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Lawmakers, ITD debate $9.6 million plan to move District 4 office from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee pressed Idaho Transportation Department officials on a renewed request to relocate ITD’s District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, questioning costs and whether the move was necessary after last year’s rejection.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Thursday scrutinized a renewed Idaho Transportation Department request to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, a proposal the committee and governor rejected last year.
Sen. Bert Brackett Cook (transcript: “Senator Cook”) pressed Scott Stokes, director of the Idaho Transportation Department, and other ITD staff about the case for spending about $9.6 million on a new facility, saying the legislature had already voted down the move in the prior budget cycle and asking why the agency had resurrected the plan. “Do you feel 12 minutes of commute time is worth asking Idaho taxpayers for $9,600,000 to relocate that building?” Cook asked.
The director and staff said the request reflects ITD and…
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