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Show Mesa Verde Hearings Announced by MPS The IVp.ntmont of tho Interior announced toil.iv ih.M a .MU. mooting iu Ik 1.1 in Corto.-.. Colo, rado on December lit, p.)7u to receive comments and suggestions on proposals' tor Mesa Verde National Park. Frank F. Kowski. Director Direc-tor ol' t ho National Park Serico's Southwest Ke v.ion. said today at his office of-fice in Santa Fo th.at tho meeting was scheduled for a tw-i-tVM purpose. in to pre.-or.t t'no Service's pro-pesal pro-pesal for a draft Master I'l.in and a preliminary wilderness proposal for the pak. and i2) to solicit tho public views and expressions ex-pressions on the two pro-poa',s. pro-poa',s. "Tho National Turk Service Ser-vice prepares Master Plans to guide preservation, interpretation in-terpretation de elopnient. and Um' of each of its areas." ar-eas." said Kouski. '"SeSc- ''tary of tho Interior Inter-ior lliekel has asked that public meetings be heKl on each of the Master Mas-ter Plan proposals in or. ler to provide an opportunity oppor-tunity for interested citizens ci-tizens to participate with the planners in the finali-"ation finali-"ation of the Master Plan by expressing their views durir.jr the hearings, either eith-er verbally or in writing" The meotim: on the draft Master Plan will be at 9: 00 a.m. December 10. P.170 in the Grace Speck Room, Cortez City Hall. 210 Kast Main. Cortex. Colorado.. At 1:03 p.m. on the same date and at the same place tho public hearinp: on the wilderness proposal propos-al will be held. "The Wilderness Act of September 3, 11 requires requir-es the Secretary of the Interior In-terior to review roadless areas of over 5.0JO acres to determine their suitability suitabil-ity or non-suitability for inclu.-ion in the National Wilderness Preservation System." said Kowski. "Such a study, made in conjunction with the Master Mas-ter Plan study of the park, found the roadless areas in Mesa Verde National Park not suitable for wilderness wild-erness designation because of the contir.uinir need for archaoolojrical investigation, investiga-tion, excavation, and stabilization." sta-bilization." Kowski said that oral comments on both the Master Mas-ter Plan and wilderness proposals may be made at the meetings. Persons or groups wishing to present their views at tFT? meetings meet-ings should notify the Hearing Officer, in care of the Superintendent, Mesa Verde National Park Colorado S 13:13 prior to the above date. Written statements will be received receiv-ed by the Superintendent at the park headquarters at any time up to "0 days following- the conclusion of" the meetings. The Master Plan and wilderness proposals are available for public examination exam-ination at park headquarters: headquar-ters: at the Southwest Regional Re-gional Office, National Park Service, Old Santa Fe. New Mexico 87501; and in Room 1013, Department Depart-ment of the Interior Building, Build-ing, ISth & C Streets, N. Wr., Washington, D. C. Packets containing information in-formation on the Wilderness Wilder-ness proposal are available avail-able from the Park Superintendent Super-intendent or from the Regional Re-gional Office at the above address. |