Why I oppose Sandia’s request to unilaterally control 10,000 acres of public land

Why I oppose Sandia’s request to unilaterally control 10,000 acres of public land

By Walt Benson, Bernalillo County Commissioner — In 2003, the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Act was established by the United States Congress. Passage of the act settled a 1994 lawsuit and the Pueblo of Sandia’s claims of ownership of 10,000 acres in perpetuity. The act designated the land in question as National Forest and […]