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Land Board raises rents

Gov. Butch Otter listens to arguments over cabin-site rents on state endowment lands on Tuesday. The state Land Board voted 3-2 - with Otter's support - to raise the rents an average of 9 percent a year for the next five years, or 54 percent total. (Betsy Russell)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

Gov. Butch Otter listens to arguments over cabin-site rents on state endowment lands on Tuesday.

The Idaho Land Board has voted 3-2 in favor of Secretary of State Ben Ysursa’s motion on state-owned cabin site rents, with Ysursa, Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and Gov. Butch Otter voting in favor, and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and state Controller Donna Jones voting against.

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