On January 16, 2014, the San Miguel County Commission received a copy of the proposed Oil and Gas Ordinance from their consultant, Dr. Robert Freilich. The Ordinance is now available on their website and the County Manager and Planning and Zoning Manager are accepting comments. www.smcounty.net. We have also linked it here.

This week, I had several communications with the Planning and Zoning Director of San Miguel County and the Chairman of the County Commission. The Chair, P&Z and the County Attorney are working on comments received to their proposed ordinance. It was heavily stressed that the oil and gas industry needs to comment on their ordinance. They are seeking comments by February 11, 2014. You can either red line the proposal, which is attached to this email, or send a letter with specific concerns and constructive alternatives. Please send the comments to:

Les Montoya
County Manager
or
Alex Tafoya
Planning & Zoning Director, Suite 203
San Miguel County
500 National Street
Las Vegas, NM 87701

If you send comments, I would also appreciate a copy so that I can include an overall industry view in the IPANM comments and my verbal comments at the meetings.

In addition, The Planning & Zoning Board will meet on March 7th from 3 to 7pm to accept comments to the proposed ordinance. Again, it was stressed that representatives from the industry, businesses and agriculture need to be present to comment. After the Planning & Zoning Meeting, the matter will go before the full County Commission. However, if there is not industry comment at the P&Z level, the Board may not have a full meeting allowing repetitive comments from those presented at the P&Z meeting and the many meetings the Commission has already had on this issue.

The San Miguel Planning & Zoning meeting will be held at:
500 National Street,
County Commission Hearing Room
Las Vegas, NM