Viewfinders MC
Public Board Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Donn Nay on September 14, 2011, 12:11:28 pm
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This is convenient for us as some will be in Ridgecrest prepping for our race, can we get some to attend this meeting?
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2011 CA-CDD-11-77
Contact: Stephen Razo 951-697-5217; David Briery 951-697-5220
BLM Announces Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessment of
Motorized Vehicle Management in West Mojave Planning Area
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California Desert District, announced its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze a proposed plan amendment and alternatives covering the management of motorized vehicles on public lands in the West Mojave (WEMO) area.
A Notice of Intent to prepare the plan for areas in Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties published in the Federal Register today.
By this Notice, the BLM is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments on:
(1) issues related to plan decisions which will guide the management of motorized vehicle access in the WEMO plan area;
(2) process and decision criteria to be used during plan implementation to designate routes;
(3) issues and concerns within each subregion;
(4) additional issues cited by the January 28, 2011 Court Order including special status species, vegetation communities (including unique plant assemblages), special area designations, air quality, cultural resources, soils, springs and seeps and Mojave fringe-toed lizard habitat; and
(5) the ?bundling of analysis areas? for route designation.
A lawsuit was filed by a variety of Plaintiffs challenging the BLM?s Record of Decision (ROD) for the 2006 WEMO Plan. On January 28, 2011, the Court issued an Order-Remedy and remanded the 2006 WEMO ROD to the BLM and, in part, directed the BLM to amend the plan and to reconsider route designations. The court required that a revised decision for the WEMO route designation be completed by March 31, 2014.
Two BLM public scoping meetings will be held: one in Ridgecrest and one in Barstow. Details on the public scoping meetings are provided below. Any additional public meetings will be announced through the local news media, newspapers, mailings, and at the BLM web page: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd.html at least 15 days prior to the event.
September 27, 2011: 6:30 pm ? 9:30 pm September 29, 2011: 6:30 pm ? 9:30 pm
Kerr McGee Center Hampton Inn
100 W. California Ave. 2710 Lenwood Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Barstow, California 92311
(760) 499-5151 (760) 253-2600
The public may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the WEMO EA for the
Motorized Vehicle Access Element, by any of the following methods:
1) Email: cawemopa@blm.gov
3) Fax: (951) 697-5299;
4) Mail: ATTN: Alan Stein, BLM California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553-9046
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the California Desert District Office, address above, or the BLM?s California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. For further information contact: Alan Stein, (951) 697-5382.
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California Desert District Office ? 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
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I'll attend! This is at the Rec Center next to City Hall. Wish I new a good notification method to let the locals in Ridgecrest be made aware!!! Ant ideas
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In English?
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I'll attend! This is at the Rec Center next to City Hall. Wish I new a good notification method to let the locals in Ridgecrest be made aware!!! Ant ideas
Don't they have a local paper that an add can be run in? We could all drive around town with blow horns announcing it! ;D
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In English?
Maybe Chris can straighten out the the post, it doesn't paste correctly. Basically the BLM is redoing WEMO due to a lawsuit they lost to the greenies. Going through the full NEPA process and these are the required scoping meetings, one in Ridgecrest, right before our race, the other in Barstow.
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Not sure what you are talking about, everything looks fine to me.
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Not sure what you are talking about, everything looks fine to me.
Aaron must be off his meds! He confuses easily!!! I noticed in another topic that he will be the only one in line for the banquet dinner SUNDAY NIGHT??? We will have to leave a plate out for himm and hope Tara doesn't beat him to it ;D
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Not sure what you are talking about, everything looks fine to me.
Aaron must be off his meds! He confuses easily!!! I noticed in another topic that he will be the only one in line for the banquet dinner SUNDAY NIGHT??? We will have to leave a plate out for himm and hope Tara doesn't beat him to it ;D
No. I'm talking about that Sunday night feeding. You already know I am skipping the Saturday dinner.
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Aaron why would you not attend the club meeting and dinner saturday night? It is the once year big meeting, you are a Viewfinder!!
CB
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Aaron why would you not attend the club meeting and dinner saturday night? It is the once year big meeting, you are a Viewfinder!!
CB
We will be short handed this year I expect to be working long hours this year.
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Who is not making it?