TAXES: Hold government to private biz standards
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August 14, 2026 1:00 AM
Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls are all reaching for the same tool at the same time: your wallet.
The county wants to publish a $147 million budget for 2027, up from $144 million, carrying the maximum 3% property tax hike, roughly $3 million more. Coeur d’Alene is proposing yet another increase to close a $3.1 million deficit, the fourth consecutive year of property tax hikes. Post Falls just joined in, eyeing a 3% bump worth $1.6 million, partly to fund a police expansion projected as high as $14 million (wasteful).
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