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Local miner and county officials press concerns at Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision meeting
Summary
A public commenter asked commissioners to press Forest Service planners on road access to mining claims and the status of the roadless rule ahead of a July 22 Blue Mountain Forest Plan revision meeting.
A resident told the Baker County Board of Commissioners on July 16 that miners are encountering restricted road access on Forest Service land and urged the county to assert its role on public-right-of-way issues as the U.S. Forest Service revises the Blue Mountain Forest Plan.
“I’ve had several miners complain to me that the road access of Forest Service is blocking their right their lawful access to the mining claims,” Arthur Sappington said during the public-comment period. He told commissioners county…
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