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Lawmakers, ITD spar over $9.6M plan to relocate District 4 from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
The Idaho Transportation Department renewed a $9.6 million request to move its District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, prompting questions from JFAC members who said the Legislature rejected the proposal last year and challenged whether the travel-time and service benefits justify the cost.
The Idaho Transportation Department renewed a $9.6 million request to relocate its District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, prompting skeptical questions at a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing.
Senator Scott Cook pressed ITD Director Scott Stokes and staff on the repeated request, saying the committee, the House, the Senate and the governor all rejected the move last year. “Why are we seeing this asked again?” Cook asked, noting his site visits to the Shoshone campus and workers’ views that the building primarily needs maintenance rather than replacement.
Director Scott Stokes, identified at the hearing as director of the Idaho Transportation…
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