[Vision2020] The Cedars

[Chris Storhok]

Mark,
I am glad to see that the cedar grove is back in the news, I hope this time
you will be able to lock that site up for good.  Is it possible that the
site can become a county park?  Latah County has such a wonderful park
system and I am sure Andy Grant, the park staff, and local volunteers would
be able to manage and tend the area better than State Parks could. T
	The county can apply for a LWCF grant to fund acquisition and
upgrades to the site.  Use of LWCF funds also means that the county must
preserve the site in perpetuity as a park. I also believe that adjacent
landowners may be more willing to grant easements or also outright sell or
donate neighboring parcels to help with formation of a locally owned park.

	I wish you the best of luck in preserving the cedars.  I sure loved
hiking and skiing through there when I lived in the county and I hope that
future generations can enjoy the grove as well.

Chris Storhok