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MARK L. BUTLER is a land use planner with more than 20 years of experience in both public and private sectors. For the last nine years Mr. Butler has been principal owner of Land Consultants Inc. He held the position of City of Eagle Planning and Zoning Administrator for more than 4 years prior to that. Mr. Butler's public sector work includes employment with the cities of Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada, as well as with the Ada County Highway District. He majored in urban planning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Mr. Butler also is the managing partner in Old Town I LLC, which owns, manages and redevelops residential and commercial property in Idaho and Oregon. He is past vice president of Sorrento Corporation which developed residential and commercial property in Idaho. Mr. Butler has been qualified as an expert witness on land use and constitutional law related to land use for cases in the 3rd, 4th and 5th District courts in the State of Idaho. Expert witness testimony has required substantial knowledge and experience for implementation of land use and development regulations for the following jurisdictions: the cities of Boise, Caldwell, Filer, Kuna, Star, Meridian, Middleton, Nampa, Twin Falls, Moscow, Sand Point and American Falls; the counties of Ada, Canyon, Jerome, and Twin Falls; and highway departments and districts including the State of Idaho Transportation Department, the Ada County Highway District, the Canyon County Highway Districts and the Twin Falls County Highway District. Mr. Butler currently serves on the Design Review Board of the City of Eagle, is chair of the Eagle Fire Department Board of Appeals and is past vice president of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce. He has spoken at seminars in southern Idaho for the past ten years on topics of Land Use Planning and Development, Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation and Smart Growth. PAUL J. FITZER is an attorney with Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chartered, practicing in the areas of municipal law, civil litigation and land use law. Mr. Fitzer serves as general counsel for over a dozen governmental entities including municipalities, counties and districts. Additionally, he represents private individuals, partnerships and corporate entities in various land use planning endeavors. Mr. Fitzer is a member of the Idaho State Bar (Local Government Section) and is active in the Association of Idaho Cities. He graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law with an emphasis in environmental law. WYATT B. JOHNSON is a member of the law firm of Angstman Johnson, where his practice focuses on civil litigation involving real property, land development, construction, contract and commercial law matters. Additionally, Mr. Johnson has a transactional practice involving real estate and related business ventures, and regularly practices before city and county planning and zoning authorities, as well as various state administrative agencies. He is a published author and frequent lecturer at seminars and workshops for attorneys and other legal professionals. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, and the Real Property and Litigation sections of the Idaho State Bar. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Washington State University and his J.D. degree from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College.
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