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Siskiyou County Board approves consent agenda; public commenter urges county–federal MOU to speed mining permits
Summary
The Board approved the consent agenda by voice vote. During public comment, Daniel Simon asked the Board to consider a county–federal memorandum of understanding to administer or expedite mining permits on federal land, citing potential local mineral deposits and economic benefit.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda by voice vote after a motion and second were called; Supervisors Gonzuela, Kopset, Harris and Haupt voted in the affirmative on the recorded segments.
During public comment, Daniel Simon of Yreka introduced handouts for the Board and urged supervisors to consider a memorandum of understanding with the federal government that would allow the county to play a role in administering or expediting mining permits on federal land. "So my ask is ... Consider our resolution to the federal government that we would like to enter in an MOU ... so that we could administer the mining permits under state law," Simon said.
Simon argued that state involvement and interagency memoranda of understanding have lengthened the permitting process and pointed to Kern County as an example. He told the Board he holds a claim he said contains silver and estimated extraction would cost about $7,000,000; he asked a supervisor to contact him to discuss drafting a resolution.
Clerk confirmed he had spoken with the supervisor contact Simon provided (Shannon Poe) and indicated staff would follow up if requested. There was no formal action on Simon's request in the recorded segments.
The consent agenda motion on the record did not identify the mover or seconder by name in the transcript.
