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Commission Questions Plum Creek, Forest Service Road Deal

In a meeting with Plum Creek Timber Co. and U.S. Forest Service officials last week about a controversial road-easement deal, Flathead County commissioners criticized both groups for not being more upfront about their plans and expressed concern about potential unintended consequences the easements could have on the county.

“There’s been talk that all this happened behind closed doors,” Commissioner Gary Hall said. “I don’t believe that, but here, and with other counties, there’s the feeling that talks with us have happened at the end of the process instead of the middle.”

The gathering here was one in a series of public talks with local officials in western Montana.

Full Story: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/commission_questions_plum_creek_forest_service_road_deal/5917/

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City Club Missoula – Purchase Of 312,000 Acres Of Land from Plum Creek Timber In Western Montana, 10/20, Missoula http://matr.net/article-30994.html

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