SOME BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE JEMEZ SPRINGS AREA ARE UPSET THAT PEOPLE ARE STAYING AWAY BECAUSE OF THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST FIRE RESTRICTIONS. GARTH BASCOM RUNS THE ELK MOUNTAIN LODGE. HE SAYS PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD THE MOUNTAIN IS CLOSED AND PEOPLE SHOULD STAY … AND THAT HURTS HIS AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES.
BASCOM TELLS 770 KKOB THERE'S STILL PLENTY TO DO IN JEMEZ SPRINGS AND VISITORS SHOULDN'T CHANGE THEIR PLANS BECAUSE OF THE FIRE RESTRICTIONS NOW IN PLACE. CURRENTLY THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST IS IN STAGE "ONE" RESTRICTIONS.
