Middle Bald Mountain Project Stopped

On July 29th, Larimer County commissioners voted unanimously to defund the Middle Bald Mountain radio tower.

Open Letter to Members of the Mummy Range Institute

PRESS RELEASE: INTENT TO SUE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY OF MIDDLE BALD MOUNTAIN RADIO FACILITY PROPOSAL

• The current NEPA process has been unlawfully influenced by the project proponent and is legally invalid.
• All independent evidence demonstrates that the proposed radio facility would not increase public safety.
• The county proponents have provided no physical verification or scientific data to support their technical claims for the proposed facility.
• Advocates of the proposed facility have used public funds in an irresponsible and wasteful manner.
• The environmental damage caused by construction would be severe and permanent.

For these reasons, we intend to legally challenge any forthcoming Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or other effort to bypass a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) within the NEPA process.

We call for Larimer County and the National Forest Service to discontinue their pursuit of a radio facility on Middle Bald Mountain, and we restate our preparedness and intent to defend the interests of our community and our environment.

Get Involved

We encourage citizens of Larimer County to learn more about the project and speak up.

• Learn more at the Forest Service official proposal site
• Contact the National Forest Service, Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The Forest Service is overseeing the propsal and will eventually determine whether or not to issue a permit to Larimer County for the project. All public comments to the Forest Service are recorded and considered as a part of the process.
• Contact the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners.

Resources

• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The National Forest Service should mandate an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of the proposal evaluation. Learn more about these processes here.
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5. Larimer County invokes this vague directive of the the Dept. of Homeland Security in defense of the Middle Bald project.
• National Incident Management System(NIMS). chapter VII of the NIMS document deals with interagency communication