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McCall council waives Idaho Power vested-fee to help University of Idaho forestry research proceed
Summary
The McCall City Council approved a waiver of a potential Idaho Power ‘vested-interest’ refund charge so a University of Idaho researcher can tap power to a new city water tank and apply for federal research grants; council discussed separate metering, easement limits and estimated costs before voting unanimously.
The McCall City Council voted to approve a request to forgo charging a potential Idaho Power vested-interest refund that would have been applied to power service run to the city’s new water tank, enabling a University of Idaho forestry researcher to connect instrumentation for climate-related field experiments.
Public Works Director Nathan Stewart told the council the water-tank site is being transferred to the University of Idaho by the landowners and that Idaho Power’s work order for extending service is quoted at roughly $140,000; Stewart said about 80% of that cost is typically eligible for a refund to a developer…
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