Aspen Journalism: Forest Service Adds Comment Period for PitCo’s Maroon Bells Operations Takeover
The proposal would let Pitkin County run daily operations and raise some fees, while the Forest Service keeps ownership and takes public comments for 15 days.
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Aspen Journalism: Forest Service adds comment period for PitCo’s Maroon Bells operations takeover
Under pressure from public-lands advocates, the White River National Forest will include a 15-day public-comment period before moving forward with plans for Pitkin County to oversee operations at the Maroon Bells Scenic Area under a special-use permit. The Pitkin Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to discuss the action during a public hearing on Wednesday. Officials with Pitkin County and the White River National Forest say the special-u…
Forest Service adds comment period for PitCo’s Maroon Bells operations takeover
Officials with Pitkin County and the White River National Forest say the special-use permit is the best possible way to protect the Maroon Bells amid federal staffing and budget shortages, but public-lands watchdog groups are sounding the alarm that the move could inadvertently serve as a forerunner in efforts to privatize federal lands.
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