Opinion ID: 1709572
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Corridor Hearing.

Text: The appellants last contend that the appellees erred in failing to hold a separate corridor hearing in the selection of Alternate C. The appellants concede numerous public informational hearings were held. They also concede they were given the opportunity to voice their concerns. They contend, however, that due process requires a more meaningful participation in the decision making process. For example, the appellants insist that they had a due process right to cross-examine the decision makers before the decision makers made their final decision. The appellants cite no authority for this novel proposition, which flies in the face of our holding that neither due process nor section 306.9 requires an evidentiary hearing. In short, there is no inherent right to cross-examination in a legislative hearing concerning a proposed location of a highway. Harris v. Hornbaker, 98 Wash.2d 650, 658 P.2d 1219, 1224 (1983); see 1 Davis, Administrative Law § 7.8, at 347. The district court correctly ruled the appellants were not denied due process regarding the appellants' corridor hearing claim.