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April 20, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 A Free Jewelry Making Class is being offered to Quartzsite Youth (ages 12 to 18) by Sharon Noller. Youngsters will learn to make a necklace & bracelet. Everything is supplied. There is No Charge for the class which will be held on Sat- urdays, April 30th and May 7 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 Space is limited to 12 students per class. Pre-registration required. Call Sharon Noller: 714-743-9141. Quartzsite Elementary School (QES) Students will be doing a Talent Show on April 22. Din- ner is going to start around 5:00 pm and the show starts at 6:00 pm. The students would love to see the community come and watch all the talent at our school. QES Talent Show Free class for teens Huge turnout for Chamber mixer Quartzsite Area Chamber of Com- merce & Tourism held a Mixer at Silly Al's Pizza Wednesday, April 13th. Over 50 local folks turned out for the delicious pizza buffet. The evening provided a unique and friendly way to get out and network with people from across the local business community. The Chamber & Tourism offers two monthly networking opportuni- ties; Breakfast meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month and Cham- ber Mixers on the 2nd Wednesday ����� | S���� B���C�� of the month. Come learn more about the what's happening at the new Quartzsite Chamber & Tourism Information Center located at 1240 W. Main Street, across from Mc- Donald's. The offi ce is open Monday through Saturday year-round from 9am-4pm. For more information visit www.QuartzsiteTourism.com. If you would like to host a mixer at your business call 928-927-5200. Ten West Link 500kV Transmission Line Project and Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS Public Meeting Locations Presentations Begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ruth Fisher Elementary School Cafeteria 38201 W. Indian School Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Quartzsite Senior Center 40 S. Moon Mountain Ave. Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Thursday, April 14, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Blythe Community Center 445 N. Broadway Blythe, CA 92225 MAIL COMMENTS TO: Ten West Link Project c/o Joe Incardine ��������������� One North Central Ave, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ 85004 EMAIL COMMENTS TO: blm_az_azso_10WestLink@blm.gov FAX COMMENTS TO: Ten West Link Project c/o Joe Incardine 602-417-9452 A Spanish interpreter will be available at the meetings. Un intérprete de español estará disponible en cada reunion. If you require special accommodations, contact: Ellen Carr at Galileo Project email: ellen.carr@galileoaz.com telephone: 480-629-4705 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� proposing to construct, operate, and maintain a 500kV transmission line (the Project) spanning approximately 114 miles. The proposed �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� majority of the public land crossed would be in Arizona. �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� separate but related decision on an amendment to the Yuma Resource Management Plan. The California Public Utilities Commission is also required to issue their own decision on that portion of the Project in California Other decisions may be required from additional ������������������������������������������� The EIS must include the analysis of alternatives to the proposed route. While the proposed route largely follows the existing Southern California Edison Devers-Palo Verde 500kV transmission line in an established utility corridor, there are a number of potential alternative routes in the study area that could be considered by the BLM. The BLM is seeking your input on the proposed Project and potential alternatives to the proposed route as part of the public scoping process. Three Scoping meetings will be held to introduce and describe the Project to the public and to solicit feedback from the public regarding the Project and potential alternatives. PROJECT WEBSITE: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/ energy/10_west_link_transmission.html COMMENTS DUE MAY 9, 2016 Public invited to review and comment during scoping period for Ten West Link Project in Arizona and California PHOENIX – On March 23, the Bu- reau of Land Management (BLM) released a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed electrical trans- mission line between Maricopa and La Paz Counties, Arizona, and Riv- erside County, California. The notice of intent opens a 45-day scoping period, during which the public has the opportunity to iden- tify issues that should be considered in the EIS. The scoping period ends 45 days after publication of the Fed- eral Register. The 45-day period ends on Monday, May 9, 2016. The proposed project is the Ten West Link 500-kilovolt Transmission Line. It is a joint project of Abengoa Transmission & Infrastructure, LLC, and Starwood Energy Group Glob- al, Inc. Together they have formed DCR Transmission, LLC, which is the company proposing to build the transmission line. The proposal is to build a transmis- sion line from Tonopah, Arizona, to Blythe, California. It would span 114 miles, with 83 miles of it on public lands managed by the BLM. All but 17 miles of the line would be in the Arizona counties of Maricopa and La Paz. As part of the scoping process, the BLM held public meetings last week. The public had a chance to learn about the proposed project and to offer insights on issues that should be considered in the study. Public comments made at the meeting or through other commu- nications with the BLM during the scoping period will be addressed in the Draft EIS. Written comments may be submit- ted to the BLM, Arizona State Offi ce, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, At- tention: Eddie Arreola or via email to earreola@blm.gov. BLM seeks comments on planned electric line

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