Validation denied, but access may be granted
This photo, from 2020, shows the original blockade that resident Joe Avery placed across West Fork Pine Creek Road. The blockade resulted in five years of legal battles, including a petition for Shoshone County to validate the road. Recently, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld the county's decision to deny road validation, but also ruled that the road constitutes a public right-of-way.
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WALLACE — A recent decision from the Idaho Supreme Court may have raised more questions than it answered in one of Shoshone County’s most contentious legal disputes.
In April, the court heard oral arguments from Shoshone County Prosecutor Benjamin Allen and attorney David Claiborne during a special Law Day session at the University of Idaho’s Menard Law Building. The case centered on the appeal of a decision involving West Fork Pine Creek Road.
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