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December 4, 2012
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Douglas County closely watching logging roads case

The stakes are high for Douglas County in the logging roads case the U.S. Supreme Court heard Monday, the county’s public works director, Robb Paul, said today. The county maintains about 200 miles of logging roads, mostly in county-owned timberlands. Paul estimates there’s a culvert approximately every mile. The high court will consider whether each one of those culverts will need a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Paul said obtaining a permit for a large culvert typically costs about $5,000. Ultimately, the cost of obtaining the permits for culverts on logging roads would be reflected in lower revenue …

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The News-Review Updated Dec 4, 2012 03:49PM Published Dec 7, 2012 08:30AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.