CHUBBUCK — Kevin England earned his first term as mayor of Chubbuck in 2013. Now, while seeking his third term, England faces city councilman Dan Heiner for the city’s top post. EastIdahoNews.com sent both candidates the same eight questions. To learn more about the candidates, read their unedited responses below. Candidates were asked to keep […]
Jim Johnston
In contrast to what Teresa McKnight, the CEO of Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho, or REDI, told the Pocatello City Council during a quarterly update in November, itâs not high property taxes but rather prospective sellers massively inflating the value of their properties thatâs served as a larger impediment to growth in the Gate City, Jim Johnston, the interim CEO of Bannock Development Corp., recently told the Pocatello City Council during a meeting at City Hall.
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âOn July 24 we had a site visit from a company who looked at some wonderful locations,â Johnston told the City Council. âThe site (this company) liked the best was not a property that was listed but one we were introduced to. (The sellers) initially wanted $2,000 per acre for that property, but when this company expressed an interest in it, they shot that price up to $40,000 an acre. Now, it is not our tax structure that keeps people fro