Large land purchase from BLM gives Hunters and Outdoor Enthusiasts more room to roam

[Flatbrimmer]

The third sentence drives me slightly nuts, I think the author ment to say "grade school"

Meant?*

 

[COEngineer]

https://wyofile.com/gordon-after-blm-ranch-buy-feds-should-divest-of-other-land
Now they aren't disputing the purchase, but want the feds to sell other land in proportion to what they bought. Fine with me, I'm sure there are a 10's of thousands of acres of oil fields that are useless for anything else

 

[mtmiller]

BLM decision to acquire 35K-acre ranch west of Casper 'remanded' after State of Wyoming's complaints

CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to "set aside" a decision to acquire a 35,670-acre ranch from the Marton Family west of Casper

oilcity.news

 

[Irrelevant]

BLM decision to acquire 35K-acre ranch west of Casper 'remanded' after State of Wyoming's complaints

CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to "set aside" a decision to acquire a 35,670-acre ranch from the Marton Family west of Casper

oilcity.news

What an idiot. I hope it doesn't fall through.

 

[rogerthat]

Gov. Gordon playing politics. Hopefully Wyoming sees through it

 

[appaloosa]

It would be a horrible shame if this deal fell through because of Gordon's political pandering. I swear that guy leans whatever way the wind is blowing sometimes.

 

[BuzzH]

It would be a horrible shame if this deal fell through because of Gordon's political pandering. I swear that guy leans whatever way the wind is blowing sometimes.

Absolutely the worst Governor I've seen since moving to Wyoming.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

It's already BLM according to Onx. I'll use it as such as long as it's yellow.

 

[wyoelkfan15]

To steal a line from @Greenhorn , if you gave our Governor one good smack in the back of the head at least 5-6 special interest wieners would come popping out of his mouth at any given time. Since when has our State conservative party given two chits about conducting an EIA?!? How long before some out of state billionaire buys this property for his own personal tax write off, who just so happens to be a political campaign donor.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Absolutely the worst Governor I've seen since moving to Wyoming.

To be fair though, Gov Dave & Matt Mead were 2 of the best anywhere. Tough acts to follow.

 

[Irrelevant]

It's already BLM according to Onx. I'll use it as such as long as it's yellow.

It already transferred ownership via both Natrona and Carbon Counties

 

[appaloosa]

Now That BLM Owns Sprawling 37,000 Acre Marton Ranch, How Much Access Will Public Have? | Cowboy State Daily

The Wyoming public this spring will get a chance to have their say about the future of the recreational land on the Marton Ranch property near Casper. The property offers blue-ribbon fishing, big-game hunting, and hiking.

cowboystatedaily.com

Looks like the purchase has already occurred? Up for discussion is how the land will be managed?
I will admit that Cowboy State Daily is the most unreliable source of information in Wyoming, which is where my uncertaintly comes from.

 

[BuzzH]

The deal is done, Gordon just pandering and "forcing" the BLM to open public comment on management strategy.

This was a great deal for the public...and the State of Wyoming from all angles including PILT.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Governor Gordon Calls on Public to Participate in Marton Ranch BLM Comment Period

Governor Mark Gordon on Friday called on Wyoming citizens to provide public comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s preliminary environmental assessment that provides supplemental analysis to the Marton Ranch acquisition environmental assessment. On Friday, the BLM Casper Field Office released t

sheridanmedia.com

 

[COEngineer]

The document seems pretty clear that the two WY counties involved will have reduced income due to this acquisition, contrary to what Randy and others have stated. This is because those two counties are already maxed out PILT payments.

"Because of population constraints factored into annual PILT calculations, additional land acquisitions do not merit increased PILTs beyond a certain per capita amount for areas like Carbon and Natrona Counties..."

However, the amount of money is barely worth mentioning.

"...$10,000 in property taxes for the area—0.001 percent of total property taxes levied in Natrona County in 2022..."

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018049/570

 

[Irrelevant]

I submitted my comment in support.

 

[WYelker]

So the Governor is asking us to write in support of limited livestock grazing and enhanced wildlife habitat. Got it will send in my suggestions.