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May 4, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 DUMP THE DRUGS In Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by Town of Quartzsite Space donated by Desert Messenger • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? 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 Office, 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 Need Someone to Talk to? Problems with Drugs? Alcohol? Depression? Mental Health? Suicidal Thoughts? Serving Quartzsite 24 hour Crisis Line 1-866-495-3735 Quartzsite, AZ At the General Election in No- vember of 2016 the Quartzsite Fire District Board will increase its membership from three to five members. There will have three seats available. If you live within the boundaries of the fire district and are interested in serving the community as a Fire Board Member please contact La Paz County Elections Department at (928)-669-6149. Please be aware that Rainbow Acres and La Paz Valley are within the boundaries of the fire district and qualified per- sons from those areas are welcome to run for the fire board and rep- resent their area. The Quartzsite Fire Department also has a limited number of Board Member Packets for this non-partisan nomination petition. Packets must be properly complet- ed and filed at the Elections De- partment in Parker between July 11th, 2016 and August 10, 2016 to be eligible. For more information contact Kevin Scholl the Elections Director at the above number. If you would like to speak to a cur- rent board member, please call the Fire Station at 927-6556. Fire board openings Detention officer arrested La Paz County Detention Officer arrested: Parker, AZ - On April 27 2016, Bradford Doran was arrested after an investigation revealed that he was having an inappropriate rela- tionship with a prisoner in the La Paz County Detention Facility. La Paz County Deputies have just completed an investigation into a now former Detention Officer with the La Paz County Sheriff's Office. It is alleged that Bradford Doran has been providing a female in- mate with money, phone cards and other preferential treatment while employed as a Detention Officer within the jail. His employment has since been terminated with La Paz County and he was booked into jail for "Unau- thorized Communication with a Prisoner", a class 2 misdemeanor. On April 28, 2016, Bradford plead guilty in the Parker Justice Court. Lieutenant Bagby

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