U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) is soliciting feedback from constituents this week in Summit and Eagle counties on the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal, which he has been asked to sponsor. The Hidden Gems wilderness proposal aims to designate about 342,000 acres of forest land in western Colorado as wilderness, including 20 square miles of Basalt Mountain. The proposal has sparked protest from fire officials as well as recreational users, such as snowmobilers and mountain bikers, who are not allowed in federally designated wilderness. The campaign is being led locally by Carbondale’s Wilderness Workshop. Polis kicks off the in-person town halls tonight at the Boulder Public Library, at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday evening, he will be in Edwards at Battle Mountain High School. And Friday afternoon he’ll be at the Community Auditorium at Colorado Mountain College’s Breckenridge campus...more
How refreshing. A Congressman actually holding public forums on a wilderness proposal BEFORE it is introduced as legislation.
Wonder why Senator Bingaman didn't conduct a similar process before introducing his bill?
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