Tag Archives: Idaho Department of Lands
Forrey, Republican Land Board at odds over commercial property policy
The Idaho Land Board has come under some amount of fire for its dealings in commercial properties. On one side of the controversy is the sentiment that the Land Board is just another government bureaucracy and should not be involved … Continue reading
Candidates overwhelmingly support banning government competition with the private sector
The Idaho Land Board and its duties have raised concerns in recent years over whether the government should be involved with commercial properties, which opponents say puts the public sector in direct competition with private business. The Land Board and … Continue reading
Bill to stop Land Board business purchases dead after no motion in Senate panel
Silence. Deafening and bill-killing silence. That’s what backers of a bill to stop the state Land Board from buying and running businesses were treated to after testimony concluded on their measure to end the practice. After two days of testimony … Continue reading
Land Board has ongoing right to build residential units at Tamarack
Even though the Tamarack Resort in Valley County is on life support, the Idaho Land Board has an ongoing right to build residential structures on a number of acres near the Osprey Golf Course. The state could, if it wanted, … Continue reading
Boise meeting explores changes to Land Board acreage limitations
Amending the Idaho Constitution is no small undertaking, requiring legislative approval to put the matter on the ballot and then voters approving it. A meeting in Boise Monday with the intent of trying once again to grant the Idaho Department … Continue reading
Cottage sites, commercial property intertwined; AG wrestles issues, seeks to clarify role
People have accused Attorney General Lawrence Wasden of caring only about the money when it comes to state endowment lands. He says they’re right, but it’s not a bad thing. It’s his consitutionally-mandated job as a member of the state … Continue reading
State land board pays pitch man to handle commercial property
The state land board knows that the idea of it getting more involved in owning and operating businesses isn’t the easiest sell in the world. The board has clearly identified in multiple reports in the last decade that convincing people … Continue reading
State hoping to double lands revenue in 20 years with energy, retail
Top officials at the Idaho Department of Lands are hoping to double the revenue from state lands in the next two decades by maintaining profits from timber sales while increasing profits from other uses of state-owned land. “We’re going to … Continue reading
Supreme Court will hear arguments on lakefront cottages in June
The Idaho Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and lawyers for the Idaho Land Board on June 9 to settle the dispute over how much to charge leaseholders on state-owned property on Priest Lake and … Continue reading
Land Board, Wasden react to lawsuit over lakefront leases
Lawyers for the Idaho Land Board are asking the state’s highest court to throw out a lawsuit from Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to block raising the price of leases on state-owned lakefront property. Wasden thinks the state needs to charge … Continue reading