FRIDAY May 20, 2011 TIMES-NEWS 75 CENTS Xavier performs Pitching leads ‘Les Miserables,’ Twin Falls to GRITTY Entertainment 1 state win HISTORY Sports 1 Magicvalley.com What’s next The U.S. Bureau of Land China Mountain wind project Management will continue to accept feedback on the China Mountain project through July 6. As part of that process, the BLM’s 15-member citizen advisory coun- draws wide-ranging opinions cil will give a recommendation after making a trip to the site in By Ben Botkin megawatt project, which, if approved, frequent the region for hunting trips and June. Times-News writer would scatter turbines across 30,700 to photograph wildlife. It’s uncertain when the BLM’s deci- acres in southern Idaho and northern He’s not entirely opposed to the proj- sion will come, but the developer Opinions about the proposed China Nevada. The meeting, organized by the ect, but he still has concerns about the tentatively hopes to complete the Mountain Wind Project are mixed. But U.S. Bureau of Land Management, pro- long-term environmental effect on his turbine construction in 2012-13. they are all based on the same central vided an outlet for people to provide sportsmen activities. To give input: Comments can be question: How will it affect the way of life comments and gain a better understand- “I see elk and deer and I’m just afraid if emailed by the July 6 deadline to for those who live and play in the sprawl- ing about the proposal. they put too many of those things up
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