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Imperial County returns from Washington with momentum for —Lithium Valley— push; county plans rapid-response services after Spreckels closure
Summary
Supervisors said meetings with federal agencies and private firms reinforced interest in Imperial County's Lithium Valley project; board and workforce staff described outreach and rapid-response planning to assist workers affected by the closure of the Spreckels sugar plant.
Imperial County supervisors and staff returned from a week of meetings in Washington, D.C., reporting broad federal and private-sector attention to the county's Lithium Valley project and related infrastructure needs, while also describing near-term workforce supports after the closure of the Spreckels sugar plant.
Supervisor Kelly, who led part of the delegation, said the group met with officials at the White House, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that the county's Lithium Valley strategic plan and programmatic EIR for roughly 51,000 acres drew interest. Kelly told the…
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