[Vision2020] Idaho Senate Approves Water-Sale Bill

[Tom Hansen]

Unlike garbage and sewage that are also considered infrastructure . . . 
water is a public utility.

It is my opinion that tighter controls should be established, and 
enforced, concerning the "sale" of our public utilities.

Once Idaho establishes the precedent of selling water outside its state 
boundaries, where will it end?  Nevada?  California (who tried and failed 
back in the 60s/70s to obtain Idaho water)?

I believe it was Steed . . . (or was it Krauss?) . . . that referred to 
the sale of Idaho water as nothing more than a matter of interstate 
commerce.  Maybe if we were discussing the sale of widgets between two 
private entities, NOT the sale of a public utility between a private 
company and a public entity.  That argument doesn't (if you will excuse 
the pun) hold water.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> "What millions?"
> 
> "What infrastructure?"
> 
> If I may, that would be the 9.1 Million dollar bond that Whitman Co, 
floated 
> and that is referred to in the preliminary agreement between Hawkins 
> companies LLC and Whitman Co. to provide water and sewer service. (gas 
and 
> electricity are already in place) In other words, infrastructure.
> 
>
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