County signs road‑maintenance agreement with Mineral Ridge Gold, maps corrected in revision
Summary
Esmeralda County approved a road maintenance and hold‑harmless agreement to provide two accesses to the Mineral Ridge Gold project (Coyote Springs Road and the east gate access), with staff submitting a revised road sheet to address mapping discrepancies raised during the discussion.
The Board approved a County Road Maintenance Agreement between Esmeralda County and Mineral Ridge Gold that covers two project access routes: Coyote Springs Road (BLM ROW N-60661) and the east‑gate access from SR‑265. The agreement includes hold‑harmless language and a revised subject‑roads sheet provided during the meeting.
Jerod Eastman and Carl Shrider told the board they'd worked through multiple drafts; Jerod said staff "have talked it over and made some corrections and now we are here to move forward and get approval by the board." Dan Peterson flagged that some map references did not match his on‑the‑ground knowledge; staff agreed to include Carl Shrider's revision sheet with the agreement. Commissioner Holt moved to approve the agreement with the revision; Commissioner Zakas seconded and the motion carried.
The board approved the agreement by motion and directed staff to finalize the document with the attached road revision sheet; the agreement now moves into implementation steps identified in the minutes.
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