Residents urge McCall city council to press county over impact-area decisions and to challenge Stibnite project; commissioner explains timing

A McCall resident told the City Council that Valley County commissioners fast‑tracked a hearing approving a development application in the city’s impact area and urged the council to file for reconsideration when the commissioners’ findings are released. The speaker also asked the city to consider legal action against the U.S. Forest Service over the Stibnite Gold Project, saying the federal analysis omitted McCall from the transportation scope and raising concerns about groundwater and truck traffic.

David Gallipoli, of Market Road, addressed the council during public comment and told members that at a recent county hearing “they ignored the unanimous denial from our zoning board based on zoning codes, our county comprehensive plan, and a flood, traffic and groundwater study.” He said local waterways are already impaired and urged the city to “file a…