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Lily Days & Trappers
This weekend, the Camas Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Camas Prairie Homecoming. Starting on Saturday, kids can FISH FOR FREE at the 7th Annual Kids Fishing Derby. Bring your youngin’s out to Kids Pond (one mile east of Fairfield, just north of Highway 20) from 8 to 11 a.m. for some great fun and prizes (registration begins at 7 a.m.). On Saturday afternoon in the City Park there will food vendors, arts & crafts, a Mariachi Band, live music with Sweet Country Air, and inflatables for the kids to enjoy. And... don’t forget to visit the Senior Center Yard Sale, or the Camas County Museum. On Sunday, the chamber will serve a Community Breakfast in the Park from 8 to 11 a.m. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Shoshone/Bannock Tribes WILL NOT be here this year. However, the inflatables will still be in the park. In a separate event, the Idaho Trappers Association (ITA) will be holding their 2014 Rendezvous eight miles north of Fairfield on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This event will include food, camping, games, prizes, trapping demonstrations, and a potluck dinner on Saturday evening. The Idaho Trappers
Association was founded in 1979 to promote the conservation of an important natural resource. To that end, they host a number of educational programs to teach young trappers responsible harvesting and management, and to better educate the public on the consumptive use of wild animals as a necessary wildlife management tool.
Idaho’s War on Noxious Weeds
The week before Memorial Day is designated as Weed Awareness Week in the State of Idaho, but weeds are a problem all year long. Weed management areas have been set up across Idaho to address noxious plants on public property and to as-
sist private landowner bring weeds under control. With 65 plants listed as noxious weeds in the state, it is a constant battle to identify problems, determine the aproporiate treatment, and to safely apply chemicals and/or biological agents.
If you need help controling weeds or you see a noxious plant, contact your local weed management. In Camas County, contact Terry Lee at 764-3512. In Gooding and Lincoln counties, contact Terry Ruby at 934-5569.
June 4
,2014
Volume 38 ~ Number 23 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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Fairfield to Lower Building Fees Next Thursday, June 12th, the City of Fairfield will be considering an ammendment to building permit fees. Specifically, the council wants to add a special use permit for signs. Currently, signs requiring a special use permit are treated the same as buildings and/or other developments with a SUP fee of $300. The ammendment will make the SUP fee for signs $150 unless additional meeting/notices are needed. Also at that meeting, the City Council will be reducing building permit fees to bring Fairfield more in line with surrounding communities. Right now, the building fees on a 1500 square foot building are about $1900. The new fee schedule will bring that figure down to $1100 to $1200. One of the main purposes of this fee reduction is to encourage new constructon within the city, especially businesses. While the economy is giving us mixed signals, the Fairfield City Council desires to remove any roadblocks to bringing jobs and families to that community.