Marsing water project wraps up

Dignitaries from a variety of state, federal and local organizations turned out Thursday to witness the ribbon cutting on the $3.6 million Marsing water project. SPF water engineer Shawn Kohtz, Marsing city engineer Amy Woodruff — both of whom planned and implemented the project engineering over a period of years — and Marsing mayor Keith Green did the honors and cut the ribbon on the system’s new pump-house. Wally Hedrick, state director for Idaho for the U.S. Department of Agriculture office of Rural Development, Washington D.C.- based director of USDA RD water programs division Sandi Boughton and Dean Ferguson, regional director for U.S. Representative Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) all gave a brief address. Sharon Deal of the Idaho Department of Commerce, county Commissioners George Hyer and Jerry Hoagland as well as county Assessor Brett Endicott also attended. Kohtz provided a tour of the pump facility, located across Idaho highway 78 from Marsing schools, after the ribbon cutting. An audience of three dozen or so were present for the event.