Meeting schedule
Though there won’t be any talk about Gold Butte National Monument, the Bureau of Land Management will still hold six public meetings on its ongoing revision of the Southern Nevada District Resource Management Plan.
The meetings will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.:
■ Tuesday at the old Overton gym in Overton.
■ Wednesday in the City Council chambers in Mesquite.
■ Thursday at Santa Fe Station, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, in Las Vegas.
■ Jan. 16 at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino in Pahrump.
■ Jan. 17 at the Heritage Park Senior Facility, 300 S. Racetrack Road in Henderson. ■ Jan. 18 at the community center in Searchlight.
Comments can be made at the meetings or sent by email to sndo_rmp_revision@ blm.gov; by fax to 702-515-5023; or by mail to BLM Southern Nevada District Office, Southern Nevada District RMP Revision, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130.
Updated information on the revised draft Resource Management Plan is available online at https://go.usa.gov/xnbqm.
The deadline for public input is Feb. 2. Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Gold Butte National Monument on federal land made famous by the 2014 standoff between the BLM and the armed supporters of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy.
Asselin said it’s too soon to know what impact, if any, the pause in planning for Gold Butte might have on the timeline for updating the broader management plan for all of Southern Nevada. He also couldn’t say whether the BLM might schedule additional public meetings in the future specific to Gold Butte, once that part of the planning effort resumes.
“When we know, we’ll let the people know,” Asselin said.
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