M-D opposes requirement for a road through the site An application for a $7.5 million expansion of Payette Lakes Middle School will have to wait until January for a decision, the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission decided Tuesday. The delay was ordered until a study is complete on traffic that would be generated by hundreds of homes proposed near the school.
Extended Burnt Log road would skirt wilderness A new road to the proposed Perpetua Resources gold and antimony mine at Stibnite is the best way to handle mine traffic, the Payette National Forest said last week. The Payette’s findings came as part of the announcement of the “preferred alternative” for the proposed mine near Yellow Pine.
Cherry Road Media owns 79 newspapers in 14 states The Star-News sold this week to Cherry Road Media, based in New Jersey, which now owns 79 newspapers across 14 states. This week’s edition is the first to publish under the new ownership.
Voters in the City of Cascade will be asked on Tuesday to approve up to $4 million in borrowing to build a new city well, improve water lines and install more fire hydrants. The bond measure requires 50% plus one vote approval to pass.
Proposal for water quality, fish singled out The newest plan by Perpetua Resources to improve water quality and fish habitat at Stibnite is the best among all plans submitted, the Payette National Forest said last week. The Payette selected Perpetua’s plan as the “preferred alternative” among five plans studied for Perpetua’s proposed gold and antimony mine at Stibnite.
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News Public meetings on a new draft environmental study of Perpetua’s proposed Stibnite mine will be held next month in McCall, Cascade and Boise. The meetings will be hosted by the Payette National Forest, the lead permitting agency on the proposed gold and antimony mine near Yellow Pine, and the Boise National Forest.
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News A federal study of Perpetua Resources’ proposed gold and antimony mine near Yellow Pine “fails to address significant project shortcomings,” according to the Idaho Conservation League. The study focuses on an updated mining plan Perpetua submitted to the Payette National Forest in December 2020 to improve water quality and fish habitat at Stibnite.
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News Public comments on the Payette National Forest’s latest environmental study of Perpetua Resources’ proposed Stibnite Mine will be accepted until Jan. 10.
Age: 67 Occupation: Retired U.S. Forest Service – Payette, Deschutes, Ochoco and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forests Where born/ raised: Born in Nampa, raised in Weiser How long lived in Adams County: 1976 to 2001, returned in 2017 after retirement Experience: Forest Service – various positions, including Fire Business Lead at Inter-mountain Regional Office in Ogden, Utah,
BY MAX SILVERSON The Star-News A misprint on the ballot for the District 3 Valley County commissioner race on Tuesday will show a term of four years instead of the correct two-year term. Absentee ballots that have already been mailed include the error, but those ballots are still valid, a press release from the Valley County Clerk’s office said.