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Eminent Domain And Property Owner Compensation Up To Idaho Voters

Posted by: Nate Berg

2 November 2006 - 7:00am

Idaho's Proposition 2 asks voters to decide whether the state should compensate property owners when land-use laws reduce their property values. The voters must also decide if they want their state to prohibit the use of eminent domain.

"Following the passage of legislation in the 2006 session, such takings are already illegal in Idaho. The part of Proposition 2 that would actually change the law is its second component, which would require local governments to pay landowners whenever new land-use laws, such as zoning restrictions, reduce the value of their properties."

"Local government officials fear that since all affected property owners could file claims of diminution of their property values, whether they had any actual plans to develop those properties or not, the measure would create a freeze on the passage of new land-use-planning laws."

Full Story: Proposition 2: Would it gut land-use planning?
Source: Idaho Mountain Express, November 1, 2006
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However, the political reality since the Ronald Reagan/Margaret Thatcher years has promoted the individual pursuit of happiness while systematically clamping down on planning—even if it means that one’s single-minded pursuit of happiness might contribute to unhappiness for themselves and others around.
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