Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today's ruling from a state hearing officer that residents and business owners along scenic U.S. Highway 12 who object to giant mega-loads of oil equipment traveling the route and blocking both lanes have a right…
A business group that actively supports the prospect of megaloads of oil equipment traveling on U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho has issued a statement that it's "concerned" over a hearing officer's ruling today that opponents of the loads have a right to be heard…
Hearing officer Merlyn Clark, in his 20-page ruling, detailed how ITD reviewed the proposal for the four ConocoPhillips megaloads and determined they could travel safely - but he also found that the three opponents who sued to block the loads clearly have a "direct and…
Linwood Laughy and Borg Hendrickson, two U.S. Highway 12 residents who were among those who sued to block megaloads of oil equipment two lanes wide from traveling the route, had this statement today in response to the hearing officer's decision:"We feel that it is good…
Adam Rush, public involvement coordinator for the Idaho Transportation Department, said ITD Director Brian Ness "can accept, reject, modify or hold the recommendation" from hearing officer Merlyn Clark for full contested-case hearings on permits for four ConocoPhillips megaloads on U.S. Highway 12. "He'll certainly take…
The Idaho Transportation Department just announced that its hearing officer, Merlyn Clark, has ruled that opponents of the four proposed ConocoPhillips megaloads on U.S. Highway 12 have a right to contest permits for the loads. ITD Director Brian Ness "will review the recommendation," the agency…
No word yet from ITD on the hearing officer's decision on the four ConocoPhillips megaloads proposed for U.S. Highway 12, but apparently the decision has gone against the company, and in favor of holding full contested case hearings. ConocoPhillips just issued this statement:"We are disappointed…
Gov. Butch Otter, in response to yesterday's action by his transportation funding task force, says he won't propose any transportation funding increases in 2011. Otter, in a news release, said the task force called for "delaying revenue enhancements for now."In its all-day meeting yesterday, the…
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