HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018.08.16 S Maupin Council members
Council members
I was present at the Council meeting where Midas Gold requested your support of an ongoing
conversation regarding the Community Partnership Agreements. I also heard concerns from the
audience that do not speak to the purpose of this agreement. This document is being drafted by the
America’s Best Community (ABC) steering committee. During the past 18 month we have been working
on a template where we hold and partner with large businesses moving into our area to address and
mitigate changes to our region. Midas is the 1st company that we are working with but shouldn’t be the
last for certain.
We have drafted the Partnership Agreement to reflect our shared values in the regional community of
the West Central Mountains and potential impacts that need addressed. As you can see from the
document this is not about the approval nor oversight of the Midas Gold project. The Forest Service
through the NEPA process will address and control aspects of the mine and oversight of all regulatory
processes.
This document holds business and in this case Midas Gold accountable to help provide a forum for
continual conversation between the community and the company. It allows for each community to
provide a voice for concerns, positive information and future needs that arise from a large business
moving into our area. It allows our regional community to help manage change in a sustainable,
accountable fashion.
I urge you to join others in becoming a signatory on this document so that we all have a shared voice in
the future impacts to our community.
Sherry Maupin
376 Verita
McCall ID