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Article: Urban renewal districts bill fails: Clark, Jorgenson sought elections, limits.

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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February 3, 2007
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Byline: Betsy Z. Russell

Feb. 3--BOISE -- Two North Idaho lawmakers' attempt to sharply limit urban renewal districts was stopped in a House committee Friday.

"It would appear that this is a situation where a feud in Coeur d'Alene has escalated to the state level," said Rep. Leon Smith, R-Twin Falls.

Rep. Jim Clark and Sen. Mike Jorgenson, both Hayden Lake Republicans, sponsored two measures to change urban renewal districts to countywide elected boards and to limit the scope of their operations. But mayors and urban renewal advocates from around the state decried the bills.

"This legislation is either unnecessary or it serves to ...

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