Canyon Lakes Ranger District hosting open houses for proposed Middle Bald communication facility

The Canyon Lakes Ranger District is hosting two public open houses on Oct. 9 and 10 to present information regarding the proposed communication facility near the summit of Middle Bald Mountain.

The open houses will include visual displays of the proposal and individuals from the contract company conducting the analysis and the U.S. Forest Service. These meetings are a part of the public scoping process of the environmental analysis being conducted for the proposed site.

Open House Details:
Oct. 9, 2-7 p.m.
Forest Supervisor’s Office, Continental Divide Conference Room
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. E, Fort Collins

Oct. 10, 2-7 p.m.
Livermore Community Hall
1956 Red Feather Lakes Road (CR 74E), Livermore

Middle Bald Mountain is located approximately 40 miles northwest of Fort Collins, west of Red Feather Lakes. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has proposed construction of a site to improve public safety radio communications among government agencies operating in the north central portions of the county. The proposed communication facility would also improve radio communication in areas of the Cache la Poudre Canyon and State Highway 14 that currently have poor or no radio communication.

Those interested in the project can submit written comments on the proposal. These will be used when alternatives are developed. If someone cannot make it to the open houses, comments can be provided by Oct. 29, 2012, the following ways:

Email: MiddleBald@logansimpson.com (subject line “Middle Bald Comment”)
Written Comments: Middle Bald Communication Site Comments, c/o Logan Simpson Design, 123 N College Ave., Suite 206, Fort Collins, CO 80524