HAUSER THOUGHTS

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Editor: D. J. Nall a.k.a. Frum Helen Back   208-773-4968
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7-3-09 Dave took a picture of the car that landed upside down in the City's swamp near the intersection of Newman Rd. and W. Hauser Lk. Rd. this earlyafternoon.

Second email from the City

7-3-09

From: Cheri Howell
Date: 7/3/2009 10:52:53 AM
To: 'D.J. Nall
Subject: RE:

I will take your questions as a public records request. When I get to the office I will pdf the form to fill out and then I have 3 business days to respond to you regarding this request. If I cannot locate the records within 3 business days, I must give you a letter stating I need up to 10 business days to locate the records. If I cannot locate the records I must respond, in writing that I cannot locate the records. I will begin my search. Thanks for the request.

Cheri Howell

Email from the City

7-3-09

From: Cheri Howell [mailto:cherihowell@roadrunner.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:29 PM To: 'D.J. Nall'
Subject: Hauser
Importance: High

Clarification on Your Issue: What I am asking for is documentation for the uses that were in existence at your parcel in July 1993. Once I have that documentation, I will send you a letter vesting you (providing you a guarantee) with those uses. This provides you a vesting right as provided in the regulations. The issue is that there is no documentation at the City on your or other commercial businesses vested rights, and that is what I am trying to provide you and others to ensure your rights. This “vesting” should prevent a future Council or another code enforcement person coming in asking these questions in one, five or ten years. If you have something in writing, then you will be able to provide documentation from the City to future buyers, heirs and assigns. As I stated several times during this emotional time for you, the City’s intention is to preserve your rights to continue to operate. The major issue with a use that was in place prior to the adoption of the 1993 regulations is that they cannot expand without new permits. So, when I receive a complaint from a citizen from Hauser, I must investigate to determine if the use meets the regulations or not, and whether or not it has expanded from its original use. If it has not, or there is no violation, then I provide documentation that ensures property rights. As you know, if someone complains, I have an obligation as part of my job to investigate. It does not mean that someone is automatically guilty or that any enforcement action will take place. I first gather information. I hope this clarifies the current process.

Long Range Planning: The next step at the City is to complete the work on the Comprehensive Plan with the Planning Commission. Then once that is completed, the City will rewrite the regulations in a clear way so that everyone can understand what they mean. The Plan was adopted in July 1993, and I believe that there were City Council hearings and meetings with the City Council at that time. Public testimony was most likely taken as it is required by the Idaho Statutes. I will certainly check the minutes of that year to make sure there were public hearings and who was on the Council at that time when they voted to adopt the Plan and regulations.

Currently, everyone at the City believes whole-heartedly that the Plan needs a major rewrite and that is currently being done. We are asking for input from the public so we can simplify the regulations. Currently the County is rewriting their plan and as you can see, there is a lot of angst about that Plan. Please, Please become involved in the process so that the City has a community vision that indicates the clear direction of growth and development in Hauser.

Cheri Howell
640-9530

To The Enforcer from D.J., Please also check to see how we citizens were notified about any public hearings held on the issue. I'm sure there must be a receipt for registered mail sent to each of us. Otherwise, we would have had no way of knowing a hearing was held. The WWW wasn't developed then and we had no newspaper delivered to each resident at the time. Just curious since I was only notified of one hearing and it wasn't a Council Meeting. It is also my understanding that the Mayor and Council told you to enforce all of the comprehensive code from 1993. And by the way, the city has some signage on their building that is against the code. I'm wondering if the City is exempt from their own laws. Also, I would like to see the building permits for the two buildings and the lean-to garage that the City of Hauser has errected on their property. And it would also be nice if you can document where the septic tank for City Hall is. That information should be with Panhandle Health District. I ask for that information because it's possible the garage was built over the septic tank. I just figure that if the City is causing the businesses to produce documents for everything they do and for every building on their property, plus every septic tank, then they should provide their documents to us first and also be up to the code they passed in 1993..

There's big problems with the City of Hauser!

7-2-09

I wish I could say I'm feeling better today, but I'm not. I took my documentation that we had camping in 1993 to city hall at 10:30 this morning as I was told to do. Dave went with me. We entered to find someone else there that has problems with the City of Hauser. It wasn't long before Dennis and Leslie Shipp showed up too. I had been crying and Leslie had been crying. Our husbands were upset but being men, didn't cry. Too bad I think. The Shipps are owners of Hauser Lake Resort. They are being harassed just like us. At least we found some solace knowing we aren't alone, but that doesn't change anything. And all this is going on for the Shipps while two of their boys are in Afghanistan fighting a war.

I have no idea if my documentation is going to allow me to have camping. I guess I'll find out if The Enforcer kicks everyone off my beach this weekend.

Now I need documentation that the six rental houses were here before 1993. Sh$@, four of them are as old as me! The other two I'm not so sure about. Witnesses don't count with the City of Hauser. Documentation is the key word. So now I will go through picture albums for the pictures we took of the place before and when we moved in. That was almost 32 years ago.

So maybe you can see what we are NOW going through because we live at Hauser Lake, Idaho. I am so sorry that we moved here. This is not the first time we've had trouble with our City. It's been 32 years of turmoil. I fear Dave and I will die from stress because of trying to stay in business. It's not worth dying for but then we have no other choice than to keep fighting.

I've had it!!!

7-1-09 9:12p.m.

Hate means to dislike intensely, loathe and despise. I looked up the meaning of the word to make sure that is really how I feel right now about the City of Hauser.

First I found out that in 1993 Westside Resort was changed from commercial property to residential. That was about 13 years after the fact that I found out. Then in resent months, I've learned that I can no longer have RVs in a space unless the person has a home somewhere else. Then it was announced that since 1993 any mobile moving in should have gotten a setting permit from the City. Then there was the announcement of the dog license law from way back when that has never been enforced. Today I was hit with the fact that I cannot have campers on my beach unless I have documentation that I had a campground in 1993. It's the straw that broke the camel's back. What will be next? There's got to be someway the City of Hauser can just put me out of business. They sure seem to be doing their best to cause me grief. This time the information made me cry. I have the documentation going back to 1977, but the idea that the City is trying to find fault with everything makes me angry, sad, and feeling sick. The mayor and council will no doubt be quite proud of themselves when they read this. They are the ones behind all of this. I do not wish them well.

It sounds like a big success

7-1-09

Boy was I impressed last night as I listened to the folks who have volunteered to put together Hauser Daze, August 29.

Fun things are planned for the event. Curley's is sponsoring a Volley Ball tournament. It will be a 4 man draw and the prize is $100. The entry fee is $10 and you can sign up at Curley's. The Thirsty Moose Saloon is sponsoring a horse shoe tournament. And Cabella's donated a $160 fishing rod as the grand prize for the fishing tournament sponsored by Kirk's Espresso. Patty Black, owner of Hauser Market (a.k.a. Hauser Smoke Shop) is in charge of games for the little ones and the PARADE that starts the events. Patty promises hot dogs on the menu and The Hauser Lions will be in charge of a barbecue. There will be plenty of music to help you enjoy the day. The big event for me will be the Dunk Tank. The Enforcer for the City, Cheri Howell, will be one of the dunkees and I'm planning on letting her have it good for causing me stress when she enforces laws I've been breaking. And I haven't forgotten those dog licenses that are coming up. The Enforcer is in for a very wet time. Maybe a business will donate a truck full of ice to put in the tank.

I promise to keep you updated and everything is finalized with details.

From The Enforcer for the City of Hauser

Calm prevails

6-30-09

Thank goodness, nothing exciting has happened around here for several days. Perhaps that's because I'm staying in my house hiding from everyone. That means that I've left Dave in charge of everything. That also means that Dave has found outdoor things to keep him busy so he doesn't have to handle bad things either. What a team we are. We're the perfect avoidance team.

Finally I have found a sport that is so fun to watch and full of excitement. Hilary has been playing 3 on 3 basketball on half of the court. The game is fast moving with lots of action. There is no time to let the brain get bored and space out. Tomorrow night is her last game and for the first time, I can say I'm going to miss going to a sports activity. Oh yeah, my Hilary was really awesome last night and her team won both games.

Being boring isn't always a bad thing

6-29-09

I went to see my beautiful, young doctor today in her very beautiful new office. She said I'm a very boring patient. Hopefully she'll continue to feel that way after she gets the results of the blood tests. I live in fear of a restricted diet and lots of exercise like Dave has to follow. But like I said before, in my family we usually can eat what we want. It's our brains that go tits up. Sometimes losing my memory and forgetting who people are sounds pretty good.

You sun lovers must all be happy. My monastic tendencies don't enable me to find fun in sweating. So while you're soaking up the sun, I'll be inside with the a/c going.

The next planning meeting for Hauser Daze will be Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Sandy Beach.

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