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This 1939 structure is on the National Historical Register and was designed by the same architectural firm that designed the Idaho State Capitol building.
What is the Gem County Courthouse?
100
This was the first American Recovery and Re-investment Act project begun in the State of Idaho.
What is the Sweet/Ola Highway overlay project?
100
On August 31, 2010 the BOCC adopted this document in the amount of $9,797,294.27.
What is the Gem County Budget for FY 2011?
100
This organization contracts with the Sheriff to provide increased patrols at it's parks.
What is the Bureau of Reclamation?
100
This is the location you can find information about Gem County. www.co.gem.id.us
What is the Gem County website?
200
The four counties that the area of Gem County has been a part of in history.
What are Ada, Boise, Canyon, and Gem?
200
The appoximate distance from Emmett to Portland, Oregon.
What is total mileage of roads maintained by Gem County Road and Bridge?
200
These are Revenue sharing, Taxes, and Fees.
What are the three main sources of revenue received by the County?
200
The County sponsored a grant that provided this facility with running water and emergency power.
What is the Ola Community Center?
200
Five hundred and sixty-four square miles
What is total area of Gem County?
300
March 19, 1915
What is the date that Gem County was established?
300
The completion of this bridge replacement rectified many safety issues that included: a hazardous intersection and poor bridge sufficiency rating.
What is the Bishop Road Bridge?
300
The approximate percentage of the County budget mandated by the State and/or Federal Government.
What is 90 percent?
300
This project provided a significant improvement to essential community infrastructure. More than $30,000, of the $101,342 invested by the County, was reimbursed to the County in the form of labor and equipment during FY 2010.
What is Emmett City Airport runway project?
300
This 30 acres, represents the 2nd largest area of grass in the County that is mowed every 4 days during the growing season.
What is the Gem Island Sports Complex?
400
This Gem County community challenged Emmett for the location of the county seat.
What is Montour?
400
The cost of to reconstruct one average mile of 36 foot wide roadway.
What is $1,500,000
400
Over $9,500 was saved, in manhunt and enforcement activities, by being a member of this association.
What is Idaho Sheriff's Association?
400
This facility was once the local Circle K convenience store.
What is the EMS facility?
500
This was the shortcut on the Oregon Trail that lead to the Baker City area.
What was the Goodale Cutoff?
500
The part of the roadway for which road department personnel modified a major piece of equipment in order to eliminate three manpower steps in the construction process, resulting in large savings.
What is the shoulder?
500
The percentage of citation fees the County receives from the courts.
What is 10%?
500
The federal agency that contracts for services with three different County departments.
What is U.S. Forest Service?
500
With the exception of Marijuana, it is the group of plants that are illegal to have growing on property within the County.
What are Noxious Weeds?
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