HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018.09.12 Jerry Randolph FW_ MidasFrom:Anette Spickard
To:BessieJo Wagner
Subject:FW: Midas
Date:Thursday, September 13, 2018 10:45:46 AM
For the correspondence folder
From: Jackie Aymon
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 7:53 AM
To: City Council <CityCouncil@mccall.id.us>; Anette Spickard <aspickard@mccall.id.us>
Subject: Fw: Midas
FYI
From: Jerry Randolph <jzrandolph@frontiernet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:59 AM
To: Jackie Aymon
Subject: Midas
Jackie;
I learned just yesterday (9-11 ironically) that Midas Gold is asking the City of McCall to give its
endorsement to their mining project at Stibnite…in return for cash incentives. May I please
insist you emphatically deny Midas their request for a host of reasons. Even though I have a
deep appreciation for the difficulties involved in turning down money when there is so much
need, I also have learned from experience that good can only come from doing the right thing
for the right reason. In my view this mining venture is a potential disaster needing only time
to be fully revealed, and our City would be well-served by taking a pass on this public relations
“Good Neighbor” move. I strongly suggest you (City Council) hold off until a complete vetting
of this enormous and dangerous project can be satisfactorily resolved. Many questions
remain to be answered and McCall has no business adding its support prematurely…at any
cost! Thank you for listening, and for all the good work you and the Council do for us.
Jerry Randolph
135 Mather Road
McCall, Id 83638
208-634-7418