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The Harrison City Council meets twice monthly on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 PM at City Hall. The
next special City Council meeting is July 20th at 7:00 PM.
SPECIAL MEETINGS JULY 20TH - 6:00 PM
There will be a meeting of the Harrison City Council Admin Committee at 6:00 PM on July 20th at Harrison
City Hall. There will also be a meeting of the Harrison City Council Public Works Committee at 6:00 PM on July 20th at the
Senior Center.
CITY'S CORPORATE BOUNDARY
Following the executive session the council moved to table further discussion concerning the City's
corporate boundary and set a meeting for June 29th at 6:00 PM. This meeting will be posted as an executive session followed
by an open session and possible decision about an agreement with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe.
POWDERHORN DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE
Deliberations on the Powderhorn Ranch application for annexation and rezone began March 11, 2010
and continued on March 23rd and 24th, again on April 28th, May 12th and 13th and June 17th. The
next meeting was scheduled for July 1st but has been postponed.
News
The City of Harrison has received a grant to replace warning and regulatory signs in the City. The total cost of the project
is $7,845.00. The City will be contributing labor to install the signs and the grant will cover the cost of the signs, posts
and hardware.
The City has learned that its application for a grant for a Transportation Plan will be funded in the amount of $50,000.00
provided Federal appropriation is made. The funding could be received as early as March 2011. The last plan that was done
in 2004 was not a complete plan but was required in order to apply for the grant for chip sealing.
Powderhorn Annexation Application
The City Council received the Powderhorn
Annexation Application along with recommendations from Planning and Zoning at their meeting on November 17th. Council has
held a series of workshops with the staff including planners Nichoel Baird-Spencer and Bob Taunton, City Engineer Randy Broesch
and Special Counsel, Susan Buxton in order to become familiar with the application, ask questions of both the staff and the
applicant and to request additional information.
The Development Agreement (DA) which
is part of the Powderhorn application, was reviewed by the City Council prior to the public hearing in February.
Many questions and concerns have been worked on throughout the deliberations process following the public hearing held on
February 25th.
At their May 12th meeting the council
voted 5 to 1 to approve business terms in the development agreement. The developer has agreed to a payment to the City of
$50,000.00 the first year and $50,000 the second year in lieu of public park space and a gravel trail at the Powderhorn Ranch
site. Since tax increment will lag behind preliminary figures, the developer has also agreed to contribute $25,000 per
year during years 3-10 offset by taxes paid directly to the City as a result of property taxes received as a result of the
annexation of Powderhorn Ranch. Preliminary estimates of taxes was based on timber and agricultural exemptions being removed.
The developer is not required to remove those exemptions as a result of annexation. In addition the developer has also agreed
to pay an additional fee of $500 per building permit on the first 650 permits. The total package adds up to over $600,000
over a 10-15 year period, or longer depending upon when the 650th building permit is issued
The updated DA, which is now
close to its final form, was received June 14th from Special Counsel Susan Buxton and Steve Walker, representing the applicant.
Click on the link below to read the full document. A complete application from Powderhorn
Ranch LLC is available at city hall for the public to review.
The next deliberations meeting on the Powderhorn Ranch LLC application
for annexation and rezone is scheduled for July 1st at 6:00 PM.
Development Agreement
Draft City Council Minutes June 1, 2010
Draft June 17th City Council Special Meeting
More Minutes
Mayor: Wanda Irish
Harrison City Council Members
Russell
(Rusty) Riberich - Council President
Will Butler Kevin
Kincheloe
Ron Elliott Mark Wagner
Rich Lund
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| Kevin Kincheloe, Councilman |
Harrison is very similar to numerous other small communities throughout the Northwest in some
ways, but distinctly unique in other ways. Our water resources, forestry, wetlands, wildlife, fisheries, and recreational
resources are related to the diversity of the landscape and as such are unmatched for communities our size.
Harrison has been discovered. Urbanization and development are a mixed blessing. From an economic
perspective, development means more jobs, enhanced business opportunities, and an expanded tax base. However, development
increases pressures on an area’s natural resources. Resource depletion, pollution, and use-conflicts increase with population
density. Because much development is irreversible, planning is very important. As a Councilman, quality of life considerations
will be the driving force behind the decisions that I make during my tenure on the council.
Harrison is a very desirable place to live and it is incumbent that we anticipate and plan for
this growth, while at the same time ensuring the economic viability of the community and, more importantly preserving, our
rural quality of life by not sacrificing the natural integrity that is indigenous to Harrison.
My main goal is to not only ensure that I can continue to enjoy all that Harrison has to offer,
but more importantly afford my daughters and future generations the same opportunities that I have been privileged to enjoy
living in this community.
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