Dear Chamber Member,
As you may know, the Bureau of Land Management is considering leasing 30,000 acres surrounding the towns of Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford for oil and natural gas industrial development.
The chamber is gathering information from its membership to present to the BLM about the impacts these leases could have on our business members and on the quality of life in Paonia.
Your home or business may be directly impacted by the leasing - For general information and maps please consult the BLM website:
http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/nepa/ufo/august_lease_sale.html
The Conservation Center's website contains comment forms that will help you to give the BLM more information to determine whether the leasing of particular parcels is appropriate.
http://www.theconservationcenter.org/
In addition,
please email the Chamber of Commerce by January 15th at naturally@paoniachamber.com and let us know how oil and gas leasing in the lands surrounding Paonia may effect your business or quality of life (and if you can reference a particular parcel please let us know).
Thank you for your time and important input in this matter,
Alexis Halbert
Paonia Chamber of Commerce
