The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is looking for public input as it starts planning what to do with land it acquired near Carbondale last year.

Update: July 9, 7:46 p.m: The Lake Christine Fire is burning at 6,100 acres and is now 39 percent contained. The dry subalpine slopes and steep rocky slopes that surround Basalt made containing the fire difficult. Now, Keith Brink, operation section chief for the Northern Rockies Incident Command, estimates the team will reach 45 percent containment by Tuesday evening.

Low water levels and high temperatures are causing stress to fish in the Roaring Fork Valley, so experts are asking anglers to stop fishing in the mid-afternoon.

People who evacuated their homes last week because of the Lake Christine Fire are returning. Some have to pass through police checkpoints, which is how law enforcement is ensuring people are who they say they are, in order to cut down on crowds and to prevent looting.

Update: July 9, 12:25 p.m: A public meeting will be held TONIGHT, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., at Basalt High School. Information will include current fire status and an opportunity for questions and answers. Spanish translation will be provided and the meeting will be live streamed on the Eagle County Sheriff's Facebook page.

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UPDATE: July 8, 1 p.m.: The Lake Christine Fire is estimated at 5,916 acres and is 8 percent contained.

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UPDATE, July 6, 7:00 p.m. : At 7pm, evacuations will be lifted for areas North of Hwy 82 & West of El Jebel Rd. Upper Cattle Creek Rd will remain closed, as will any roads only accessible by Upper Cattle Creek Rd. The fire is now 3 percent contained.

Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt speaks with Alycin Bektesh about the response from the community since the Lake Christine Fire began on Tuesday, July 3.