Scenic View Road

A group of about 16 area economic and county representatives toured Scenic View Road on Friday, May 6. The group spent a significant amount of time looking over the large washout neighboring a portion of the road, with county road supervisor Mark Trask detailing a suggested plan to fill the gulch and prevent further future erosion.

By Kay Braddock

 By Kay Braddock

 By Kay Braddock

 By Todd Devlin
Prairie County Commissioner 
Guest Opinion

Regardless of your particular stance on Scenic View Road, it is imperative to closely examine the actions, and at times inactions, taken by the Bureau of Land Management while handling this issue. 

 By Kay Braddock

According to Prairie County officials a recent discovery of a 1965 Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement made between the BLM and Prairie County has added another crinkle to the Scenic View Road ownership debate. 

 By Kay Braddock

 By Kay Braddock

        After negotiations fell through late last year on public use of Scenic View Road, Prairie County officials agreed the county’s next step would be to take the matter to court, seeking a judge’s ruling on who owns the seven-mile dirt road that leads to a popular Bureau of Land Management scenic overlook north of Terry.

 By Kay Braddock

        Closing that road just isn’t a good idea – it’s not good for the community and it’s not going to benefit local businesses. There’s got to be another way – other than completely shutting out public access - isn’t there?