Tucker is bad news for Boundary County

A few years ago, Pete Wilson formed a group of local citizens to try and make some sense out of the new environmental regulations. Long Canyon was the major issue with the preservationist organization groups. In order to attempt to settle our county’s roadless area issue, I made up a plan to do just that. The plan was presented to most local officials and receive complete support. At least we thought it had. Three of us had an appointment in Boise to present the plan to the governor. But we were first asked to first present the plan to Tim Tucker. Tucker, after hearing the presentation, stated that he would do nothing to thwart the plan nor would he do anything to interfere with our meeting with the governor.

We met with the governor and his staff and had him to the point of signing off on the plan, when one of the staff people told the governor that Tim Tucker had called and asked that the plan not be signed. Tucker alone destroyed the one chance Boundary County had of settling the roadless issue — after he had promised not to interfere.

Vote for Tim Bertling.

BOB GRAHAM

Bonners Ferry