Guest Opinion: Why I am fighting so hard

Since the Headwaters Rest Area project finally became public knowledge, many have asked the question: “Why are you fighting it so hard?” That is a fair question to ask, and the answer overwhelmingly provided by the Three Forks community is a simple one – we object to the selected rest area location itself. The site raises significant problems, but objections to these problems have gone largely unheard and the project has now entered the construction stage.

Rest areas are a nightmare concerning maintenance, they provide opportunity for individuals to use them that are not the desirable users (s...