Statement:
IDAHO Commissioner Currie. Dear Senator, I am Bill Currie, Boundary County Commissioner, District 2. 8 A few weeks ago our local newspaper stated that I was looking for input in my district regarding Long Canyon. Yesterday I announced in public that pro wilderness was ahead 3 to 1 based on 17 calls in favor of wilderness, and 6 against. Well, last night the telephone rang and it didn't stop. I even missed Star Trek. The results were 61 more votes for wilderness, and 45 more for multiple use. Although I have not talked to every citizen in my district, I believe we would favor setting the ridge-to-ridge part of Long Canyon as wilderness. All recent Boundary County samplings of public sentiment are subjective. It would be wise for this committee to do an indepth poll of the entire county. Thank you. Bill Currie.
"Currie, Bill", Idaho Wilderness Hearings, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL), University of Idaho Library, https://cdil.lib.uidaho.edu/wilderness-hearings/items/aug-16-1983-currie-bill.html