A federal judge says the sparsely populated Boise County can't declare bankruptcy in a bid to stave off paying a legal judgment worth more than $5 million.
Boise County, which has a population of only about 7,000 people and sits north of Idaho's most populated Ada County, was sued by developer Oaas-Laney LLC for allegedly violating the federal Fair Housing Act. Oaas-Laney wanted to build a 72-bed treatment center for teens called Alamar Ranch, and contended the county worked with neighbors of the ranch to set impossible planning and zoning requirements.
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