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Presenters said the McCall Police Department currently leases space in the Annex and that Court Services and other county functions occupy portions of the building. The subcommittee suggested evaluating options that could include: vacating the existing county building and offering it for sale to the City of McCall; developing a replacement facility on county‑owned land adjacent to the former recycling site; packaging county office space, nonprofit offices and potentially employee housing (rental units) in a mixed‑use structure; and using lease or bond revenue from a new building’s rental units to offset construction costs over time.

Commissioners and staff discussed alternatives, including whether the County should expand or add a northern sheriff presence near the Lake Fork shop instead of enlarging the McCall footprint, and how to coordinate with the City of McCall so both parties do not pursue conflicting building plans. One commissioner cautioned about the county’s current capital priorities and uncertainty about future revenues (noting that reauthorization of SRS or higher timber receipts is not guaranteed), recommending that the work remain at the concept and research stage and that no construction commitment be made until budgets are clear.

The board directed the subcommittee to continue study and report back: gather building‑size and square‑footage needs for the county departments involved; consult the sheriff’s office about preferred northern‑presence locations; consult with McCall city officials about long‑term needs; and return with a formal proposal only if a financially sustainable path is identified. No formal action to sell county property, borrow funds, or approve design was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Valley County Board of County Commissioner Meeting April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County commissioners asked staff subcommittee to research options for the McCall Annex site, including potential sale of the existing county building and a replacement mixed‑use facility combining county offices, nonprofit space and potential employee housing; no commitment or appropriation was made.","taxTitle","Valley County, Idaho","taxId",51032,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605669,"Valley County Board approves multiple property‑tax exemptions and use‑day assessments",180,760000,940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3&start=760&end=940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3/thumbnail_760000.jpg","/articles/6605669/Valley-County/Idaho/Valley-County-Board-approves-multiple-propertytax-exemptions-and-useday-assessments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605669-ede75412b17fe2d71c10d9f3600b2908/orig.mp4?Expires=1771109877&Signature=KBYNj47WaKpGHqFGAi8Fs8JnmmosbLD2w3XSGyXIBp3kzuoXZijRIfxkrx1jw2eZWTsYBPP49BHKr5mxq0wmUERFpY7aCwg0aQPkQ2WKkGlekWyzEwQ758SnvWHl-c0Bzqy-37Elhg3yBoISeO0~N4B2pa8D7-2VI5MS2vLEBaayjlGhUvsVGRBx1kusEXTCCGUwzkzZJuQbwQU~lZIYFLB24cY-EI6A~PXwCRyG7TEq9gJYXxq0Pjp~mBAXEk6Xoc2YqJ1vJTthpoDyG-Sr0Zt5hV9Aeks8ferGjhhKQpdQKGKGURiV0a9t8QlTWVINB7f~TaNb8akssDzHU-SdaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Valley County’s Board of Commissioners approved a set of recommendation from the County Assessor’s office on April 14, granting multiple property‑tax exemptions and approving limited assessed commercial days for rental activity.

Assessor Leeper presented a series of exemption and 63‑602(b)/(c) use‑day applications. The board approved full exemptions recommended by the assessor for multiple nonprofit and religious parcels, including the Donnelly Community Bible Church (church building and food bank parcels), Mountain Life Church, Valley County Pathways Incorporated parcels, Alpine Playhouse of the McCall Area Inc., and multiple parcels held by the Long Valley Preservation Society. The board also approved exemptions for the Cascade Golf Association parcels and noted the prosecutor’s office had reviewed the golf association’s articles of incorporation and relevant case law in reaching the recommendation.

Two parcels with limited rental activity were approved with assessed commercial days: the depot near the airport (parcel RPC 00000054961) was found to have been rented seven days last year and the assessor recommended 358 days exempt and seven days assessed as commercial use; the Red Barn (Long Valley Preservation Society parcel RP 3005A) was recommended at 346 days exempt and 19 days assessed as commercial. Another property with rental use (a church camp at Warm Lake, LR 15 North 07 East Section 173700) was recommended for 355 days exempt and 10 days assessed as commercial use. For each recommendation the board moved, seconded, and approved the assessor’s recommendations by voice vote.

The assessor noted that Idaho’s exemption rules consider value proportions for small rented areas (a 3% value threshold is applied to determine if a portion of property use triggers a change in exemption status), but in the motions recorded the board worked from days of rental as presented. The assessor also reminded commissioners that tomorrow was the deadline for other exemption applications to be filed.

What the board approved (selected items)
- Full exemptions: Donnelly Community Bible Church (building and food‑bank parcel); Mountain Life Church; Alpine Playhouse of the McCall Area, Inc.; Valley County Pathways, Inc. (two parcels); Long Valley Preservation Society (multiple parcels); Cascade Golf Association parcels (two parcels).
- Limited assessed commercial days: RPC 00000054961 (depot near airport) — 358 days exempt, 7 days assessed; Red Barn (RP 3005A) — 346 days exempt, 19 days assessed; Warm Lake church camp (LR 3700) — 355 days exempt, 10 days assessed.

Meetings record motions and unanimous voice votes on the recommendations as presented by the assessor’s office.","The Valley County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of property‑tax exemptions and assessed limited commercial use days during an assessor’s office presentation, including exemptions for churches, nonprofits and community facilities and assessed commercial days for two event rentals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605674,"Boise National Forest outlines salvage sales, hazard-tree mitigation and free fuel‑wood permits after 2024 fires",1225,935000,2160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3&start=935&end=2160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3/thumbnail_935000.jpg","/articles/6605674/Valley-County/Idaho/Boise-National-Forest-outlines-salvage-sales-hazard-tree-mitigation-and-free-fuelwood-permits-after-2024-fires","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605674-8afe5cf5db0d70d65007898c141bac47/orig.mp4?Expires=1771109877&Signature=YZuHYMVeQE66teAzjJ9bV3ooBqzNVYVl-wJufQNdQ4W--LRtN2k2MpNLLvb5JLCf2LPy6k5dGAY9Y49XTb89Zd~sSzNuvsgYP9uurdpOUBsQ5ObGNih78xeHWaaXZOsfBeZsKSC0F6fWW7E3UwldROhCmYmY6tBkMAHWJAQJC4E5wb4McHg0EZW~x9RRR~LIel27lIs7-0WPwUtLCM4OFxSe7g8tazfhG2iR9KrFJ-0YNPNJAZoGffgcIe8oHkFsH5rxSbhHsRXbTipv7RqpHkXUAa1wuFTB3d5rsI4553ihkGXUmuND8LR7Xfpdi7iSJfthKhzWKHJw6~AoeJ5BEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Christopher Bentley, Cascade District Ranger for the Boise National Forest, briefed Valley County commissioners on recovery and restoration work after severe wildfires in the district and across the Boise National Forest.

Bentley said the Forest Service will offer forest‑wide free fuel‑wood permits this spring — expanding from a Cascade‑only pilot last year — with each permit allowing four cords free and additional cordage available at the regular rate. He said the 2024 fires left substantial dead-and-down material; on the Cascade District roughly half of the district’s 250,000 acres were affected in some way, with a mix of low, medium and severe burn patches.

To reduce public-safety risks and to restore access, Bentley said the Forest Service is prioritizing hazardous‑tree mitigation and roadside work. ‘‘The goal this year is to make at least one pass of every impacted road within this year,’’ he said, adding that fire crews and contracted sawyer crews will mobilize immediately to remove hazard trees and clear high‑priority low‑elevation roads first.

Bentley described a parallel push to recover marketable timber through salvage sales and to package sales so they are viable for contractors. He said five major salvage projects and three categorical‑exclusion projects related to timber sales are nearing completion in the district; those projects (called SNAG and LAVA in agency materials) total roughly 1,000–1,100 acres of salvage sales, with a larger set of roadside hazard‑mitigation activities covered under categorical exclusions (the CE approach allows expedited work and, in this case, up to 4,200 acres of hazard‑tree mitigation under that authority). He said the Forest Service is preparing to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries as required and that the agencies have been working together for months.

Bentley warned that mill capacity and market demand constrain how much salvage the Forest Service can sell. He said Boise National Forest staff are proposing about 100 million board feet of potential salvage across the forest — a volume that exceeds current mill capacity — and that private‑sector processing capacity will affect contractors’ willingness to bid. The district is pursuing multiple channels to move material to use — including tribal and nonprofit wood‑bank programs, local initiatives such as ‘‘Chop with a Cop’’ and the possibility of ramping up wood‑for‑life programs with treaty tribes.

For recreation and trails, Bentley said the Forest Service will use Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) funds for immediate safety work and BAR funds (longer‑term burned area response) for restoration; he said roughly $300,000 in BAER funds will be used to contract crews this year and next to repair trails, bridges and trail infrastructure. He also said the agency will use Montana Conservation Corps, Idaho Conservation Corps crews and certified sawyers to combine trail repair and hazard‑tree work.

On restoration, Bentley said the Forest Service has 20,000 whitebark pine seedlings in nursery stock that it plans to plant; he told commissioners the whitebark pine was recently listed under the Endangered Species Act and seedlings are from rust‑resistant stock.

Timing and next steps
Bentley said much of the planning work is nearing completion and, after required consultation, implementation could start as early as this summer. He urged close communication with the county and offered to share maps and updates via email. Commissioners and staff discussed possibilities for good‑neighbor authorities, reactivation of Secure Rural Schools (SRS)-related funding if reauthorized, and local economic effects from potential timber revenue; several commissioners emphasized the importance of local contractors and the need for sustainable long‑term timber volumes to support mill investment.

Commissioners invited the Forest Service to provide updates every six months and to coordinate on public‑safety priorities and recreation repair work.","Cascade District Ranger Christopher Bentley told Valley County commissioners the Boise National Forest plans salvage sales, forest‑wide free fuel‑wood permits, extensive roadside hazard‑tree mitigation and trail repairs this year following a large fire season in 2024, but implementation depends on consultation, mill capacity and market demand.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605678,"Valley County commissioners adopt higher planning and zoning fees after public hearing",823,100000,923000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3&start=100&end=923","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2985273-34c8095687a8e45ac134bf5c0596d5f3/thumbnail_100000.jpg","/articles/6605678/Valley-County/Idaho/Valley-County-commissioners-adopt-higher-planning-and-zoning-fees-after-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605678-abc20ae4bfd2299752e1e347e505fd2e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771109877&Signature=hdVx5eXzUBpev7DXPmwnZfQ~u4Uttk1QCGTMvpLtu5ZXm58hWTdtynZL7nULxyMg11s6EY61mXcaSSx2KJ1G7E7PXQ9OIabyZH8cSCxq~DekRj8HdZcSuCjhoC~E2lhV0HsFCH8Lr9Vf9Ss8bDtgJL5TBWBBRBs1TjE5RTUSY2Nnnfh8hKoi1bxxZzfGl-cbkKZ0in0QQrjQkkWYTSZwLTY~-t5abLEeWsedPXLYDwSNWnaA44rI3B2x-HT25XN0IKMARPbrnJxGgjDgB3usMXco~4LS4GL20UqhsWq3xsZgJAtS7mo3sZoaT7dStGCqf2qldpt9XOk86BLMlQll8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Valley County commissioners voted to adopt Resolution 2025-08, increasing several planning and zoning fees, following a public hearing and staff presentation on April 14.

County staff presented the resolution and said the board sets planning and zoning fees to cover processing costs and that a public hearing was required because some proposed increases exceed 5%. The staff report described several specific changes: a proposed $150 fee for Agricultural Protection Area applications tied to Ordinance 2025-05-01; a proposed new fee of $1,500 for motions for reconsideration under a proposed addition to Valley County Code 9-5H-13; an increase in appeal fees from $500 to $1,000; and an increase in county surveyor fees from $300 plus $1 per lot to $500 plus $1 per lot. Staff said the last fee update occurred in 2023 and compared the current and proposed schedules in the meeting packet. Legal notice of the hearing was posted in the Star News on March 27; notices went to libraries and post offices in Cascade, Donnelly, McCall and Yellow Pine and were posted to the Valley County website on March 18.

During public testimony, Kathleen Trevor, a property owner in McCall, told commissioners she opposed the proposed $1,500 fee for motions for reconsideration and the increase to the appeal fee. Trevor argued that Idaho law does not require the board to act on a motion for reconsideration and that such a fee ‘‘for something that requires no county action does not appear to be reasonable.’’ She also said motions for reconsideration are part of the path to judicial review for aggrieved parties and that fees should not create an unreasonable barrier to court access. Trevor recommended clarifying the appeal deadline so it is counted from the written decision rather than an earlier verbal action by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Commissioners asked staff clarifying questions about how the appeal deadlines are currently set, how the proposed fee increases relate to staff time already expended on initial applications and extensions, and whether past appeal activity justifies the change. One commissioner said the county had received advice from the prosecutor’s office supporting the proposed increases and noted greater court scrutiny in recent years that has required more staff and attorney time when appeals or judicial review follow local land-use decisions. Another commissioner said the proposed fees appeared to be within the limits of covering costs and were ‘‘fair’’ to taxpayers.

After discussion the board moved to adopt Resolution 2025-08 to increase planning and zoning fees as presented; the motion passed on a voice vote with all commissioners responding \"Aye.\" Commissioners thanked Kathleen Trevor for testifying.

The resolution and the staff report with fee comparisons were included in the commissioners’ meeting packet. Staff also noted that no written comments were received before the hearing.

What the board decided
- Resolution 2025-08 (Planning and Zoning Fees) was approved by motion and voice vote; commissioners answered “Aye.”
- Specific proposed changes described in staff materials that the board approved include: Agricultural Protection Area application fee proposed at $150; proposed motion-for-reconsideration fee of $1,500 (proposed addition to Valley County Code 9-5H-13); appeal fee increase from $500 to $1,000; county surveyor fee increase from $300 + $1/lot to $500 + $1/lot.

Next steps and context
County staff said the fee schedule and the resolution are in the packet and the board may consider ordinance amendments connected to land-use rules in a future meeting. Members of the public asked staff to clarify whether appeal deadlines should be based on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s written decision to avoid premature appeals; staff agreed to review the timing language in existing ordinance materials.","The Valley County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2025-08 to raise several planning and zoning fees, including a new Agricultural Protection Area application fee and higher appeal and surveyor charges, after a public hearing that included objections to proposed reconsideration and appeal fees.","actionData","errors"]

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