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Senator's regional director hears county concerns about truck traffic and carbon‑sequestration plans
Summary
The senator's Eastern Regional Director and Agricultural Liaison met with commissioners to hear concerns about heavy truck traffic on Highway 212 and a proposed carbon‑sequestration project on nearby federal lands; the county said it will pursue cooperating‑agency status with BLM and requested constituents send comments.
A representative from the senator's office introduced themself as the Eastern Regional Director and Agricultural Liaison and said their job is to serve as a point of contact for 23 counties and to forward local concerns to the senator's staff in Washington.
County commissioners described high truck volumes on Highway 212, enforcement gaps and safety concerns for local motorists. The regional director encouraged coordination with the Montana Department of Transportation and local sheriffs and offered to forward the county's concerns to his team in DC.
The discussion turned to a proposed carbon‑sequestration project reviewed by the BLM. Commissioners and members of the public said the project received an Environmental Assessment rather than a full Environmental Impact Statement and raised concerns about emergency response, unknown long‑term effects, potential impacts on land values, and the incentives created by 45Q tax credits. Staff said the county had submitted a letter to the BLM, had received a response, and planned to pursue further appeal and to seek cooperating‑agency status so the county's planning and emergency response documents would be considered in the process.
The regional director asked residents and local organizations to send written comments and said he would pass county concerns to staff in Washington for consideration.
