Valley County retracts March letter accusing Perpetua Resources of unauthorized road work
The Valley County Board approved a retraction of a March 30 draft letter that had alleged Perpetua Resources conducted unauthorized construction on Stibnite Road, saying new information shows the county directed Perpetua to seek Forest Service approval; the board voted to send the corrected letter and continue coordination with the Forest Service.
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Chair read a formal retraction of a county letter dated March 30 that had alleged "unauthorized construction and maintenance activities by Perpetua" on Stibnite Road, saying the draft contained "several unfortunate factual misstatements." The chair told the board the county has since reviewed an email from the Road Department director, who had instructed Perpetua Resources to seek U.S. Forest Service approval rather than a county right-of-way permit.
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