<div dir="ltr" style=""><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); border-left-width: 3px; border-left-style: solid;">-----Original Message-----<br />Subject: Hwy 95 events tomorrow (Saturday) and next Wednesay<br />From: "Whitepine chapter INPS" <whitepine.chapter@gmail.com><br />To: "White Pine Chapter contacts" <whitepine.chapter@gmail.com><br />Date: 01/19/13 04:13:24<br /><br /><title></title>
<div>White Pine Cahpter:</div>
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<div>If you have interest or concerns about the proposed Hwy 95 realignment, here are two events to consider attending:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color: rgb(63, 60, 252);"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hwy 95: Saturday, January 19: 12 noon-2 at 1912 Center, followed by field trip, 2-5.</font></font></span></u></i></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Public information and discussion of the planned eastern realignment of Hwy 95 and the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). Field trip will include site visits off Eid and Paradise Ridge roads.<span> </span> Travelers should dress warmly, bring beverages and snacks if desired, and expect to conclude by 5 pm. Sponsored by PRDC (Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition) and PESC (Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition).</font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color: rgb(63, 60, 252);"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Hwy 95: Wednesday, January 23, 2-8:30 at the Best Western Univ. Inn, Moscow</font></font></span></u></i></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Public hearing organized by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). So far as I know, there is not a schedule of events.</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span> </span> See video at: <strong><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><a href="http://us95thorncreek.com/"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font color="#800080">http://us95thorncreek.com/</font></span></a></span></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'>According to the ITD web site,</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-weight: normal;'><a href="http://us95thorncreek.com/schedule-2/public-hearing/"><font color="#800080">http://us95thorncreek.com/schedule-2/public-hearing/</font></a></span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'>:</span></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'>"At the public hearing, you will have the opportunity to:</span></strong></font></font></div>
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<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Provide written comments or give verbal testimony to a public hearing officer about the DEIS.</font></font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Give comments during the open-microphone sessions held at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.</font></font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Speak with the environmental and technical experts who conducted studies for the document.</font></font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Learn about the alternatives that were evaluated and their benefits and impacts.</font></font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Look at maps for each of the alternatives analyzed in the DEIS."</font></font></span></li>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family: "Droid Sans";'><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Pat Fuerst</font></font></span></div>
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