BLM requests public comment on Sun Valley School Campus Project
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CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District has prepared a Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Washoe County School District (WCSD) Sun Valley School Campus Project. The project area is located in Sun Valley, north of Reno, in Washoe County. Public comments will be accepted through August 15, 2017.
The PEA analyzes the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects from issuing a Recreation & Public Purposes Act (R&PP) lease, and eventual patent, of 80 acres of public land to the WCSD. The WCSD proposes to build a new school campus. Phase one includes development of a Middle School with a tentative date of construction starting in late 2017.
A copy of the EA is available at the Carson City District BLM Office and on the Project webpage at: http://bit.ly/2tmUrDo Please send written comments to: Garrit Buma, Sun Valley School Campus Project Lead, Sierra Front Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701. Comments may also be submitted electronically via the EA webpage (under the “Documents” section), via email to blm_nv_ccdowebmail@blm.gov or via fax at (775) 885-6147 with the subject heading “Sun Valley School EA”.
For more information contact Gerrit Buma at 775-885-6004 or email gbuma@blm.gov
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.