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Article: Plum Creek withdraws road plan
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- Missoulian
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- January 6, 2009
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Plum Creek Timber Co. has abandoned its controversial forest road negotiations with Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey, citing strong public opposition.
"We've been thinking about it for a while," company spokeswoman Kathy Budinick confirmed Monday "The controversy just seemed to be continuing, and we want to be responsive to those concerns."
Missoula County officials and others argued that an amendment would have eased the way for residential development on Plum Creek lands.
The concerns centered on access easements, which allow the Forest Service and Plum Creek to share roads across intermingled lands.
Historically, those easements were thought to be narrow, for timber hauling only.
But ...