Court rounds on Camp Easton trade reflect just part of bad real estate deal

The saga of the long-term fate of Boy Scout Camp Easton on the east side of Coeur d’Alene marked another chapter two weeks ago when a district court judge in Coeur d’Alene promised to take another look at his earlier decision.

According to a report by Tom Sowa in the July 20 Spokesman Review, Judge John Luster vowed to take another look at arguments advanced by residents and Scout families who are opposed to trading the camp site.

The Camp Easton issue emerged last year when an Arizona development company offered to trade the Inland Northwest Scout Council land along Windy Bay for the Camp Eas...