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Senators question ITD’s renewed $9.6 million request to relocate District 4 from Shoshone to Twin Falls
Summary
Lawmakers pressed ITD Director Scott Stokes on a repeated proposal to move District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to Twin Falls, asking whether the $9.6 million price tag and small commute‑time savings justify overturning last year’s legislative rejection.
At a JFAC transportation budget hearing, several legislators questioned the Idaho Transportation Department’s renewed request to relocate District 4 headquarters from Shoshone to a site near Twin Falls, a proposal that the legislature and governor rejected last year.
Senator Cook said he toured the Shoshone facility and found staff told him the building needed maintenance rather than replacement. “For $9,600,000 I think you could have public meetings at the courthouse in Twin Falls or at the library,” Cook said, adding that an ITD analysis of…
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