Mangum v. City of Orofino

HUNTLEY, Justice.

Appellants are property owners within the City of Orofino. They brought this action against the city when the city council passed an ordinance establishing a Local Improvement District which included their property. Appellants allege that I.C. § 50-1709, which sets out the procedure whereby a proposed Local Improvement District (LID) may be protested by affected property owners, is unconstitutional.

In 1979 the City of Orofino applied for federal funds through the Department of Housing and Urban Development and received a $1.5 million grant to aid in the revitalization of the…