Even though you might hear rumors that the Idaho County Acre for Acre Swap is a “done deal”, do not give up because of planted or erroneous rumors. A 60 Day Comment Period is available to submit your comments to the Forest Service. Attend the meetings scheduled in Grangeville and Riggins to ask questions, understand the SDEIS and let your voice be heard.
The chief and single reason to oppose this deal is that it amounts to trading away public wealth in undamaged wild land for private gain. [Scotty Phillips, Hailey ID]
The public is being cheated, for the benefit of a notorious environmental thug, and taking damaged goods in trade for the public’s pristine property in Idaho County.
526 Million Board Feet of Timber is up for grabs if Alternative F is selected.
Visit STOPTHESWAP.net for more details.
The Open House in Riggins – Best Western Salmon River Inn
Scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2011 2-7pm
The Open House in Grangeville is at the Armory
Scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2-7pm
Forest Supervisor Rick Brazell is reportedly not going to be present at either meeting. Perhaps that will change, or the info received is incorrect.
There has been tremendous backlash concerning the Idaho County Commissioners proposal (ALTERNATIVE F) to swap acre for acre of land near Grangeville, Harpster and Riggins to Western Pacific Timber, an outfit with a not so sterling reputation. IN fact, its downright atrocious. visit http://stoptheswap.net for links and info posted about Tim Blixseth and Western Pacific Timber.
CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF THE SUPPLEMENT DEIS recently released by the Forest Service to address the Alternative F proposal of an acre for acre swap of Idaho County Public Land familiar to most community residents as areas near or including:
McComas Meadows
Fish Creek Meadows
Cove Road Area
The Island – an area west of Slate Creek and the Salmon River that touches the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area all the way south to Rapid River.
People, if you care about these lands not getting into the hands of Modern Day Swindler Pirate Tim Blixseth and Western Pacific Timber, you will make your voice be heard both at the Open House meetings as well as in written form through the Comment Period.
Congressional Staffers for both Senator Risch and Senator Crapo were present at the meetings that Skip Brandt attended with Foresters in the spring of 2011 to identify the public lands that would be swapped.
