BLM reduces office footprint and saves taxpayer money
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MONTE VISTA, Colo. –The Bureau of Land Management is consolidating three of its offices into one new San Luis Valley Field Office, located at 1313 E. Highway 160, Monte Vista, Colo. BLM is reducing its office footprint by approximately 6,600 square feet, helping save taxpayer money and meet the Administration’s freeze the footprint policy.
BLM is expected to move into their new space in approximately November/December 2014. For the last 20 years, the BLM has been co-located with the US Forest Service in Monte Vista, Saguache, and La Jara. This new location will bring all 24 of the BLM’s full-time employees in the San Luis Valley to one centralized location.
The new consolidated lease will benefit the public by having BLM personnel in one location available to answer questions about BLM's multiple use mission and provide services to users of BLM-managed public land. This includes everything from selling public land maps to acquiring permits for other activities such as wood permits, minerals, rangeland management, special use permits for recreation, and more.
“We are excited to have all of our employees under one roof,” said Paul Tigan, Assistant Field Office Manager and project lead for the move. “The new building will allow us to serve the public in a more efficient and effective way.”
The former Ford Dealership, 1313 E. Highway 60, and a rendering of what the new BLM office will look like.
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.