Souza Attacks URD Name Change

Sen. Mary Souza, R-Coeur d’Alene, is looking for answers concerning urban renewal district rebranding, saying she wants to ensure transparency and accountability in the process. Souza and Sen. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene, are members of the Idaho State Legislature’s Urban Renewal Interim Committee, which met for the first time on Aug. 10. During that meeting Souza said the attorney for Boise’s urban renewal district, the Capital City Development Corp., brought up “ignite cda,” which is the new name for Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency formerly known as the Lake City Development Corp. Souza said she discussed what the agency was doing and another committee member, Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, shared his experience with the Twin Falls Urban Renewal Agency contemplating changing its name. Souza said Clow pointed to Idaho Code, which states that urban renewal agencies “are to be known as the urban renewal agency”/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: Is Sen. Mary Souza picking at nits here in her never-ending fight against the local urban renewal agency?