ACHD threatens Boise with hefty $10K 'fees' over sensors  ACHD
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BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) -- Both the Ada County Highway District and
the City of Boise say the law is on their side.  But when we
asked, neither side would comment on camera about the escalating
argument over parking meter sensors even though it involves
taxpayers dollars, saying the issue is just too sensitive.  The
dispute centers around 67 vehicle detection sensors the city
imbedded in downtown parking spaces last spring.  ACHD says the
sensors are an illegal "encroachment" on the roadway which is
the highway district's jurisdiction.  The city disagrees and
says the sensors are providing important information about
downtown parking patterns.  In an exchange of letters ACHD, told
the city it would allow the sensors to remain until May,
provided the city agrees to certain conditions.  If not ACHD
would issue "encroachment fees" of some $10,000 a day, a threat
Boise city council president