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Board considers contracting school‑safety consultant to audit procedures and facilities

With no in‑house director of safety and security, the superintendent proposed a contract consultant to audit building security, traffic and emergency procedures. Trustees asked for the proposal document and suggested inviting the vendor CEO to present at a future work session.

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Trustees press for answers after district pays lump sum to benefits trust

Superintendent told trustees the district paid a lump sum to the Idaho Insurance Trust to avoid 6% interest after the trust reported a $13 million shortfall. Trustees pressed for transparency and potential investigation as the district records roughly $594,647 in arrears tied to the trust.

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District outlines broad mental‑health supports; St. Luke's to provide evidence‑based suicide‑prevention program

District staff described tiered mental‑health work (PBIS, counseling, Lightspeed monitoring and wraparound supports). St. Luke's presented a three‑year Bridle program funded by a $16 million grant to deliver YAM and SOS curricula across Idaho, with Caldwell schools participating at no cost.

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Garden City advances DEQ-funded well drilling after PFOS detected in Well 4

Council heard details of a DEQ grant-funded plan to drill a new production bore (Well 14) after Well 4 tested high for PFOS; council awarded a drilling contract and learned the contamination appears limited to shallow strata.

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Committee members outline factors for CUP review of larger data centers

Speakers said larger data centers should be assessed through a conditional use permit that evaluates electricity impacts, water use, environmental effects and post-approval monitoring; they stressed clear, written standards to withstand legal challenge.

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Committee members favor allowing micro data centers by right, require CUP for larger projects

Kootenai County committee members debated whether to limit data centers by size; several said micro facilities could be allowed by right while larger centers should require a conditional use permit with specific review factors to address electricity, water and environmental impacts.

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Bannock County approves pilot juniper-dump voucher program — 100 vouchers, East Bench target, $27/ton tipping fee

County commissioners approved a pilot juniper-dump program funded by a Community Wildfire Defense Grant that will issue up to 100 landfill vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis (targeting East Bench WUI areas); vouchers require ID verification and will be reimbursed to the landfill at the program's $27/ton tipping fee, with a one-year review.

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Ginny Gilliam, interim CEO of Putnam Valley Development Corp., outlines plan to grow energy, health and supply-chain firms

Ginny Gilliam, interim CEO of the Putnam Valley Development Corporation, told Bannock County commissioners the agency has answered about 14 RFPs since May/June 2026 and is prioritizing energy/power systems, health/applied research and supply chains while launching advisory and nuclear-energy committees.