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Minnick Gets H-95 Project Moved Up

Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick has jarred the Army Corps of Engineers into speeding up its work on an environmental impact statement that had been holding up the giant Garwood to Sagle construction project on Highway 95 in North Idaho. “It has been out there a while, I’m not going to tap-dance about it,” said Leroy Phillips, deputy division chief for the Corps’ Walla Walla district. “Once it was indicated that this has become a really high priority … it’s been brought to the forefront"/Betsy Russell, SR. More here.

Question: Do you think Congressman Bill Sali could have done this?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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