The Idaho Attorney General’s Office has cleared a Nez Perce County commissioner of any wrongdoing when he had road department crews build an access onto a private road.
The AG’s office was asked to investigate whether Commission Chairman Doug Zenner acted appropriately by authorizing the road-building onto property off Waha Road that the owner had offered for a rural fire station intended to be built with donations for the Nez Perce County Fire Department.
Nez Perce County Prosecutor Dan Spickler requested an independent review of Zenner’s action in March on advice of the county’s insurance provider.
In a letter to Spickler, Deputy Attorney General Chris Topmiller wrote it did not appear that Zenner violated criminal statutes regarding conflict of interest, ethics in government or bidding in public works.
Spickler says the deputy attorney general’s letter puts an end to the investigation.
