HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018.12.20 Les Bechdel Fwd_ Midas Gold Community AgreementFrom:Jackie Aymon
To:BessieJo Wagner; Anette Spickard; City Council
Subject:Fwd: Midas Gold Community Agreement
Date:Thursday, December 20, 2018 5:13:12 PM
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From: Jackie Aymon
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Midas Gold Community Agreement
To: Les Bechdel
Dear Les,
Thank you for your input on the community agreement with Midas. Council has scheduled a
special meeting January 7th to discuss the agreement and take public comment. The time
is 6pm and the venue to be determined.
Thanks again for the thoughtful email. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Kindest Regards,
Jackie
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From: Les Bechdel <lesbechdel@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 1:17:09 PM
To: Jackie Aymon
Subject: Midas Gold Community Agreement
Dear Jackie,
I don't think the City of McCall should even consider signing the Midas Gold Community
Agreement until the draft environmental statement is published.
In a recent county commissioners workshop, it was pointed out that the institutions that sign
this agreement are in violation of state law. Basically, the city of McCall would be in
collusion with Midas Gold because of the payments received as well as the proposed stock
issuance.
In essence, I believe this agreement is an attempt to buy the good will of the local
communities and increase their stock market value and, perhaps, influence the EIS. It is
not worth the amount of money that will be divided between the numerous communities
considering the extended liability that it poses should an ecological disaster occur when
Midas goes bankrupt.
Thank you for your consideration.
Les Bechdel
PO Box 477
McCall, ID 83638