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Vote Yes on a Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity!
Why is this important to me?
The fertilizer plant that was to locate in Power County is now offering us a one-time, first opportunity to purchase it’s industrial water rights. These water rights are important for Power County because:
Water is absolutely key to economic development and bringing jobs to our community
It will protect city resident’s services, lifestyle and water availability
It will preserve and support our agricultural jobs and businesses
It will allow consideration for school and educational water usage and demands
It will secure the integrity and serenity of our parks, cemeteries, and beauty of our cities
This bond is unique because the water right can generate income to help pay back the bond
Power County can only buy these water rights if two-thirds of voters or 66.7% vote yes. We encourage all citizens to attend one of the Town Hall Meetings and learn more.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect and secure the future of our community and children.
Vote YES on November 8th!
Amount: $8,000,000
Term: 30 years
Rate: 3.17%
Projected Rental Income: $200,000 per
In 1938 Joe Arbon told a Pocatello committee that a well watered 100 acres of his Arbon Valley farm, as he and Roy Lindley joined a plan for a Michaud Flat test well that struck water in 1939.
In the hot, dry summer of 1935, with grain dying on the reservation farms, the Fort Hall agency ordered settlers at the head of Bannock Creek to give back the Indians’ share of its water.
In October 1904 a federal judge let the Fort Hall agent’s suit over Bannock Creek water go forward against Dave Daniels and his neighbors, and the settlers asked to bring in every user.
