Comments on: Supremes Say Cottage Lease Law Unconstitutional

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:33:46 +0000

Why would the Legislature even try to interfere with market price pressures for the lake site leases?

In a Republican dominated state and a party philosophy of limited government these leases should go to the highest bidders.

I am also concerned about the Land Board getting into owning and leasing retail establishements. No private citizen can compete with a tax free entity like government. On that same note churches should be taxed on everything but the actual church grounds and sanctuary. All the city, county and state services now get paid by taxpayers.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:50:50 +0000

Chicago Sam hit one nail on the head.

The other consequence to this decision involves some endowment lands being utilized by the University of Idaho at the McCall Field Campus also known as MOSS(McCall Outdoor Science School). As of 2011, IDL owns the land. What happens when that lease comes up for renewal? Parks and Rec. were working on a land exchange to help UI out but I don’t think that happened. The proposed exchange was for IDPR’s Vardis Fisher property that was just listed for sale in March 2012.

At one time IDL also owned Lakeview Village that IDPR recently expanded too. I believe there was an land exchange so this property should not be affected.

By: Local

Local — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:35:18 +0000

There goes the nieghborhood – – again.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:40:49 +0000

Really? The “Supremes”? Was Diana Ross there too??

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:31:50 +0000

In my view State is shooting themselves in the foot by limiting leases to 10 years. Should be 50 or 100 years with provisions for reassesment of value every 5 years. The real value to school districts would be in the improvements and the taxes the county would levy. Leaseholders could build without fear of auction every 10 years and financing should be much easier to obtain. I would bet you would see a real building boom if leases were long term. Some will say grandpa and grandma built this–we are emotionally attached. tuff to give up entitlements isn’t it! Of course the beuracracy in Boise might be smaller.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 05:49:22 +0000

I wonder why DEQ/EPA allows the State of Idaho to lease the land so near the lakes for residential use. The decades of human impact on those lakes is easy to see.