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McCall council waives Idaho Power vested fee to enable University of Idaho forestry study
Summary
The McCall City Council approved a waiver of an Idaho Power "vested interest" refund fee so University of Idaho researchers can tap the power line being installed to serve the city's new water tank for climate-related tree-growth experiments.
The McCall City Council voted unanimously to approve a vested-interest refund waiver for Idaho Power work order 27668541, allowing University of Idaho researchers to tie into power lines being installed to serve the city's new water tank.
The waiver will let researcher Dr. Jan Bridal apply for competitive grant funding without paying an upfront fee that had been quoted at about $128,000. Nathan Stewart, McCall public works director, told the council the Idaho Power contract for bringing power to the tank is "a little over $140,000" and that roughly 80% of that amount can…
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