Investigation | Eminent domain
Idaho Power is condemning 293 miles of land for a power line — and juries keep telling them to pay up.
A private utility, exercising a public power, across nearly 300 miles of Idaho and Oregon. We read the condemnation filings and followed what happened when landowners refused the first offer.
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- Jurisdiction
- Idaho & Oregon
- Corridor
- 293 miles
- Authority
- Private utility, public condemnation power
- Where it stands
- Awards contested; juries raising valuations
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