News in the West
San Juan County Commission Meeting
Tuesday Feb. 19 -- Monticello
John Curtis is hosting a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 21st and wants to hear your perspectives and feedback. Please join him at the Bluff Community Center from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Follow link to reserve ticket.
Follow Bills in the State Legislature
Lee and Romney See New Lands Bill Differently
State Legislature Considers Bills Impacting San Juan
San Juan Record Live News Coverage Feb. 13
Fired Editor Starts Indian Creek Observer
Canyon Echo Revives
Newest Edition of Canyon Zephyr
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Week-long Poll garnered 782 Responses
Asking Should San Juan County Be Divided? Results:
68% voted Yes, Divide
32% Voted No
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~~ Laws/Greyeyes Suit Appealed to Utah Supreme Court
~~Rep. Bishop Confront's Patagonia Falsehoods
~~Aneth Shuts Down Maryboy's Effort to Change Position on Bears Ears
~~ 4X4 Event Raises Money for Public Land Use Organizations
~~States Deserve a Voice When Determining Endangered Species
~~Native Group Fights for Jobs and Wise Use of Resources
"National environmental groups Sierra Club and Grand Canyon Trust are behind the campaign to stop NTEC from acquiring Navajo Generating Station and Kayenta Mine by spreading false information and pitting Diné against Diné. Their desire to close both facilities threatens the lifeblood of our Navajo Nation – our tribal sovereignty."
~~Twitter Senator Mike Lee
~~House Bill Would Expand Bears Ears Monument Back to 1.9 Million Acres
~~Despite $500 Million in State Benefits, Friends of Cedar Mesa Sues Over BLM Leases
~~Oil and Gas Lease Money Pose Contradictory Reactions
" Hypocrisy at work in Bluff? CIB (Community Impact Fund) money has been used by the Bluff Community for years, ALL of which comes from The Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund (CIB) which is 100% directly appropriated from [tainted?] Mineral Extraction on Federal lands and BLM lease royalties.
iRONICALLY, we learned this week that Bluff’s Friends of Cedar Mesa filed a lawsuit against the very federal oil and gas leases that help fund the CIB. Is this an example of "Biting the hand that feeds you? or a game of Extreme Double Dipping?
Suggestion: Use the lawyer fees now being paid to Advocates for the West lawsuit, to pay for Bluff improvement projects, instead of draining tax payer's money from two directions for extreme no industry agendas. JW"
Summary of Bluff CIB Projects below:
