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Hi CANSS, Thanks for this powerful, heartfelt call to action. It inspired me to write a letter to Greg Snow, which I wanted to share with you. If you find what I wrote to be useful, please feel free to share it: Hi Greg Snow, I used to be a ...
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CANSS attorney, Norman M. Semanko, of Parsons Behle, and Latimer law firm, joined us in 2017. Norm recognized as an “Idaho Leader in Law” by the Idaho Business Review in 2016 for his work, brings to our team extensive experience with water resources, environmental, natural resources, public lands, and regulatory ...
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"Who Could Be Your Neighbor" Comprehensive Plan Overview What is a Comprehensive Plan?  It is the guide for how lands within the County are managed. The proposed Development Regulations Documents are available for review at the following link. Go down to the bottom of the page and click “Proposed Dev Reg Update ...
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WE, the residents of south Pend Oreille County and adjacent Bonner County, incorporated and unincorporated, go on the record as opposing the proposed PacWest Silicon Smelter. This opposition is based on several factors, which are not limited to the listed below: The smelter would be in total violation of Pend ...
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Second potential buyer submits bid. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jan/06/second-potential-buyer-submits-bid-for-ponderay-ne/ ...
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The Pend Oreille County Commissioners voted down the rezone Amendment 18 that would have paved the way for the smelter.This was quite a surprise to us, but this is far from being over. From the beginning, PacWest depended on the County to rezone theproperty for them. CANSS has said all ...
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The Court denied our request to hear our case on the Land Sale Lawsuit. As we await to hear our next steps from our legal team, we need to keep in mind PacWest still has not been able to apply for the many permits needed to move forward. They are ...
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Recently, the Petition for Review with the Washington Supreme Court was filed by the Gonzaga law team, Rick Eichstaedt, and Norm Semanko requesting the court to hear our appeal of their last ruling on the land sale from PUD to PacWest. The answer may take anywhere from 2 months up ...
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Ripples from the closure of Ponderay Newsprint Co. continue to be felt through the community, as the partnership that owns the mill, Ponderay Newsprint Co., files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, bringing to a definitive end the company’s 31-year run. Employees received a letter from the company at a union meeting ...
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