Builders win Hayden cap fee suit

A longstanding lawsuit against the city of Hayden for its sewer capitalization fees has been resolved in favor of the North Idaho Building Contractors Association. The association will now pursue refunds on behalf of those who paid the “illegal fees.” The ruling on the lawsuit, which has been in the state legal system since 2012, was made last week by District Court Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer. The complex suit called into question the legality of Hayden’s sewer capitalization fees after they were raised in 2007 to cover the cost of Hayden’s wastewater disposal system. The building contractors contended the fee was illegal because it paid for city services that are available to all residents of Hayden/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .