Proposed Move of BLM Staffers from DC to Grand Junction

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Call me a cynic, but the long game here is to make the BLM bureaucracy dysfunctional to the point where the anti-government types can come back and say "look at how messed up this agency is. It's time to abolish it." Then, when the agency that manages the land is gone they'll use that as justification to start selling off the lands it once controlled.

Hate to say "told ya so," but, I told ya so. This douchebag openly advocates selling off public land, and Trump wants him in charge of the BLM.

https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/...versee-them-2/

[PcolaFLGuy]

I think we should return BLM land to the Native Americans. When it doesn't sell in tax auctions, all of that cheap land that goes for pennies on the dollar in the SLV should be returned to the Utes.

[bluescreen73]

BLM HQ is headed back to DC. Honestly, I'm ok with this. The whole move to Junction was shady as hell. BLM will still maintain a "Western HQ," but leadership will go back to DC.

https://www.cpr.org/2021/09/17/blm-h...D8h_YMOeKNUmlk

[COcheesehead]

In the end it was a whole lot of nothing. They leased a small building in GJ. Didn’t hire much staff. No one ever said to me “hey I am moving to GJ ‘cuz the BLM is there.”

The area would likely have benefitted more if we got a Costco.

[pikabike]

Originally Posted by COcheesehead

In the end it was a whole lot of nothing. They leased a small building in GJ. Didn’t hire much staff. No one ever said to me “hey I am moving to GJ ‘cuz the BLM is there.”

The area would likely have benefitted more if we got a Costco.

Now, there’s a good idea. You’d get people driving from much of the west slope and maybe eastern UT and other areas to buy there. I think the closest one to us is Albuquerque, which is also a fair drive away.

[COcheesehead]

Originally Posted by pikabike

Now, there’s a good idea. You’d get people driving from much of the west slope and maybe eastern UT and other areas to buy there. I think the closest one to us is Albuquerque, which is also a fair drive away.

Closet one to GJ is in Eagle which is about an hour forty five away.

[TashDeliganis]

Originally Posted by COcheesehead

In the end it was a whole lot of nothing. They leased a small building in GJ. Didn’t hire much staff. No one ever said to me “hey I am moving to GJ ‘cuz the BLM is there.”

The area would likely have benefitted more if we got a Costco.

I'm in GJ. I miss Costco. I'd give up every Starbucks here plus Sams to have Costco.

[Vision67]

Originally Posted by TashDeliganis

I'm in GJ. I miss Costco. I'd give up every Starbucks here plus Sams to have Costco.

That reminds me that I miss that cheap pizza lunch at the Costco cafe.

It's now on my list.