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Tara McKee [tmckee@utah.gov] 5/21/2018 10:27:57 PM Davis, Patrick [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=7fca02dlec544fbbbd6fb2e7674e06b2-Davis, Patr] Tom Adams Jr [tomadams@utah.gov] Re: Bluff River Trail
Thanks so much, Patrick! We sure appreciate you helping San Juan County with the roadblock they had in getting a trail built. We look forward to meeting you in person at the Outdoor Recreation Summit.
All the best,
Tara
On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 2:44 PM, Davis, Patrick <davis.patrick@epa.gov> wrote: Hi Tara,
Our NEPA office contacted BLM about the Bluff River Trail. BLM committed to restarting their review of the trail's NEPA application beginning in July. The BLM official we spoke to stated that he would be meeting with Bluff River Trail representatives last week to share this information.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Patrick Davis U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor to the Regional Administrator for Public Engagement 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202 303-312-6855 (direct) i___Ex/6 ___ i(cell)
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Subject: Re: Bluff River Trail
Patrick,
Below is an email that explains the situation that San Juan County is dealing with in regards to the slow NEPA process as explained by Tina Krutsky in San Juan County here in Utah.
Is there any way you can look into their case?
(Tina, Patrick Davis is the Senior Advisor in Region 8 of the EPA. I spoke with him today about your issue with getting the NEPA Permits in a less-than-timely manner.)
Thanks so much,
Tara
Hello Tom and Tara,
As you know, we have been unable to apply for grant monies from the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation because the NEPA study for the Bluff River Trail is still not completed. Our own Debbie Westfall of Bluff City Historic Preservation Association prepared the NEPA documents for the Monticello BLM office. What needs completion is the EA which only the BLM can accomplish.
This task has been complicated by staff turnover in the Monticello office. Now we are told the staff has been instructed to shelve any projects other than work on Bears Ears National Monument.
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Is there any way in which we might get our project back on the table. I would hate to loose another year when we are so close to completing NEPA.
Thank you for interest and support for this trail project here in Bluff
Program Manager - Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation
Governor's Office of Economic Development 60 E. South Temple, 3rd Floor; Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
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