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For Immediate Release: November 30, 2001 CA-610-02-13
Contact: Doran Sanchez (909) 697-5220; E-mail: dasanche@ca.blm.gov
BLM District Advisory Council to Meet in El Centro
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council will meet in formal session on Saturday, December 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Southwest Performing Arts Theatre, Southwest High School, located at 2001 Ocotillo Drive, El Centro, California.
On Friday, December 7 the Council and interested members of the public will assemble for a field tour at the parking lot of the Best Western John Jay Inn at 7:15 a.m. and depart 7:30 a.m. The Inn is located at 2352 S. 4th Street, El Centro.
Tour stops and discussions will focus on issues being addressed in the Draft Northern and Eastern Colorado Desert (NECO) and Draft Northern and Eastern Mojave (NEMO) Plans. The Council will also stop and hear a presentation at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. The public is welcome to participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own transportation, drinks, and lunch.
Agenda items for the Saturday Council meeting will include presentations regarding the Draft NECO and NEMO Plans, and reports on the summary of public comments for the two draft plans, which closed November 1, 2001. The Council also will be briefed on the status of the development of the Draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Resource Management Plan.
All Desert District Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Time for public comment may be made available by the Council Chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and is scheduled at the end of the meeting for topics not on the agenda.
Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the California Desert District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land Management, Public Affairs Office, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside, California 92507-0714. Written comments also are accepted at the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, will be incorporated into the minutes.
For more information regarding the California Desert District Advisory Council meeting, contact BLM Public Affairs Officer Doran Sanchez at (909) 697-5220.
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