IDL approves Idaho Club's lake bed encroachment permit
On Friday, Idaho Department of Lands director Dustin Miller approved The Idaho Club’s application for a lake bed encroachment permit — the first step in the proposed Trestle Creek development project — despite its potential negative impacts to bull trout as well as adverse local community opposition.
“It’s disappointing that the Idaho Department of Lands ignored public concerns about the project,” said Brad Smith, North Idaho director of the Idaho Conservation League. “There is also evidence in the record that substantiates our concerns about the impact the project will have on Trestle Creek and bull trout.”
In June, The Idaho Club submitted an application to build a 105-slip marina and luxury residential development at the mouth of Trestle Creek. This development has raised concerns among the ICL and numerous members of the community. More than 1,300 public comments were submitted in opposition to the proposed development and hundreds of individuals attended a nearly four-hour-long IDL public hearing Sept. 6 to object to the development.
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