Public Hearing Set Wednesday on St. Charles Resort Suites
Paris, ID · October 20, 2026
A calm, gray sky sits low across the valley floor this morning. Take advantage of the mild sixty-degree afternoon before tomorrow’s packed slate of county hearings and school activities.
The Lead
A proposal to bring new commercial lodging to Bear Lake’s western corridor heads before county officials tomorrow evening. The Bear Lake County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 7:00 PM inside the courthouse in Paris to evaluate a rezone application for 6.72 acres within the 7 Mile Ranch subdivision, located east of St. Charles.
Applicant Evan Stewart is seeking to reclassify the two parcels from community expansion to commercial zoning to construct resort hotel suites. For valley residents, the petition brings the ongoing conversation between recreational tourism and rural land preservation back to the podium. Neighbors frequently weigh infrastructure capacity, lake corridor traffic, and density against seasonal economic growth. Written comments can be submitted prior to the session, and commissioners will take public testimony in the courtroom before delivering a formal recommendation to the county board.
Local Pulse
- High School Launches Fall District Tournaments Schools Bear Lake student-athletes begin their postseason volleyball push today, opening tournament competition across regional courts.
Today's Outlook
- High 63°F · Low 42°F — Overcast
- A light fleece will keep you comfortable under today’s persistent cloud cover.
What's On Around Town
Today
- Preschool Story Hour Bear Lake County Library (138 N 6th St), Montpelier, 11:00 AM · Free Picture books, singing, and rhymes designed for young listeners and families.
Tomorrow
- Community Senior Lunch Bear Lake Senior Center (115 S 4th St), Montpelier, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM · $6–7
- Senior Center Art Night Bear Lake Senior Center (115 S 4th St), Montpelier, 6:30 PM
Thursday
- Preschool Story Hour Bear Lake County Library (138 N 6th St), Montpelier, 11:00 AM · Free
- Recreation Table Tennis Bear Lake Senior Center (115 S 4th St), Montpelier, 6:30 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Jensen Lumber Company
- Run by third-generation brothers Kelly, Brad, and John Jensen, this family sawmill has operated along Highway 89 in Ovid since 1972. They weather volatile timber markets by focusing on precision custom timbers and converting residual wood into heating pellets for mountain winters.
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