Bureau is taking comments on Tiber marina plan

In an about-face, the federal Bureau of Reclamation has decided to seek public comment about a new concessions contract at Tiber Reservoir marina.

The bureau, which manages the reservoir, had produced a concessions plan and was asking for bidders but then withdrew the plan after hearing several complaints.

The bureau is now holding public meetings and likely will revise the plan, said Dan Jewell, deputy area manager in the bureau's Montana office.

"In retrospect I wish we'd have gone this route earlier but unfortunately we didn't," Jewell said. "We're in damage control now."

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