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Shoshone commissioners back out of railroad property purchase

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | November 3, 2023 1:00 AM

WALLACE — The Shoshone Board of County Commissioners this week decided against buying a 49-acre parcel of land from the Union Pacific Railroad. 

The property, located to the west of Spunstrand Inc., was discussed as the proposed site of a new jail and public safety building for the past four years, but additional information from the Environmental Protection Agency prompted the commissioners to reject the property.

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