970207BE.docx

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER NELSON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
MYRNA WALTERS
TONYA CLARK
DON HOWELL
STEPHANIE MILLER
DAVID SCHUNKE
JOE CUSICK
BIRDELLE BROWN
JIM LONG
DAVID SCOTT
WORKING FILE
FROM:BILL EASTLAKE
WELDON STUTZMAN
DATE:JANUARY 7, 1997
RE:EAS PETITION
On February 6, the Commission received several petitions signed by Elmore County residents concerning Extended Area Service (EAS).  The petitions were forwarded under cover letter from the Executive Director of the Elmore County Impact Steering Committee (E.C.I.S.C.)  and ask for inclusion of Elmore County residents in the Treasure Valley EAS.  The attached petitions contain 582 signatures.
The reasons stated on the petition include the following:  Over 600 people live in Mountain Home and commute to jobs in Boise.  Some 400 Air Force employees live in Boise and commute to Mountain Home Air Force Base.  Mountain Home is in the Boise Economic Impact Area, meaning they do most of their business in Boise rather than Twin Falls, for instance.  A majority of businesses in Mountain Home call Boise more than any other long distance location.  Local government agencies make numerous calls to state agencies in Boise.  Medical and other professional specialty services are only available in Boise.
Does the Commission wish to assign this petition a case number and thus give it a formal place in the queue of existing EAS petitions?
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Bill Eastlake
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