New ITD chief to be paid $17K more than Lowe 3
Idaho's new state transportation director, Brian Ness, will be paid $160,000 a year, ITD reports. That's $17,000 more a year than the salary of the previous director, Pam Lowe, who made $143,000.
Eye On Boise archive for Nov. 19, 2009
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2009
Henderson: ITD needs administrator more than engineer at top 2
Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, who's led work on the ITD budget in the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee for the past four years, said, "On the basis of what I've read about the new director, I am very pleased, because ... it's my opinion that the…
Idaho extends wolf-hunting season
The Idaho Fish & Game Commission today extended the state's wolf hunting seasons in all of its still-open zones to March 31; all but two had been scheduled to close Dec. 31, while the Lolo and Sawtooth zone hunts already were scheduled to go to…
McGee on new ITD director: 'Excited we're heading in a new direction'
Idaho Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell, had this to say on the appointment today of Michigan transportation official Brian Ness as Idaho's new transportation director: "I'm excited that we're heading in a new direction. I'm pleased to see that the process is over, the…
New ITD chief: 'Focus on moving the department forward' 1
Newly named Idaho Transportation Director Brian Ness, who will start work Jan. 11, told Eye on Boise, "My focus has to be on moving the department forward, and that's what I intend to do." Asked why the longtime Michigan transportation official decided to apply for…
Otter's statement on Pam Lowe firing 6
Yesterday, in response to a request from the Lewiston Morning Tribune, which has been editorializing against Gov. Butch Otter's silence on the firing of former Transportation Director Pam Lowe and her wrongful-termination lawsuit against the state, Otter issued the following statement:"I support the decision of…
ITD names new director 2
The Idaho Transportation Board has named Brian W. Ness, an administrator with the Michigan Department of Transportation, as its new director. Current acting director Scott Stokes will return to his position of deputy director in early January as Ness takes over. Click below to read…
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