Sens. Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) of Colorado sent a letter to President Joe Biden to express their support for keeping the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) headquarters in Grand Junction, CO.
“We continue to support a full BLM headquarters in Grand Junction. We believe that such an effort must be more than symbolic and must include the staff and resources to improve management and protect our public land,” wrote the senators. “A full headquarters in Colorado would not only grow the western Colorado economy but also send an important signal that rural America is an appropriate place for such a prestigious institution.”
After the announcement and formalization of the BLM headquarters in Grand Junction, the agency assigned only 41 senior staff members and did not fill other positions.
