Committee challenges U.S. 2 recommendation

Members of the U.S. Highway 2 Citizens Advisory Committee say they disagree with the preliminary findings of an environment impact statement that recommends a two-lane road between Havre and Fort Belknap.

Some committee members said they believe government agencies working on the EIS are predisposed not to approve a four-lane highway.

"This EIS in its present form together with the powerful government forces pushing against the 4 lane idea may stop any improvement of any kind for 20 years," said a written statement by committee member Robert Sharples, who owns the Chinook Motor Inn. "I do beli...