…As commissioners, all three counties that we represent, Beaverhead, Madison, and Jefferson, had differing opinions about the line. One thing we had in common though was the desire for information gathered on our terms by an independent, trusted source.
That’s why we sought outside assistance to help us better understand these issues, conduct research based on our own questions and priorities, and ideally weigh in on the MSTI siting process in an informed manner.
The MSTI Review Project, a collaboration between Madison, Jefferson and Beaverhead counties, along with five non-governmental organizations: Western Environmental Law Center, Craighead Institute, Future West, Headwaters Economics, and the Sonoran Institute, was launched in an effort to provide an independent, transparent analysis that would help counties better understand a number of the impacts of the line.…