Idaho Proposition Threatens Land Use Law

Planners are spooked by a Measure 37 look-a-like bill that spills over into Idaho.

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August 12, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"The measure, [Proposition 2] fronted by Boise anti-tax crusader Laird Maxwell but funded by national Libertarian groups, would change Idaho's constitution to force government agencies to pay private property owners any time a regulation is deemed damaging to the owner's property values.

'The whole purpose of planning is, 'Shared burden, shared benefit,'' said Patricia Nilsson, president of the Idaho Planning Association. 'If we throw that away, it's just going to be neighbor versus neighbor.'"

Thanks to Jon Cecil, AICP

FULL STORY: Planners: Prop 2 is Spooky

Tuesday, August 8, 2006 in The Boise Weekly

Government / Politics Land Use Idaho

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