Since 2004, urban renewal agencies (URAs) in two Idaho cities have paid more than $20,000 of taxpayers’ money to the Urban Land Institute (ULI), an international urban planning organization that espouses development of inner cities rather than in suburban or rural areas.
Urban Renewal Area
‘Smart growth’ - or just a growing bill for Idaho taxpayers?
April 22, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inCEURA takes on additional million dollars' debt for TVCC project
April 16, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inThe taxpayers of Caldwell are on the line for another million dollars in the Treasure Valley Community College building project, in downtown Caldwell along Indian Creek. According to the Caldwell Guardian website, the Caldwell East Urban Renewal Agency (CEURA) has taken out a $1 million loan from Intermountain Community Bank to pay for furniture and furnishings in the TVCC building.
Caldwell YMCA members got healthy on the taxpayers' dime
January 06, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inTax dollars collected from property owners living within the boundaries of the Caldwell East Urban Renewal Area went to subsidize YMCA memberships for government and Simplot employees, but not for the taxpayers themselves. Over a two year period, the CEURA granted $150,000 to the Caldwell YMCA’s wellness program; that money was then used to subsidize 25 percent of the cost of memberships for employees of participating government agencies and the Simplot company.
