Kremmling – Bureau of Land Management officials in Washington may be close to a decision on whether to implement a feasibility analysis of a controversial exchange of land bordering the Blue River.
That’s the opinion of John Ruhs, field director of the BLM office in Kremmling, who is charged with supervising public meetings and commentary, along with an environmental assessment, should the process continue.
At issue is the swap of two public parcels, each about a quarter-mile long, bordering the 25,000-acre Blue Valley Ranch owned by Paul Tudor Jones, a Connecticut resident who amassed a fortune as a Wall Street trader.
The BLM would obtain certain parcels west of the river in the exchange, along with an access point adjoining Arapaho National Forest property below Green Mountain Dam.
If the BLM decides to pursue the exchange, Ruhs then would publish a notice of the proposal, along with a timetable for public meetings and comments.
