THE OTERO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS COME OUT AGAINST SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH’S PROPOSAL TO TURN WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT INTO A NATIONAL PARK. HEINRICH SAYS THE ELEVATED STATUS WOULD INCREASE VISITATION TO WHITE SANDS. BUT COMMISSIONERS SAY THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE.
THE ALAMOGORDO DAILY NEWS REPORTS THEY’VE ALSO TOLD HEINRICH IN A LETTER THAT HIS BILL IS UNNECESSARY AND SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
