‘permanent solution'

by RAY ERKU
Staff Writer | August 12, 2026 1:09 AM

Pulling from reserves while delaying projects and job positions are only temporary solutions to shoring up millions of dollars in budget shortfalls, according to former Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer.

“The problem with that is, that’s not a permanent solution,” Widmyer told the Coeur d’Alene Press last week. “That’s just one-time money. In the budget, you can't fix an ongoing issue with one-time money.”

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