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Commissioner Rowell urges public comment on filed forest plan EIS, cites water and mining concerns
Summary
Commissioner Rowell announced that an environmental impact statement for a regional forest plan was filed on the federal register, opening a 90-day comment period, and encouraged public input on water quality, recreation and mining issues.
During announcements the court heard from Commissioner Rowell that an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a regional forest plan has been filed on the federal register, opening a 90-day public comment period. Rowell said the county is using Alternative Forest Plan #2 and urged residents to participate in the public comment process.
Rowell highlighted concerns about water quality and recreation, and said mining issues should be raised in comments because mineral development could be relevant to the plan. He urged people to take part so the county’s perspective is represented during the comment period.
