The decision is in and APR has won a landmark case protecting property rights.  Today the decision of Judge Winmill regarding the summary judgement asked for by The Alliance for Property Rights was made and filed.  Federal Court Judge Winmill awarded the decision to APR and all members of the alliance.  This decision says that the city of Idaho Falls cannot go outside of it's impact area to condemn property.   The Judge reasoned that it would not be right to place the burden of a transmission line upon the backs of residents who will not receive any benefit from the line. 

We are not surprised by this decision.  We believed from the beginning that the city of Idaho Falls was going beyond it's legal authority as it threatened to condemn our property.  Let this be a message to all that the justice system does work and we, as private property owners, are still protected from government taking. 

We are hopeful now that the city will choose one of the other available alternatives to satisfy it power demands.  Unfortunately there has been a tremendous amount of money spent on this case and now it is clear that those costs will be passed onto the city tax payers and rate payers.  We, at APR, warned the city leaders about this consequence.  Now, at a time when the city is already having budget problems, this unnecessary expense will further raise our taxes.

Please support our cause by contacting us at;  protect.property.rights@gmail.com