Notice of Petition of Filing for Judicial Confirmation

Notice of Petition & Hearing on September 15, 2025

CASE NO. 11239

Susan P. Weeks, ISB No. 4255 James, Vernon & Weeks, P.A. 1626 Lincoln Way Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 Telephone: (208) 667-0683 Facsimile: (208) 664-1684

Attorneys for Petitioner SOUTHSIDE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER

IN THE MATTER OF: SOUTHSIDE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, PETITIONER.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SOUTHSIDE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, Bonner County, Idaho, (the “District”), has petitioned, pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 7-1301 et seq., for judicial confirmation and determination that the incursion of indebtedness by the Petitioner in excess of one year to fund the ordinary and necessary improvements to its drinking water systems. The Petitioner seeks confirmation that (1) the District is authorized to enter into a Loan Agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture without electorate approval and repay the District’s obligations thereunder with revenues derived from the District’s water and sewer system; (2) the Loan Agreement, when and if executed will be a valid and enforceable agreement of the District in accordance with its terms; (3); the indebtedness or liability to be so incurred by the District will be an “ordinary and necessary” expenditure within the meaning of Article 8, Section 3 of the Idaho Constitution. Interested parties who wish to review the Petition or any of the documents referred to or incorporated in the Petition may do so during office hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., or they may be reviewed on the District’s website at www.southsidewaterandsewer.org. Any interested party may appear by written appearance filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court or answer the Petition at any time prior to the date set for hearing on the Petition, which is set for September 15, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. before the Honorable Lamont Berecz, Bonner County, Idaho. 

DATE: 7/30/25 MICHAEL W. ROSEDALE By: Deputy Clerk of the District Court