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ST. GEORGE — Concerned and curious residents and members of supporting and opposing parties gathered at the Dixie Convention Center on Wednesday evening for an open house focused on the Northern Corridor hosted by the Bureau of Land Management.
The open house was part of a review process approved by a federal judge last month when she made a ruling on elements of a pending settlement in a lawsuit between the U.S. Department of the Interior and conservation groups that oppose the roadway's creation.
The judge's ruling puts a pause on plans regarding the Northern Corridor and related items while the BLM — which previously approved a designated right-of-way for the road through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area — creates a supplemental environmental study that includes a new round of public input, or scoping period, regarding the project.
"This is a public scoping meeting to gather public feedback regarding our initiation of a supplemental environmental impact statement process for the Northern Corridor project," Gloria Tibbetts, district manager of the BLM's Color County District, told St. George News at the open house.
