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McCall to pursue eminent domain for East Lake Street strip to secure Department of Lands encroachment permits
Summary
The council authorized condemnation proceedings to secure fee title to a small but strategically important shoreline parcel between Mile High Marina and Hemlock Street so McCall can obtain Idaho Department of Lands encroachment permits.
The McCall City Council authorized staff and the city’s legal counsel to pursue an order of condemnation to obtain fee title for a parcel between Mile High Marina and Hemlock Street that the city believes lacks clear record ownership. The move is intended to secure the title the Idaho Department of Lands now requires before issuing new encroachment permits for waterfront improvements and formalizing public access.
Why this matters: City staff said the shoreline parcel is an “orphan” strip that was platted during earlier surveys but for which ownership records and assessor mapping are unclear. The Department of Lands, which administers lakebed and shoreline encroachments, now requires proof of fee title for new encroachment…
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