HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 20-280 Stibnite Gold Project Comment Letter Review
McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 20-280
Meeting Date October 8, 2020
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Stibnite Gold Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Letter to Forest Service
Department Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Originator
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police Department
Public Works
Golf Course
COST IMPACT:
N/A
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE:
N/A
Airport
Library
TIMELINE:
October 28, 2020
Information Systems
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Forest Service is accepting public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Stibnite Gold Project, also referred to as the Midas Gold project,
which is a gold and antimony mine operation seeking a permit to operate on approximately 3,500 acres of federal, state, and private lands near Yellowpine. The DEIS analyzes 5 alternatives:
1) the original proposal, 2) an amended proposal submitted by the company, 3) a proposal to relocate the development rock and tailing storage facilities to avoid or reduce potential
impacts to federally listed fish species , 4) a proposal from the Forest Service and Cooperating Agencies responding to significant issues identified during the project scoping phase,
and 5) the no action alternative. The company is soliciting public support for alternative 2.
All project documents, proposals, and analyses are found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50516
Specific written comments will now be accepted until October 28, 2020.
Staff is primarily focused on reviewing the analyses related to transportation impacts and socio-economic impacts as they relate to the City of McCall. The draft comment letter is attached.
The Council may wish to provide additional comments related to any part of the project.
If Council wishes to continue discussion on the contents of the letter, staff can return with additional revisions at the October 22, 2020 Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the comment letter to the Payette National Forest Service Supervisor regarding the Stibnite Gold Project.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE
ACTION
Sept 10, 2020
Discussion only, continued to September 24
Sept 24, 2020
Discussion only, continued to October 8