For more go to Issue #15 of the McCroskey Agrarian.
Well, I must say: local officials are sure keeping things interesting. First, the St. Maries City Council wants us to believe there is such a
thing as “grandfather clauses” and now, as reported in a recent issue of the Gazette-Record: the County Commissioners have been told there is a “no man’s land.”
I sure would like to hear more about this “no man’s land.”
Presumably, “no man’s land,” according to the fire department, is any property that can be denied public services. You know, sort of like a
grocery store charging you to enter the building and then charging you again when you check out. It’s like a Costco Club, I guess.
The County does this too all the time. You pay taxes to belong to the Benewah County Club, but if you need an ambulance or a fire truck,
well, expect a bill for services rendered.
I don’t know if the Sheriff’s department will charge you extra for kicking in your front door, but I do know that a small cadre on the West
Side of the County thinks it’s exempt from trespassing laws. You know, a “back to nature” thing.
The previous Sheriff bragged about how he was going to put a stop to all of that, but then when a local rancher complained about certain
people breaking down his gate and letting his cows out, well, he was told all of that is federal now.
Anyone feeling like a sucker yet?
If we get charged twice for county services anyway, some of us might like to join this “no man’s land.” The Benewah County Club is
getting less fun to be in every day.