Builders win case against Hayden
A district court judge ruled the city of Hayden must refund builders and homeowners nearly $750,000 due to an illegal tax from sewer capitalization fees on new homes during a six-year span.
"Just compensation is provided to make (North Idaho Building Contractors Association) whole for a taking," Judge Cynthia Meyer wrote in her conclusion, the latest decision in a five-year legal battle between Hayden and NIBCA.
"(NIBCA was) denied just compensation at the time the impermissible tax was paid."
Brett Boyer, Hayden's city administrator, said Monday the ruling is disappointing/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.
