The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 68 No 3, Oct 11, 1991

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NIC Dorms v. Fort Sherman Apartments In "Olympics•

ENTINEL

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Friday, October 11, 1991

North Idaho College's Student Newspaper

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Science Instructor Curt Nelson returns from China

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Volume 68 Number 3

Community debates property tax initiative

I 'd rather be .. .

by Lori Vivian

Sen1,ne1 Reponer

be hl\l 10 nur ,ch\1<ll sy•1cm,. alw s1nndinl) m line 10 l\1M! money i~ md1gcn1 medical

1l1e rising contro,•ersic~ uf tho: I pcr~c01 care propcny 1a~ ini1iu1ivc wu, the 1apic or a Ran"'" ,nid he 1hnugh1 ~chools. mdigcnl di~c:-ussion invohing p,ineli\1, and locnl mcdu:ul ,arc and other <t:ue mandmcd residents Oct. 2 in rhc NIC oud11orium. prot:rams <hould be rcmo,cd from property FOCUS. a non-profit. non -parti~an 1.1~ rn~c, .1ml pu1 in1u 1hc \IOIC gcncr:il fund. orgnniz.orion. sponsored 1he rwo-hour 1own According 10 Rankin. ··Fundi ng or mee1ing. sC'hool~ •h\)UIJ be removed from lhc or 1hc six panrlis1s. four oppo~cd rhc rnx property owna·s bac" s so tlrn1 c,•ery ini1io1ivc. TI1e opposi1ion con~is1cd or Dean 1nxp.i)cr. no1 ju•t 1hc property owner. pny< Hoage nso n. represen1in11 1hc Id aho for cducnuon.'' Associn1ion or Commerce and Indus try: Evans ~aid 1hc pc1i11011 ·• ...leaves ;1 Im Jerry Eva ns. s1a1e ~u pcrin1cndcn1 or un,u1d. TI1c spon<ors wnnl 10 guumn1cc the insiructi on: Dnn Chadwic k. c~ccutivc cu1s nnd lea,e 10 uno1hcr group ,11 uno1hcr director or Idaho As)ociation or Counties. 1ime whm will suffer nnd whnl will huvc 10 and Tom Boyd. speaker or the Idaho Mouse [!O.'' The ,pon•or, or 1hc ini1iu1ive claimed or Rcprcscnrn1ivcs. 1h01 rhe di~crepnncy in revenue will be The 1wo panelisb preseni in ~uppor1 or made up by 1hc ,tole. 1he ini11n1ive were Ron Ronk1n, prcsidc01 or Evuns asked. "Where in 1hc pe1i11on 1s Idaho Property Owners Associa11on. and 1his pro,•ided for? h i• noi:· former Senntor Rochel Gilber1. vice According 10 Gi lbcr1. ·1·11c purpose or prcs1dcn1 or Ida ho Properiy Owners 1he I pcrcen1 property 1nx ini1in1ive is Associnuon. simply 10 limit unbridled governmen1 Mosl residen1~ agreed 1hu1 a cul in spending and 10 pu1 1he br.:aks on run-away propeny tlllles would ease 1heir financial lax properly rnxn1ion:· rcsponsibili1ies bu1 ques1ioncd wha1 would Hnn[!en~on agreed 11ta1 taxes nre 100 high become or 1hc services 1h01 rely on 1h01 and 1h01 governmenl spending is ou1 of money. According 10 Evans. "S70 million will - - - please see TAX Page 23

NIC plans for renovations of Lee, old library, gym by Mabel Kosanke Senlinel Reporter

pholo by Daren Ru90t

Members of the North Idaho College Sailing Club (from far left) Eric Ausherman and Allen Justh take advantage of a windy afternoon on Lake Coeur d'Alene. See story page 21.

L.u1 year. 1he lcgislo1ure pa~sed a bill 1ha1 would have allowed funding for 1he Plans for 1he renovati on or the Lee Lee project. bu1 ii wa.\ ve1oed by Gov. Cecil Administrn1ion buildin11. Kildow Memorial Andrus. NIC has 1he funds for 1he gym Library and Chris1iansen Gymnasium are available bu1 wants 10 hold orr until all being discussed. buildings can be com pie led 1ogc1her. Discussion or 1he renovaiion of Lee, 1he The Lee building is the priori1y or 1he library wtd the gymnnsium began abou1 1wo college in this case. Jurgens said. NIC years 11110 at an NIC board or 1rus1ecs would like cons1ruc1ion or it to coincide mee1ing. according 10 Dean of wi1.h construction on 1he 11ymna.~ium. Plans Adminisua1ion Rolly Jurgens. would have 10 be drawn up, bu1 if 1he jobs A proposal for the plan was made and are done 1011e1her wi1h one oon1rac1or archi1ec1urol s1udies were done. The plan comple1in11 them all. costs will be cul down. calls for major renovation of the Lee Jurgens said. building and library in addi1ion 10 The project, he added. will cos1 a liule renova1ion and expansion or the gymna~ium. Ir goes beyond 1he scope or - -please see PLANS Page 23 main1enance remodeling. he said.


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