Final urban renewal bill killed, 27-43
The final urban renewal bill the House is taking up today, HB 114 from Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, would require a countywide vote to elect city urban renewal commissioners. It also would limit urban renewal boards to five members; they have varying numbers now, and some have nine. Rep. Leon Smith, R-Twin Falls, said the measure has the same problem as the first one proposed today, which failed: It has a county-wide election for a city district. The bill was defeated on a 27-43 vote. So out of six bills considered today, two were killed, and four were passed and sent to the Senate.