Coming elections for County Commissioner

I received this email from Clint Cord, obviously! Tuesday is an important election day for us in Kootenai County. Clint Cord	9:18 PM (9 minutes ago)

Greetings rural friends and neighbors!

With one the THE most critical election cycles about to begin with our primary election on May 15th..  the stakes are HUGE and some of the players are getting downright nasty and dirty in their campaigns.  Since we can no longer rely on JUST campaign promises and platforms.. we also have to sift through the deluge of attacks and lies being spread to further the ulterior motives of the few who wish to take control of ALL of Kootenai County Government!  We are DANGEROUSLY CLOSE to losing control to a few who will rule according to extreme and radical ideologies.  

There are a couple of candidates for County Commissioner seats who are committed to being PUBLIC SERVANTS 

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 objective and fiscally responsible decisions 

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the taxpaying public

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 We already experienced bought and paid for Commissioners and it nearly cost us our rural freedoms from developers.  Now with even more sinister intentions on the part of an aggressive and diligent group of admitted wanna-be dictators.. your votes on Tuesday, May 15th will set the stage for the future of Kootenai County!

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​Here is the County website which can lead you to tons of information including Sunshine Reports and filing information:
​http://www.kcgov.us/elections/candidates/default.asp?FolderName=2018_Primary

I can only personally recommend Bob Thornton for District 3 (North Kootenai County) because he is one of us.. a true supporter of maintaining our rural freedoms and providing governance through common sense and public input.  He is running against the incumbent Bob Bingham.   http://www.vote4bobtdist3.com/   My second choice is for Bill Brooks running against Marc Eberlein for District 1 seat.  Bottom line.. Thornton and Brooks are NOT part of the organized group intending to dominate and rule our local politics. 

Lastly, I'm attaching a recent editorial in the CDA Press that will reveal the scandalous antics of the power hungry zealots behind the campaigns. 

See ya at the polls.. and bring a friend or three :

Possible Flooding

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Lake Pend Oreille elevation at Hope: 2,059.2 feet 
Albeni Falls Dam outflow: 78,200 cubic feet per second

Good Afternoon,

Current changes and highlights:

- Outflow from Albeni Falls dam is projected to exceed 95 kcfs flood flow by this weekend.
- Lake Pend Oreille is expected to exceed normal full pool of 2062.5' by early next week. 
- Albeni Falls Dam is on free-flow.
- The Kalispel Tribe of Indians will be hosting a sand bagging class on Wednesday, May 9th.
- Public flood information meeting in Cusick, Washington, on Friday May 11.

Continued snowmelt and increases in river levels are expected this week. Outflow from Albeni Falls Dam is projected to exceed 95 kcfs flood stage between Friday and Saturday, with outflows expected to continue to rise to 105 kcfs by early next week. Additionally, Lake Pend Oreille is expected to exceed normal full pool of 2062.5' by early next week. 

Albeni Falls Dam is on free-flow, and will remain so until further notice. Albeni Falls Dam outflows are now completely controlled by the natural constriction between Lake Pend Oreille and the dam; outflows will vary gradually as the lake level varies. This operation will allow Albeni Falls Dam to release the maximum flow possible in order to reduce flood risk upstream and downstream of the dam.

Short term modeling forecasts are provided by the Northwest River Forecast Center.  Their projections for Albeni Falls Dam inflow, outflow and the Lake Pend Oreille at the Hope gage can be found here:
http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?lid=ALFW1

Projections for future operations at Albeni Falls Dam can be found here:
http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/nws/hh/www/pend_esp.html

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians will be hosting a Sand Bagging Class open to the public on Wednesday, May 9th at 3:00 pm at the Kalispel Tribal Boat launch at the Pow Wow Grounds. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting the training. Sand bags will be available. For more information on the Sand Bagging Training please contact: Corrie Johnson, Kalispel Tribe of Indians Emergency Manager/Fire Chief; cjohnson@kalispeltribe.com; (509) 671-1698

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pend Oreille County are hosting an Albeni Falls Dam operations public flood information meeting in Cusick, Washington, on Friday May 11,  starting at 6:00pm. Representatives from the Corps and National Weather Service will discuss water supply forecasts, Albeni Falls Dam operations, and flood risk for this spring and summer in the Pend Oreille River. Members of the public, elected officials, and stakeholders with an interest in Albeni Falls Dam and the Pend Oreille River are encouraged to attend. 

Public Information Meeting Details:
Friday, May 11, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cusick High School Gym
305 Monumental Way
Cusick, WA 99119


Jon Moen
Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch
Water Management Section
Seattle District Corps of Engineers
206-764-3561

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