HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018.08.16 Andrew Mentzer Fwd_ Midas Community Agreement FeedbackFrom:Erin Greaves
To:BessieJo Wagner; Anette Spickard
Subject:Fwd: Midas Community Agreement Feedback
Date:Thursday, August 16, 2018 6:32:40 PM
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From: Andrew Mentzer <singlespeedicus@gmail.com>
Date: August 16, 2018 at 6:25:52 PM MDT
To: Erin Greaves <egreaves@mccall.id.us>
Subject: Midas Community Agreement Feedback
Hi Erin,
Please feel free to distribute my pereonal comments regarding the Midas
Community agreement with Mayor Aymon and members of the council:
Dear City of McCall leadership,
Midas Gold has worked diligently over the last year to formulate a transparent, viable process and
platform for communities to have a strategic voice once the mine is permitted and operational. This
is part of Midas' moral and cultural fabric of engagement and transparency. Some members of the
community have indicated that they would like to know more about the project before the city
comes to the table. To me, the order of operations for this approach may be a little misguided. As a
member of Midas' Community Agreement steering committee and as an independent board
member, I have worked alongside Midas' team to elevate discussions that originated with the
America's Best Communities competition years ago, and make sure the mine is informed about
regional and local variables. Unfortunately, there seems to have been a muddying of information
that is based purely on politics and emotion, which may threaten otherwise productive
conversations now and in the future.
Midas is asking the cities and counties throughout the region the following central question: Would
you like to have a conversation that helps us be a better neighbor? It is my opinion that the answer
to this question, no matter who the business is and no matter what the industry is, should be a
resounding YES. It is the responsibility of the Forest Service to oversee the permitting of the
Stibnite Gold Project. It is the responsibility of the cities to engage in a manner that serves citizens,
present and future. The specifics of the restoration and operational elements tied to the project
have nothing to do with the community agreement in question. I ask that you remain diligent and
objective in your consideration of whether the City should be at the table, and leave the analysis of
permitting to the Forest Service and other state and federal agencies charged with that task.
Kindly,
Andrew Mentzer
13980 Turner Road
McCall, ID 83638