BLM to host public scoping meeting in Colorado Springs for Eastern Colorado plan
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CANON CITY, Colo. – In response to public feedback, the Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office is hosting an additional public scoping meeting in Colorado Springs to solicit comments on the Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan. The open-house style meeting will be held on July 14 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Westside Community Center, 1628 West Bijou St., Co Springs 80904.
“It’s very important to hear from the public before we begin drafting the plan revision,” said BLM Royal Gorge Field Manager Keith Berger. “This scoping period gives the public a great opportunity to become involved early in the process and talk with BLM specialists to ask questions about different resources we manage.”
The BLM will accept comments through July 31, 2015. The scoping period gives the public the opportunity to identify issues to be addressed in the plan revision. The BLM will closely consider public comments in drafting a range of management alternatives for the planning area.
The public is encouraged to stop by the open house meeting anytime between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. to talk to BLM specialists, learn more about the revision and provide comments. An informal presentation will be given at 6:15 p.m.
Attendance at these open houses is not required to submit comments to the BLM. For further information about this plan revision and how to provide scoping comments, visit http://on.doi.gov/1HVULcA, or contact John Smeins, RMP Project Manager, at (719) 269-8581.
Comments may be mailed to BLM ECRMP, 3028 E. Main Street, Cañon City, CO 81212; faxed to 719-269-8599; or e-mailed to ECRMP.Comments@blm.gov. Scoping comments will be most helpful if they are specific and received by BLM before July 31, 2015.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.