Council recesses to Feb. 23 workshop on fire station location and EMS deployment study; appeal hearing likely continued

Coeur d'Alene — The City Council voted on Feb. 17 to recess to a workshop on Feb. 23, 2026 at noon in the library community room to receive a presentation on a fire station location and fire/EMS deployment study and to continue associated scheduling.

A motion initially included both an appeal hearing for revocation of a security-agency license and the workshop, but staff said the appellant had filed a request to continue and the hearing was unlikely to proceed on Feb. 23. The council modified the motion to schedule only the workshop on Feb. 23 and to remove the hearing from that date; the motion was seconded and carried. One councilmember stated they would abstain from votes related to the appeal matter and not participate further in that matter.

Council noted the workshop will feature a presentation by Richard Curtis of ESCI on the fire station location and fire/EMS deployment study. The council recessed at the end of the meeting to allow staff to prepare the workshop materials and new hearing date as needed.