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<br />000103 <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />As required by the Wilderness Act, public hearings were held on the <br />preliminary Great Sand Dunes proposal at Alamosa, Colorado, on July <br />1, 1970. Notice of the hearings appeared in the Federal Register and in <br />local Colorado papers on May 2, 1970. About 127 persons attended the <br />hearing, and 48 oral statements were presented. A total of 521 letters <br />were received. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />Of the agencies, private organizations, and individuals testifying or <br />submitting written views, four of 14 public agencies, three of 39 private <br />organizations, and 282 of 961 individuals supported the preliminary <br />wilderness proposal. Thirty-two of the 39 private organizations and 613 <br />of the 961 individuals commenting favored a larger wilderness. Two <br />public agencies, two private organizations, and 62 individuals favored <br />wi Iderness with no specific recommendations. Two public <br />agencies - the Boards of Commissioners for Alamosa and Costilla <br />Counties - three private organizations, and three individuals opposed <br />the establishment of wilderness. Acknowledgements were received from <br />six public agencies and one individual who had no specific comments. <br /> <br />The alternative proposals presented at the public hearings are described in <br />the appended Hearing Officer's Report and are indicated in Exhibit D. <br /> <br />After careful study of the oral and written statements and the further <br />consideration of management needs, the following revisions to the <br />preliminary wilderness proposal are recommended. <br />