BLM Announces an Additional Public Scoping Meeting on Verde Transmission Project
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced an additional public scoping meeting on the Verde Transmission Project (Project), following two previous meetings held in October in Española and Santa Fe:
Date: November 16, 2016
Location: Hernandez Community Center, 19418 US Hwy. 84/285 A, Hernandez, New Mexico 87537
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The BLM is responding to a right-of-way (ROW) application by Verde Transmission, LLC to construct a 33-mile transmission line that would connect the existing Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) Ojo Substation, in southern Rio Arriba County, to the existing Norton Substation, in Santa Fe County. For additional information on the Project, please click here.
Two scoping meetings were held on October 24th and 25th in Española and Santa Fe, New Mexico, respectively. Based on input from, and at the request of, attendees at these meetings, BLM has scheduled this one additional scoping meeting. “BLM is happy to accommodate the request of the public for another scoping meeting,” said Sarah Schlanger, Field Manager at the BLM Taos Field Office. “We encourage and appreciate participation from the public during this comment period.”
The public may provide comments at the scoping meeting. Comments can also be submitted to the BLM via the BLM project website at http://www.blm.gov/nm/verde, via email at BLM_NM_Verde@blm.gov, or by mail at the following address: Bureau of Land Management, Verde Transmission Line Project, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115. The BLM will accept deliveries via courier/hand delivery to the Bureau of Land Management, Verde Transmission Line Project, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508.
Please contact BLM Project Manager Adrian Garcia at (505) 954-2199 to be added to the project mailing list, or if you have questions.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.