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Hot Springs council approves letter and up to $1,957 to move Craven Canyon uranium hearing to town
Summary
After extended public comment from interveners and residents, the Hot Springs City Council voted to authorize the mayor to send a letter to the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment and to contribute up to $1,957 from 2026 contingency to help relocate the Clean Nuclear Energy Corp. permit hearing to Hot Springs.
Hot Springs — The Hot Springs City Council on Monday voted to authorize the mayor to sign a letter to the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment asking that the permit hearing for Clean Nuclear Energy Corporation’s proposed exploration drilling near Craven Canyon be held in Hot Springs, and agreed to contribute up to $1,957 from the 2026 contingency fund toward costs of moving the hearing.
The action followed a series of public comments from local residents and interveners who said attending the administrative hearing in the state capital would pose financial and logistical hardship. The council approved the motion by voice vote; one councilmember voted no in roll call later in the meeting.
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