Lawrence “Dick” Edinger, Chairman

Vice-Chairman Edinger has served as a Commissioner for East Side Highway District since 1971. In addition to Highway District Chairman, the Vice-Chairman also serves as a Board Member for Idaho Association of Highway Districts (IAHD), is a Representative of KMPO (Kootenai Metro Planning Organization, and KCATT (Kootenai County Area Transportation Team). He was the 1995 Commissioner of the Year by the IAHD, and has served two terms as the President of the Kootenai County Association of Highway Districts. Vice-Chairman Edinger has been a resident of Coeur d’Alene since 1955.

Lan Smith, Vice-Chairman

Mac Pooler, Secretary/Treasurer

Mac Pooler has been the mayor of Kellogg since 2001 and began serving as a council member June, 2008. Mr. Pooler, born and raised in Kellogg, has been married to Margaret for 40 years, has two children and three grandchildren.

Mr. Pooler’s mission statement is “to work and make the city of Kellogg the best place to live not only for attracting new people but for the residents who have made Kellogg their home for many years.”

Mr. Pooler began working for the Idaho Water Company in Kellog in 1966 and was appointed manager in 1969. In 1974 a water district was formed where he served as manager for the water district until his retirement in 2004.

Mr. Pooler currently serves on the Governor’s Drinking Water Advisory Committee, staff member of Idaho Water Certification Board, Idaho Rural Water and AIC Legislative Committee member, an Trustee for Kellogg Elk’s Club #1841.

Clark Kauffman, Council Member

Clark Kauffman has served on the council since January 2000. Clark served four years in the U.S. Air Force and is a Vietnam Veteran. Clark has farmed in the Filer area for 25 years. Clark was elected as Filer Highway District Commissioner in 1992, and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Idaho Association of Highway Districts, Board member of the Filer Mutual Telephone Company, Board Member of the Idaho Hay Association, and Chairman of the Idaho Barley Commission.

Thomas E. Limbaugh, Council Member

Thomas Limbaugh graduated from the University of Idaho in 1979. He co-owned and managed a family farming operation consisting of fruit orchards, field crops and cattle for twenty years. He served on the City of Fruitland Planning and Zoning Commission from 1982 to 1988, City Council from 1988 to 1993 and as Mayor from 1994 to present. He is a member of the Third Judicial District Magistrate Commission. He served in the Idaho House of Representatives in the 1st session of the 55th Legislature. In 1999, Governor Kempthorne appointed him to the Bureau of Occupational Licenses. In July 2001, Governor Kempthorne appointed him as a Commissioner of the Idaho Industrial Commission.

Dan Schaeffer, Council Member

 Dan Schaeffer has been a Highway commissioner for Hillsdale Highway District since 1992 and joined the LHTAC council this year.  He is married to Tami and has six children, the live in the Paul, Idaho area where he is a Farmer/Feedlot owner. 

 Mr. Schaeffer has been a board member for Idaho Association of Highway District for the last 8 years and is the current past President.  He has also been the Vice Chairman of the board for A & B Irrigation since 2003, and was appointed by Governor Butch Otter to the Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan committee (CAMP).

Tad Hegsted, Council Member

 Tad Hegsted has been a Jefferson County Commissioner since 2005 and has been serving as a LHTAC council member since 2006.  Mr. Hegsted has been married to Paula for 30 years, they have five children. Four of Mr. Hegsted’s children are married and he has nine grandchildren.

Mr. Hegsted is the owner of a family business, Challenger Pallet and Supply.  They manufacture wood pallets and have three locations that serve the Intermountain West.

Don Ebert, Council Member