George Martin is a full-time resident of Camas County.
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The future of Camas County is about to be decided through a series of "public hearings" that will determine the outcome of a "new comprehensive plan, new zoning map, including 10 new zoning districts, plus new zoning ordinances," which will be applied throughout Camas County.
Under the proposed plan and zoning maps, thousands of acres will be immediately rezoned without any need for the rezone process as required in the past. This will change the landscape of our county and it is imperative that the residences of Camas County let their questions, desires and concerns be heard at these meetings, or the future of the county will be decided by the few who attend.
Camas County has less than one person per square mile and currently has the smallest population of any county in the state of Idaho, so your participation will make a difference. With land prices in Blaine County going through the roof, additional pressure could stress our county's resources to the max in the very near future.
With the recent announcement by former Blaine County Commissioner Mary Ann Mix regarding the expansion of Bruce Willis' Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, the population could change dramatically in the coming years.
Information can be reviewed on the Internet at www.CamasCountyIdaho.com.
The first "public hearing" is scheduled on April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center in downtown Fairfield. (Hearings are also scheduled for 7 p.m. April 11 and 17 at the Senior Center.)
Additional information can be obtained at the Camas County Courthouse Annexation Building in Fairfield regarding any and all proposed changes.
I invite all those that live or own property in Camas County to attend this meeting, as the landscape, as we currently know it, is about to change.
