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Commissioner says Northern Corridor route stalled by lawsuit; calls plaintiff 'scam'
Summary
Commissioner Snow updated the audience on the proposed Northern Corridor, said federal law (OPLIMA) envisioned the route and tradeoff mitigation, and reported a D.C. injunction after a suit by a local group; Snow criticized the legal action as delaying construction and raising costs.
Commissioner Snow described the Northern Corridor as a long-running transportation need and said legal and federal processes have delayed its construction. He cited the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (OPLIMA), which he said directed the Interior secretary to identify route alternatives, and said the county had obtained approval at multiple points before a federal injunction halted progress.
Snow named a local plaintiff group (he called it "Conserv Southwest Utah") and sharply criticized the lawsuit, saying it had produced an injunction that is holding the project on hold and increasing costs. He argued the litigation would force taxpayers to pay more because of inflation and said the proposed mitigation exchange would protect roughly 7,000 acres in trade for disturbing under 200 acres for the roadway; he framed that as a net conservation gain.
