Since I don't live in the Mica Flats area, I can't really give an opinion on the subject.  So, if you live there, or are buying in the Mica Flats area, here is some information to help guide you...

A public hearing on a 240-acre subdivision four miles south of Coeur d'Alene is scheduled May 14.

"It's what we expected," said Mica Meadows resident Mark Bright. "We have major concerns about sustainable water quality out here."

Kootenai County commissioners voted last week to delay making a decision on the Mica Meadows project until after the hearing.

L&M Properties is seeking to crop up 55 residential lots in a rural zone on the southeast corner of U.S. 95 and Presley Road.

The conservation design would cluster residences so that over 50 percent of the acreage would be preserved as open space.

More than 40 neighbors of the proposed site have penned letters to the county opposing the development.

Article here.