2009-04-09
07:38:28
Koochiching County commissioners had decided to proceed with their plans for a reroute of the northern section of Highway 332.
A request to end that project was rejected by a 4-1 voted at their meeting this week.
Chair Mike Hanson says they were advised to continue and let litigation through the Minnesota Court of Appeals to continue.
"We're in proverbial limbo right now," says Hanson. "As long as litigation is ongoing, the county board has been advised by its legal folks when we make our comment to make them on what we know and not to form an opinion on something that may nor may not happen."
International Falls City Council is appealing a Minnesota Department of Transportation decision that supported the county's position on the project. Several businesses have voiced their opposition.
