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10 be a p u blic hearin g. but now it's sched uled to take p lace behind closed doors. It can on ly be guessed that an MO V wi ll be signed. the Navy withdrawal appli cation will be submi tted (meaning th e BLM must accep t it ). or the Navy will back down altogether (do u btfu l). But wh at will actuall y happen is an ybod y's g uess. If th e Navy decid es that withdrawing all that land in th e Imperial Vall ey is 100 much hassl e a nd packs its bags, then every body 's home free. It will have been one o f those ra re GISeS where ever ybod y has put aside th eir own interests to pull for a co m mon ca use . Mu ch more probable is that th e Navy a nd BLM will sit down and signa n MO V .1t won 't be perf ect. bUI a t lea st th e Navv will ha ve had to co m p ro mi se. ,O R V a nd o ther user groups a nd int erests may face a few restrictions, but it will be bett er than nothing a t a ll. Th e worst possible situation will be if t he Navy su bm its its wit hdraw al app lica tion. Once t he paperwork is p ub lished in th e Congressional Register , th e land in question will belong to th e Navy in 30 da ys a nd rema in in their posessio n for a minimum of two years. An y and all land use wou ld be subject to the di scretion of the EI Centro NAF Com ma nd ing Offi cer. According to some o bservers. gelling permission to use withdrawn land would be difficult, if not impossible, to do. The latest BLM com m u n ica tio ns report tha t th e Navy will " re-evalua te" its study o f the withdraw al pl an and modify certa in part s of its p ro posal. It 's a n tici pa ted that a t the Februa ry 5 meet in g the BLl\1 will ask the Nav y to a me n d its proposa l, wh ich would then make it su bjec t to publ ic co mment (h ear i n g s) at som e time in the future, a n Enviro n men ta l Impact Study (EIS). a nd then pe rha ps more public im put . Th is cou ld possi bly delay th e Navy's pl anned with dra wa l for some time. perha ps years. Bu t that 's no excuse not to act now. Time is q uickl y runn ing o ut before th e Navy a nd BLM meet o n Feb rua ry 5 to decide the fale o f the Imperi al Va llev. H ere are th e na mes, add resses and phone numbers of th ose in dividua ls a nd agencies invol ved ; ca ll a nd /or wri te to let th em know how you feel , before ir's 10 0 la te. Bureau o f Land Man ag em ent . Mr. Gerry H ill ier. Distri n Manager , 1695 S p ruce 5 1.. R iversid e. C A 9250i, i 14/ 351-6394. Captain B.F. Mon toya , V .S.N .. Naval Facility En g in eer Command. 900 Com modo re Drive. San Bru no , CA 9'1066 .4 15/8 ii-iI00. Commanding O fficer. Nava l Air Fa c i l it y EI Ce n tr o , C A 9 2243 . 619/ 339-2601. H on orabl e Duncan H unter (V .S. Co ng ressma n ). 366 So u th P ierce 51.. EI Cajon . CA 92020. 619/5 i9-3001. Hon ora ble Pete Wilson (V .5. Sena tor ). nited States Senate. 450 Gol den G at e. San Fran c isco . C A 94 120. 4151556-430i . San Diego Off- Road Coa liti o n . Mr . Lynn Brown . P .O . Box 168i . Chula Vista. C.1\ 92010. AMA Distr in 38/San Diego County Sports Commit tee. At tention Fu dpucker, 250 Kenn ed y. #6, Ch u la Vista. CA 92011. 619/4 2i-5 i 59. BLM EI Centro Reso urce Area , l\Ir. Roger Zortman, Area Manager. 333 South Waterman Ave.. £1 Cen tro, CA 92243, 61 9/ 352-5842. Imperial Cou n ty Pl a nn in g Commission , Mr. Don Blown . Chairman . 929 Main SI., £1 Cen tro , CA 922·13. 619/:355-2601. Imperial Co u nt y Boa rd o f Supervisors , S u pervi sor .James Bucher, 929 Main S I.. EI Cen t ro, CA 922 ·13 , 6 19/355 -2601. .: ' . 97FM ROCKS WELCOMES THE 16thANNUAL TO CYC EXPO • Frid ay, 4 PM-8PM Saturda y. 10 A M-8 PM Sunday , 11 AM-5 PM • Appearan ce s by Motorcycle Racers, Playboy Playmates & Houston Oilers • Have an AT C Ride Experience • Exo tic & Reco rdBreaking Bike Displays • Displ ay s by Honda, Yamaha , Kawa saki , . Suzuki. BMW , Harley -Davi dson an d mo re! February 8-10 Houston Astra Arena Motorcyc le enth us iasts can see t wo great shows in one wee kend - th e Ho usto n Mot orcycle & ATV Expo and th e Natio nal Champio nsh ip Mo torc yc le Races ! Show-goers will get an up- c lose look at all the 1985 to u ring . stre et and d irt motorcycles, as well as ATVs . accessories an d appa rel. Shop for th e best deals . enjoy th e special demo nstra tio ns , and meet top racers and celebrities all in o ne pl ace - the Houston Motorcycle & ATV Expo, rHB.r Produced by Exposit ions ~ and Conferences Fo r informatio n, ca ll 714 /250-8060 January 13. 198 5 CMC Golden S t at e Nationals #2 1st 125 Pro ; A .J . Wh iting , Suz 1st 80 Exp: Scott Brown, Hon . Rid ing R&D Prepare d Ma chines Team Suzuki Selects Max ima Ag ain for 1985 M AXI M A RACING LUBRICANT S 1444 Pioneer #7, EI Cajon, CA 92 0 20 6 19 / 442-9 723 23