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Lawmakers question $9.6M ITD plan to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
Senators pressed Idaho Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes over a renewed request to relocate District 4 from Shoshone to Twin Falls, questioning the $9.6 million price and whether the move is necessary after recent assessments and maintenance plans.
During the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing, lawmakers confronted ITD leadership over a repeated request to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls and to fund a new building.
"For $9,600,000 I think you could have public meetings at the courthouse in Twin Falls or at the library," Senator Cook said, noting that last year's working group and the governor rejected the relocation. "The JFAC budget working group, the JFAC committee, the Idaho House of Representatives, the Idaho Senate, and governor Brad Little all voted to reject the relocation of District…
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