To: Matt Kelley, Senior Planner Nevada County Planning Dept. 950 Maidu Ave Nevada City, CA 95959-8617 Regarding: Notice of Preparation Comments for the Idaho-Maryland Mine Project, Scoping Dear Mr. Kelley, Please accept these comments on behalf of CEA Foundation regarding the preparation of the Environmental Impact Reportt for the Idaho-Maryland Mine Permit Application. Aesthetics An […]
September 6, 2020 To: Thomas Last, Grass Valley Community Development Director Grass Valley City Council Grass Valley Planning Commission Grass Valley Development Review Committee Tim Kiser, Grass Valley City Manager Regarding: Application Number 20PLN-24 Conceptual Development Review of Idaho-Maryland Mine Permit Application in the City’s Sphere of Influence Dear Thomas Last, City Council Members, et […]
CEA Foundation is dedicated to improving the livibililty of our communities. Our first focus is to work to improve walkability by advocating specific improvements to codes and policies regarding sidewalks, footpaths, and bike lanes. Donate to this Project 10/1/18 Do you have any suggestions to improve walkways or bike paths? Now is your chance to […]
The Nevada Irrigation District uses Glyphosate- and copper-based herbicides to manage 350 miles of their 475 mile raw water canal system. Roundup is sprayed along unlined ditch banks and berms year-round, and inside de-watered canals between October 15th – April 15th (the off-irrigation season) Algaecides such as Captain, Nautique, and Cutrine Ultra are dripped directly […]
Grass Valley, CA 8/6/2020 – Community Environmental Advocates (CEA) has joined with Protect Grass Valley to challenge the legal adequacy of Grass Valley’s EIR and approval of the Dorsey Marketplace project. The suit was filed on August 3. Dorsey Marketplace is a proposed 104,000 square foot shopping center with 172 residential apartment units located at […]
County Announces “Public Hearing” Will Be a Pre-recorded Presentation Grass Valley, CA – Nevada County recently announced that a long-awaited public process will begin on a controversial proposal by Canadian mining company RISE Gold Corp. to reopen the historic Idaho-Maryland Mine. Located in Grass Valley, the mine last operated in 1956 and shut […]
DEADLINE: Comment letters are due to Nevada County by August 17, 2020 On July 17, the County published a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to identify what issues should be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to assess the impacts associated with re-opening the Idaho Maryland Mine. The community has less than a month […]
Nevada City Sphere of Influence DEIR Out for Public Review We have hired attorneys to comment Please ask LAFCo to: Allow Nevada City to maintain land use control over its long time Community Area Save the date: August 20 Public Hearing The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for LAFCo’s proposal to modify the Nevada City […]
By Jonathan Keehn, PresidentWolf Creek Community Alliance Once again, a junior mining company from Canada has arrived in town with an eye to re-open the Idaho-Maryland Mine. So far, RISE Gold Corp. has not made a good impression. If you’re new to the area, or your memory fades on the subject, here’s a quick refresher: […]
By Denise Bellas As a local Grass Valley resident, I want to pose questions and voice my opinions in regards to the reopening of the Idaho Maryland Mine by Rise Gold Corp. Mr. Benjamin Mossman, as CEO of Rise Gold Corp., is currently enticing investors with high expectations of gold returns, but seems to neglect […]