The Bureau of Land Management could announce the location of their new headquarters later this week, and one report says Grand Junction, Colorado is the destination.
E&E News reports the BLM has called an all-staff meeting for Tuesday to announce “something big.”
A senior BLM source who asked not to be identified said the announcement on the relocation would be tomorrow morning. Concurrently, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will send a letter to congressional leaders informing them of the proposed move to Colorado.
There are roughly 500 Washington-based BLM employees. Senior staffers moving to Colorado will have to do so by Oct. 1, the start of the fiscal 2020 budget year, sources said.
BLM estimates the move will cost $5 million to implement by Oct. 1, a source said.
Grand Junction apparently won out over other possible sites including Ogden, Utah and Alburquerque, New Mexico.
The new headquarters may include facilities in both Grand Junction and Denver.
