TUSAYAN — The Kaibab National Forest is seeking comments on a proposal to provide roadway and utility easements across National Forest System lands to the Town of Tusayan. The public scoping period will run for 40 days through June 2.
The easements, if approved, would allow the Town to make improvements to segments of existing forest roads and construct new segments to provide all weather access and utility service to two inholding properties within the Kaibab National Forest that are in the incorporated limits of the Town. The Ten-X Ranch and Kotzin Ranch properties are not owned or managed by the federal government but are surrounded by federal lands administered by the Kaibab National Forest. The only access to the Ten-X and Kotzin properties is through National Forest.
A scoping packet is available at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46776 that provides specifics of the project including a description of the proposed action. Additional information on the Town of Tusayan Proposed Roadway Easements project is available at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/TusayanEasement. The following public scoping meetings are scheduled to provide information about the proposed action:
- May 18, 5 to 8 p.m., Williams Elementary-Middle School, 601 N. 7th St., Williams
- May 19, 5 to 8 p.m., Grand Canyon Squire Inn, 100 Highway 64, Tusayan
- May 20, 5 to 8 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 1175 W. Route 66, Flagstaff
Comments on the proposed action may be provided in the following ways:
Online:
www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46776 (Click “Comment on Project”)
Email:
comments-southwestern-kaibab@fs.fed.us
Subject Line: Tusayan Roadway Easements
U.S. Mail:
ATTN: Deirdre McLaughlin
Kaibab National Forest
Williams Ranger District
742 S. Clover Rd.
Williams, AZ 86046
Fax:
(928) 635-5680
Subject Line: Tusayan Roadway Easements