| Subject: Re: Looks like back gate is getting some much deserved paving attention! |
| From: Desert Shadow |
| Date: 08/04/2010, 01:19 |
| Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.area51 |
On Apr 7, 7:54 am, obviouslydelusional <obviouslydelusio...@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Apr 6, 2:38 pm, "m...@sushi.com" <m...@sushi.com> wrote:
It never ceases to amaze me how they can just grub a fresh square of
desert when there are always plenty of staging areas already in
existence. ......
Well, legally, "they" can't. If the cleared parcel was outside the
road boundary, and it appears to be, a permit would be required from
the BLM. If one of the Rachel locals decided to clear off an acre or
two of BLM land for fun, there would be repercussions. It would be
surprising if BLM approved the clearing of an area of public land for
a temporary staging area as it wouldn't revegetate for many years.
Especially when "they" have their own property just on the other side
of the fence that can be done with as they please.
It would be interesting to see who exactly any permit might be issued
to and what the stated purpose was. It's hard to tell from the large
scale BLM jurisdiction maps, but it looks like the responsible field
office would be Pahrump or Tonopah. And the permits are public
information.
They are definitely gearing up for some major paving. They actually
have two little trailers with generators and propane tanks stationed
near the gravel behind the Little A Le Inn. I know Miso has some
great photos of the gravel pit and how it has expanded recently. The
clearing for staging the trucks is really quite large. I would like
to see how it is being used. I am not sure they really needed to
clear that much area. The road is wide enough to stage trucks on the
road itself.