The Hayden City Council is currently debating the budget numbers for the general budget, including the sheriff contract with the sheriff’s office and Kootenai County. While some council members seem to support forming our own police department accountable to the mayor, I support keeping a contract with the sheriff who is elected by we the people . The state of Idaho allows cities to raise their property taxes a maximum of 3% per year without going out for a vote of the public

I'm running for re-election to the Hayden City Council on November 4. The first 4 years have been a tremendous time of learning and...

In our most recent Budget meeting for Hayden, we all agreed to publish the draft budget with a 3% increase to meet public notice...