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Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group sends ITD District 1 a second round of 13 signers for the escalation letter, bringing the total to 35.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Second Round of Escalation Letter Signers
Review ·
by Brian Rogers
The group's infographic says the Rathdrum Prairie PEL study narrowed its focus too early. It leans on road widening and new highways, proposes no grade separation or multi-modal options, and guarantees property condemnation. It sets out the four-step federal PEL framework and three phases for a revised study.
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The No Huetter Bypass Group replies to ITD District 1, asking for the raw Level 2 data in a usable format rather than simplified "smiley" faces, sharing the escalation letter sent to members, and listing the first 22 signers.
Continue reading: Email to ITD: Raw Data Request and Escalation Letter Signers
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
An escalation letter to the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) regarding the Level 2 Alternatives for the Rathdrum Prairie Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study. The letter details procedural and analytical failures, non-compliance with 23 U.S.C. 168 and FHWA guidelines, over-engineered roadway designs, omission of grade separation and multi-modal transit/rail solutions, and calls for four distinct families of alternatives grounded in Performance-Based Practical Design.
Communications ·
by Carrie Ann M. Hewitt, P.E.
ITD District 1 tells the No Huetter Bypass Group that HDR is preparing the data matrices from the evaluation of the 13 Level 2 Alternatives, in a public-reader-friendly version and a full version, for the Community Working Group to review before the public meeting.
Continue reading: ITD Email: Level 2 Data Matrices for the Community Working Group
News ·
by Brian Rogers
On April 15, 2025 the Coeur d'Alene City Council rejected Coeur Terre's request to rezone 14.095 acres from R-17 to C-17, and its request to let the underlying zoning govern all land use types. Only a small part of Amendment No. 1 was approved: a later wastewater timeline and a relocated well site.
Continue reading: City Council Denies the Coeur Terre C-17 Rezone
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
The Coeur-Terre project continues to show the people of Kootenai county how little their input is worth. Hand-in-hand with Coeur d'Alene Planning and Zoning Commission, they are removing the community's ability to provide public input.
Continue reading: Response to Coeur Terre Rezone for CDA Planning
News ·
by Brian Rogers
The Coeur-Terre project makes its first request to increase the original density. The request change from R-17 to C-17 on 14.095 acres within the northwest area on Lot 1, Block 1 of Full Circle Tracts among other changes.
Continue reading: First Zoning Request Already In Process for Coeur-Terre
Communications ·
by Brian Rogers
A letter to Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) regarding the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study conducted by HDR Inc. consulting. The study appears to dismiss much of what the people had provided during the input sessions. Further, there is a consistent alignment with local government which have done nothing be present legacy concepts. The process appears to have failed the people of Kootenai County on several fronts.
News ·
by Brian Rogers
The Coeur d'Alene City Council approved the annexation of about 440 acres for Coeur Terre, and its annexation and development agreement, 4-2 on March 21, 2023, after a public hearing of about four hours. Neighbors in Indian Meadows objected to the density and to traffic routed through their streets.
