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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRural Schools Comm Self Determination Prog letter to Washington DC °-"F•" "E$'► BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BILL coNNEL1,Y ' First District,Chair ADMINISTRATION CENTER JANE DOLAN 25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE,SUITE 200-OROVILLE,CALIFORNIA 95955 Second District,Vice Chair TELEPHONE:(530)538-7224 MAUREEN KIRK Third District STEVE LAMBERT Fourth District KIM K.YAMAGUCHI RO Fifth District �OFSUA�SI7SO�S NOV 2;7 November 22, 2010 ©ROVlLLF,CALIF0ftA Senator Dianne Feinstein Senator Barbara Boxer 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg. 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg: Constitution Ave. & 2nd St.,NE Constitution Ave. &2nd St.,NE Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Representative Wally Herger Representative Tom McClintock 2635 Forest Ave., Ste. 100 4230 Douglas Blvd., Suite 200 Chico, CA 95928 Granite Bay, CA 95746 Re: Secure Ritr-al-&-ho unity Snlf_nPtr�.xinql-ign Program Dear Legislative Leaders, T am writing on behalf of the Butte County Board of Supervisors to let you know of our ongoing and mounting frustration with the U.S. Forest Service in their administration of Title 1T of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program. This program is intended to provide funding to eligible counties,through the U.S. Forest Service,to create employment opportunities through projects which implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems, restore and improve land health and water quality. The Board of Supervisors has been working with the Plumas National Forest for several years in attempting to implement Title 11. Members from our communities are ready, willing, and able to put forward projects that meet Title 11 criteria. However,the U.S. Forest Service has persistently delayed this program. The result is that we are now in the third year of a four-year program and not a single project has been started. This is a significant concern for us. We will continue to press forward to ensure that qualifying projects,which reflect our communities' priorities, are approved and funded. It is our hope that the U.S. Forest Service cooperates in such a way that the purposes of this program can finally be realized in Butte County- Sincerely, A- 6yn Bill Connelly, Chair Butte County Board of Supervisors cc: Members, Butte County Board of Supervisors Paul Hahn, Chief Administrative Officer Alice Carlton,Forest Supervisor, Plumas National Forest Al Vazquez, Designated Federal Official,Forest Ranger, Lassen National Forest