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Residents urge Glenwood Springs council to oppose proposed federal land sales; council asks staff to prepare targeted letter
Summary
Residents from the Glenwood Springs Citizens Alliance told the council the Senate reconciliation bill could make National Forest and BLM lands near Glenwood eligible for sale, risking the city's watershed and scenic backdrop. Council directed staff to prepare a focused, evidence-based letter and to be ready to convene a short-notice meeting if the bill advances.
Heather McGregor, vice president of the Glenwood Springs Citizens Alliance, told the City Council on June 19 that a provision added in the U.S. Senate could require the government to sell millions of acres of federal land across 11 Western states. "The provision does not affect national parks, national monuments, or wilderness areas, but our front country is at risk," she said, and she named National Forest lands around Glenwood Canyon and the city's watershed in Grizzly Creek and No Name…
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