He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He's in Line to Lead the Forest Service.

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5. No, it's Michael Boren, the appointee, who made the illegal airstrip. His brother Dave fought a Forest Service trail

being constructed on an easement on his land, and that was when Michael's helicopter flew intimidatingly close to the construction crew.

The article says Michael put a million-dollar hangar and fuel tanks next to the airstrip. He finally applied for a county permit for the airstrip years after he built it, claiming he's built it as a public service in case of emergencies. There was a lot of public opposition, he got the permit anyway, then sued his critics for defamation. He whined that people hated him in part because he's Mormon. No, people hate him because he's a nasty, selfish, cheating, reckless asshole who should have spent some time in jail for that stunt with the helicopter.