All 4 candidates for the North Idaho College Board of Trustees promised to support the development of the NIC education corridor. When the question was presented to him, Ron Nilson  answered simply "yes" when asked if he supported the corridor. "I don't have horns and a tail," he said. "I support the education corridor. But I don't support going forward without a plan." When opponent Ken Howard explained that a plan has been in place for years for infrastructure and that it will continue to evolve with public input, Nilson responded that "there's a difference between a well-defined plan and a concept." Robert Ketchum, Nilson's running mate, said the purchase of the education corridor is final. At this point, "no action could resist" the corridor. Incumbent Christie Wood said she's committed to developing the corridor because NIC is landlocked and experiencing "tremendous growth."

DFO: I attended the debate and posted this to ensure that every candidate is on the record supporting the Education Corridor. The property is too precious to the future of our community college and higher-education opportunities in the community to allow this specific question to go unanswered.