Federal land managers not well liked in Nev.
By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review Journal
STATELINE — Representatives of Nevada’s diverse collection of cities and counties don’t always find common ground, but the federal government’s control of so much of the state’s public lands struck a nerve at a summit here Friday.
Much of Nevada is owned by the federal government. Photo/LTN file
Officials representing rural counties, small cities and the biggest jurisdictions took the opportunity to vent on the federal land control issue at the Local Government Summit sponsored by the Nevada Association of Counties and the Nevada League of Cities at Lake Tahoe.
“Run the BLM out of Nevada?” asked Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross. “I’m in favor of that. Do I hear a second?”
He got more than a few nods and vocal signs of support from the approximately 100 attendees, a demonstration of just how unhappy many local officials are with the federal agency.
The Federal Government owns 82.9% of Nevada, the most of any state in the nation.
Yes, do I read release public land for more private use so that fracking and mining can further destroy rural lands knowing that the taxpayer will pick up the tab for clean-up? I don’t know what’s worse, the BLM allowing overgrazing and killing off of wild horses so another cow/calf pair can jump onto public lands and allowing leases for mining companies or what private money would perpetuate on the public lands. Ask Native Americans what they think of all this.
I somehow missed this article but I must say that most government bureaucracies are not particularly popular. They largely have forgotten who they work for, where their paychecks come from and who actually owns the land (the citizens NOT the agencies).