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Lawmakers Question $9.6M Request to Move ITD District 4 from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard debate on a $9.6 million Idaho Transportation Department request to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls. Lawmakers cited prior rejections and said maintenance, commute-time data and existing repairs undercut the need for relocation.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Wednesday questioned the Idaho Transportation Department’s $9.6 million request to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, with members citing prior rejections and local conditions as reasons to deny the move.
Senator Cindy Cook said the relocation request mirrored last year’s proposal and noted that “we don’t need a new building. We just need some maintenance money,” recounting a recent site visit to the Shoshone campus that identified water stains and routine maintenance needs rather than replacement-level failures. She cited a committee and legislative decision last year that rejected moving the district and asked Director Scott Stokes to explain why the agency was asking again.
The department’s director,…
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