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Board extends suspension on mineral‑exploration applications and approves expanded planting contract
Summary
The Board extended a suspension on accepting mineral exploration and mining lease applications for three months due to legal vulnerability and litigation concerns, and approved an amendment to a planting contract to purchase surplus seedlings though staff noted possible budget overages.
Forestry Director David Streeter asked the Board to extend the suspension on Order 2025‑012, which halts acceptance of applications for mineral exploration and mining leases on county lands. Streeter said the existing ordinance had legal vulnerabilities and was connected to ongoing litigation, and that continuing to accept applications under the…
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