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_, <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />IN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Perry D. Olson, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />REFER TO <br />For Wildlife - <br />For People <br />-iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />~ ,_: <br />OCT 141994 <br />r.;- <br />October 6, 1994 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mike Long, Director, Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board Members <br />FROM: Perry D. Olson, Director ~~~~ <br />Please accept my apologies for Bill Clark'' unfortunate quotes in today's Denver Post <br />I can assure you Mr. Clark's opinions relative to the effectiveness of your agency are his <br />own and do not represent my or this agency's position. Our role as a wildlife agency is to <br />provide decision makers with the most accurate and supportive facts about wildlife. It is not, <br />however, our job to question or criticize the political processes empowered by our state <br />constitution and legislature. The Division of Wildlife, like the MLRB, has both a technical <br />and a political process. The political process provides checks and balances for implementing <br />decisions that reflect the will of the people of the state of Colorado. It has worked very well <br />over the years and has my support. <br />I do suppcrt our agency being aggressive in the "wildlife technical',' arena. I do not approve <br />of or support our employees when they inappropriately attempt to influence the political <br />process, especially beyond the scope of their immediate responsibilities and knowledge. <br />Our agencies have enjoyed a good constructive, positive working relationship. It is certainly <br />my intention to see that continue. Again, please accept my apologies and we look forward to <br />working together with your agency for the betterment of the state of Colorado in the future. <br />PDO/ej <br />cc: Jim Lochhead <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James S. Lochhead, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Thomas M. Eve, Chairman • Louis F. Swift, Vice-Chairman • Arnold Salazar, Secretary <br />Jesse Langston Boyd, Jr., Member • Eldon W. Cooper, Member • Rebecca L. Frank, Member <br />William R. Hegberg, Member • Mark LeValley, Member <br />