Supervisor Barger Seeks To Address Castaic Traffic Safety On Sloan Canyon Road
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For more than 20 years, San Diego County has barred its 18 federally recognized tribes from expanding their reservations, a reaction prompted by concerns over a sudden surge of casino construction.
That blanket prohibition was lifted Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors, who voted to end their decades-long opposition to fee-to-trust applications, the process by which tribes can petition to annex property. The practice has long been a source of contention for local Indigenous tribes, who need to transfer the land they purchase into trust in order to build housing and essential resources.
The board also voted to remove absolute opposition to liquor licenses on tribal lands and to establish a liaison between the tribes and the county
BLM seeks public comment on Sloan Canyon Visitor Contact Station environmental assessment
LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to disclose and analyze the environmental effects of developing and maintaining a permanent visitor contact station and improved infrastructure at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA). This will replace the temporary visitor contact station at the north boundary of the NCA. The preliminary EA will be available for public review and comment beginning today for a period of 30 days.
The purposes of the proposed project are to ensure proper management and protection of sensitive cultural and natural resources, improve the visitor experience, and provide appropriate facilities and infrastructure to support management of the Sloan Canyon NCA. Developing a permanent visitor contact station with associated improvements will support the record of decisio