Georgetown Idaho

Proposed Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan

Draft Environmental Impact statement

Comment Form

COMMENT FORM

Informed decisions are better decisions: The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service believe

that extensive involvement will serve to improve communication, develop enhanced understanding of

different perspectives, and identfty solutions to issues and problems. We look forward to hearing from you!

Where to provide comments: Submit this form at a public meeting, mail it in using the address on reverse,

upload comments to https://go.usa.gov/xUjcA, or email comments to: blm_id_dairysynclineeis@blm.gov by

February 21, 2019.

Name: __________________________________ County: _____________________________

Title: ___________________________________ Organization: _________________________

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City: ___________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: ________________

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Date: _________________________ Meeting Location (if applicable): ______________________

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Note. Comments – including names, street addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers (if provided) of respondents – will be available for public review at the BLM Pocatello Field Office during regular business hours at 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, ID 83204. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Thank you for your comment!

To return via mail:

Please mail to:

Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan Draft EIS

c/o Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

3995 South 700 East, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Please postmark by: February 21, 2019

Dairy Syncline Mine How to Make Comments

Proposed Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

How to Comment

Comments must be submitted or postmarked by February 21, 2019,

Comment Forms:

Comment forms are available at this meeting・ Fill one out and submit it before you leave. You may

also mail the form or a letter with your comments to the address below,

Written Comments:

Comment letters can be submitted to the BLM via the following methods –

Mail:　　Proposed Dairy Syncline Mine and Reclamation Plan Draft EIS

C/o Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

3995 South 700 East, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Email :　blm_id_dairysynciineeis@bIm.gov

Upload: https://go.usa.gov/xUjcA

How to Make Your Comments Most Effective:

After reviewing the Draft EiS, Please consider the following as you provide your comments:

● identify specific information that shouId have been conside「ed du血g皿e EiS p「ocess

. Identify e「rors in the analysis and/o「 points that are not clea「 in the document

・ Offe「 a specific idea ofhowto add「ess a pa軸Cuiar concem

・ Provide spec胴c informatfon about how a particular eiement ofthe project wouId affect you

●　Speak to a prQject team membe白fyou have any questions on prQject information

Response to Comments

The BLM may 「espond to comments by:

・ Modifying the p「oposed adion or altematives

●　DeveIoping and evaIuating a看tematives not previousIy given serious ∞nSideration

・ SuppIemen軸gタimproving, Or mOdifying the EIS anaIysis

・ Making factual corrections

丁he pertion of the proposed p「Qject reiated to USFS speciai use autho zations fo「 o冊Iease activities is subject to the

Objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B and 36 CFR 219 Subpart B. On看y those who provide

COmment du血g皿S comment Peried o「 who have p「eviously submitted spec師c w珊en comments on the prQject, e肌e「

du血g scoping o「 othe「 designated oppo両面y fo「 pubiic comment, will be eiigibIe as oPjecto「s (36 CFR 218.5 and

219.53). BLM appeai pro∞dures found in 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E apply to the po軸On Of the prQject reiated to the

Fede「al minera=ease(S).

January 7, 2019

Those Present: Matt Argyle, DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Doug Thompson, Maintenance Worker Matt Raczak, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Deputy Clerk Amber Smith, Ethan DeClark and Zach DeClark attending for Scouts requirement

Meeting called to order:              7:15 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Matt Argyle to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Clerk Smith proceeded with reading the minutes from December 4, 2018 and councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read with. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith then proceeded with reading the minutes from the December 18, 2018 planning and zoning committee meeting and councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to accept the minutes as read and councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

There was nothing to update regarding the water project other than that Doug marked where the water lines were from 4^th Street to 2^nd Street and all behind the school and along East Street for Sunrise Engineering.

Mayor Waechtler, Councilmember Marty Nate and Clerk Smith interviewed five applicants for the clerk position while Lynette is gone on maternity leave. Three of the applicants were from Georgetown and two were from Montpelier. All had great qualities but in the end it was decided to hire Amber Smith to fill in. After training for the month with Lynette, she will change the office hours to Mondays and Tuesdays from 12:30 – 5:00. Her hours will be posted on the door and at the post office so all citizens are aware.

Councilmember Greg Kunz mentioned that there are still some people that are plowing their driveways and taking the snow across the road which creates bumps along Stringtown. He would like for Officer Martinez to deliver some warnings to those people. If citizens insist on moving their snow across the road then they need to clean up all the leftovers after so there isn’t snow or bumps left behind. He also asked if the oil has been ordered from the County to get Stringtown fixed this summer and Doug said he has spoken with Greg Skinner at the County and was told to remind again in March when they are ordering for the year. It was mentioned to have Doug and Matt go around with the Young Men sometime this month to clean the snow out and around the fire hydrants.

Police Report: There were 28 contacts for the month of December.

Maintenance Report: Doug gave his report for the month of December stating that they found out the cause for the sander continually blowing up and have fixed that for the future. He marked some places for Dig Line and assisted with a water repair at Anthony Valles home at 568 Main St. The water line won’t shut off so Doug advised them to wait to do the repair in the spring. He has been plowing the roads and has used three loads of sand. They continue to add chlorine to the chlorinator and check on that weekly. He got everything ready for Keller Associates to prepare the year-end report due by the end of the month to DEQ for the land app site as well.

Office Business:   There were 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of December. The website has been updated with all Ordinances and Resolutions listed in their right tabs and councilmember pictures are updated as well. Still need to get pictures of DeLoy and Officer Martinez. The office did receive $1,000 for the walk-a-thon that Mayor Waechtler participated in last fall. The printer has been giving us the fits the last couple weeks so a portion of that money may be going to replace the printer!

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember DeLoy Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of December 2018 in the amount of $15,489.16 in the general fund, $6,637.44 in the water fund, and $16,060.26 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $38,186.86. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Matt Argyle that council adjourns from the January 2019 council meeting at 8:15 pm.  Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer