12 I The Lovell Chronicle I April 8, 2010
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BY BRENDA TENBOER and gas companies.
The Bureau of Land Claire Mosely of the
Management hosted an non-profit Washington,
open house Monday eveningD.C.-based Public Lands
at its Worland office with a Advocacy group is an old
focus on the Big Horn Ba-hand when it comes to fed-
sin Resource Management eral and state regulations
Plan, but the event left and policy revision. Mosely
some folks scratching their said she has followed simi-
heads, lar land-use plan revisions
Citation Oil & Gas over the course of the past
Corp. Regional Manager 20 years.
Bob Christofferson, an ad- "Every plan is more re-
mitted late-comer to the strictive than the original,"
game with the RMP projectshe said.
already more than a year in Mosely, who represents
the works, said he wants to the interests of oil and gas
understand why the plan is producers, said she has big
being revised at all. concerns about an alterna-
"It is my understanding tive plan that was submit-
the plan is being changedted to the BLM by an envi-
due to pressure from envi- ronmental group.
ronmental groups," Christ- "I don't think the BLM
offerson said. "If that is needs to give that any more
true, then it is certainly not play than any other scoping
going to be to the advantage document," she said.
of the local economy. People Moselys primary con-
might not like it, but the cern is that producers will
Big Horn Basin relies on oil be limited to old fields,
and gas production." something that's "not been
Christofferson said hegiven a lot of thought by
feared stringent regula- certain folks."
Clans would be put in place '%Ve need new discover-
during the revision and ies in the mix to replenish
that surface area would be- reserves," she said.
come locked with no chance Great strides have been
for future exploration, made in the industry to in-
Christofferson also said crease production from old
that his company repre- fields, but Americans can-
sentatives were instructed not rely solely on those ad-
to funnel correspondence vances, according to Mose-
through the cooperators ly.
within their county, mean- WILDLIFE ADVOCATES
ing the Campbell County At least two members
Commission. of the National Wildlife
"ButI'mlookingthrough Federation were on hand to
this book of comments anddiscuss their position with
I'm seeing individual cam- BLM staff and the public.
pany letterhead," he said. Documents released in
Individual letters of February showed the re-
comment were on display at sults of analysis of 52 ar-
the open house from Fidel- eas spanning at least 5,000
ity, Marathon and NGP oilsquare miles.
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Chris Carlton, RMP for the final revision plan. proved to facilitate certain The fourth alterna-
liaison with an office in The BLM has an- aspects of the project very tive will be a balance of the
Cheyenne, explained that nounced that all future co- well, according to Grant.two.
just because an area has operator meetings are now Grant said ERG of Mis-Carlton said once the
wilderness characteristicsopen to the public, howev-soula has worked at a cost draft RMP is introduced
like solitude and few or no er, there are no meetings of $105,000 thus far. early in 2011, the public
roads doesn't mean the land scheduled until the alterna- "We've put $20,000 in will again have an oppor-
is destined to become re- tives are made public in an the budget and legislators tunity to provide input that
stricted, estimated 10 or 11 months,have fully funded it so far," could change the way the
If the specific area Big Horn County Cam- he said. "Depending on how plan looks.
meets the criteria then atmissioner Keith Grant has the draft comes out, we "People shouldn't lose
least one alternative willactively followed the RMP could be looking at a total of sight of the fact that this
include protection for that process and also attended $150,000 to $200,000." thing is still ongoing and
area. the open house in Worland. The draft revision plan there is still a chance for
Carlton said that some "I really appreciate the will contain four alterna- comment," he said. "There
areas have overlapping BLM agreeing to have co- tives, one representing no was a lot of concern about
types of protection and that operators meeting public in action and leaving the plan the meetings not being open
common sense is needed in the future," Grant said. as is, according to Carlton. to the public and we hope to
determining which areas '%Ve've had a lot of meet- One version is "conser- have more public outreach
should be restricted, ings and worked with the vation oriented" with thewith maybe some field trips
"It might mee all the multiple use sustainability interests of environmental scheduled."
wilderness characteristicsin mind," Grant said. groups represented in theTours of wilderness ar-
but may be right next door"I believe the best inter-most favorable light, eas and other outings to
to a proposed oil and gas de- ests of Big Horn County are The third version willgive the public a chance to
velopment," Carlton said. represented, but we won't be drafted to be "develop- see first hand just how the
Cooperator meetings know urLtil after the draft ment oriented" with the process works are planned.
have been closed to the pub- is out." oil and gas industries most Grant said that in Big
lic as county commissioners The four Big Horn Basin favorable outcomes repre-Horn County he would be
and staff from conservation counties -- Park, Washakie, sented, asking the conservation
districts, Wyoming Game Hot Springs and Big Horn ?The second and third districts in Lovell and Grey-
& Fish and other entities -- agreed to share the cost versions will be as far apart bull to host open houses
worked with BLM staff to to hire a consultant to work as possible and still be rea- that would include a ques-
identify four alternativeson the project, a move that sonable," Carlton said. tion-and-answer session.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
The Board of Directors of the Northwest Rural Water District
("District") hereby gives notice that on Tuesday, the 4th day of
May, 2010, between the hours of 12:00 o'clock noon at 6:00
o'clock p.m., an election will be held to fill two (2) upcoming va-
cancies for four (4) year terms from Park or Big Horn County,
Wyoming, on the District board of Directors. The names of all
qualified candidates are as follows:
Ann M. Ayers (4 year term)
Walter G. Brantz (4 year term)
A person is qualified to vote in person or by absentee ballot if
they: are a U.S. citizen; are a bona fide resident of the District;
will be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of the elec-
tion; is a registered voter in the county in which they would be
voting; are not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent; and
have not been convicted of a felony, or if so convicted, have had
their civil rights restored.
District residents living in Park County may only vote at the Bar-
ling Room, Park County Courthouse, 1002 Sheridan Avenue in
Cody, Wyoming. District residents living in Big Horn County may
only vote at the Big Horn County Lovel! Annex, 355 E. 5th Street,
in Loveli, Wyoming.
Any District resident may vote by absentee ballot beginning April
9, 2010 up to 5:00 p.m. on May 4, 2010. Absentee ballots may be
picked up or requested from the District office at 920 13th Street
in Cody, Wyoming, (307) 527-4426. Absentee ballots will only be
counted if they are received in the District office in Cody, Wyo-
ming, by 5:00 p.m., May 4, 2010, or received at a voting location
described above during voting hours.
Within seven (7) days of the election, the election shall be can-
vassed by a canvassing board drawn from the membership of
the District and the District Secretary pursuant to Chapter 16
of the Wyoming Election Code of 1973, as amended, and W.S.
22-29-114. The canvassing board shall certify the returns of the
election and file an abstract, which constitutes the certification
of the canvassing board with the County Clerk for both Park and
Big Horn Counties at the conclusion of the canvassing board
meeting. The two (2) candidates receiving the most votes for
each of the four (4) year terms shall be elected and shall assume
office June 1, 2010.
Jim Mentock, Secretary
Northwest Rural Water District
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