Shoshone County Commissioners And The Issue With West Fork Pine Creek

Paul Loutzenhiser met with the Shoshone County Commissioners today to help them understand why they should make the lower road (West Fork Pine Creek) public, but most of his dissertation was related to the part of the road on federal land, which the County has zero jurisdiction.

The Validation case from its inception has just been about two parcels between the actual road and the closed-to-motorized BLM-managed land.

The County would have needed to inform the U.S. government about their road creation Before it was "reserved" as a national forest in 1906. The "designation" in 1909 was too late. They would have had to ask the federal government for permission to use it. That process mandated a survey of that which they wanted to use. Then they might get an agreement to maintain the road etc. Not done. Not a possible RS2477.

Both their Trail Maintenance & Special Recreation Permits were revoked, so they'd have to re-apply for the TMP to do any work & use NEPA to get their SRP reinstated.

Paul was very weak on why the 2 parcels (Joe Avery & Manu Life Lumber ) should be declared public.

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