Souza happy w/committee progress

The Idaho Legislature’s Interim Committee on Urban Renewal Agencies made significant progress toward updating the state’s urban renewal laws at a meeting in Boise Monday. “I kind of think we as a committee made some progress,” Sen. Mary Souza, R-Coeur d’Alene, said after the meeting adjourned. Souza summed up the meeting, saying the committee is likely going to look at standardizing some of the URA reporting requirements but also allowing communities to customize their URAs to fit their communities. She said things like the board makeup, term limits and how the URAs select board members are all likely to change as well. The full committee will entertain the idea of allowing local communities to choose whether they want appointed board members or publicly elected board members. “You will really be able to customize your (urban renewal agency) to fit your community’s needs,” Souza said/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

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