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Tulare County approves letter backing Balch Park Pack Station operators amid access dispute with CAL FIRE
Summary
The Board approved a county letter urging CAL FIRE to restore or otherwise enable pack station operators’ access to facilities at Balch Park, citing tourism, limited southern Sierra pack-station capacity and strong public interest.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on July 15 voted to send a letter to CAL FIRE supporting the Balch Park Pack Station’s operators and asking the agency to restore access to essential on-site facilities or otherwise enable continued operations.
Israel Sotelo, chief of staff to the Tulare County Board, said recent CAL FIRE modifications to the operator’s lease have restricted access to on-site facilities and threatened continued operation. Sotelo asked the board…
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