It is clear why Rise and Nevada both want to open the mine. Rise will make money and Nevada County will make money. My questions are aimed at what the neighbors of the mine will get. What if:
1) What if the wells in the area decrease production? Who will pay the neighbors to dig deeper wells?
2) What if the well water becomes contaminated? Who will pay the neighbors to clean up their wells?
3) What if the property values of the neighbors decrease? Who will make up that difference?
4) What if neighbors cannot sell their properties because of the proximity of the mine? Who will help them?
Each week we’ll run through the sublime, the trivial and profound issues, decisions and goings on that strike us as Hits or Misses. You can join in, too, by emailing your Hits & Misses to editboard@theunion.com.
HIT (from reader Laura Patrick): to the Wolf Creek Trail walker that painted and hid various rocks and pieces of wood in Christmas theme for the finding. Made our walk a lot more fun today. We found four items. Thanks!
MISS (from reader Alice Root): to the two Nevada City police officers that were unmasked while responding to the Nevada City Revival stay at home protesters on Dec. 11. And this is after the Nevada City Council ordinance was passed Dec. 9 to fine non-mask wearers. Isn’t the police motto “To serve and PROTECT”? This is the second “miss” for Nevada City police since the Aug. 9 police inaction and failure to protect BLM protesters in Nevada City. Chief Ellis, please explain.
By Jessica Farrish THE REGISTER-HERALD Dec 22, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
The Fayette County Sheriff s Department is investigating reports by an attorney and an artist that they were drugged by a male guest at a Fayetteville party in September.
Attorney and federal law clerk Claire Jarrell, 27, and Fayetteville artist Sarah Goodyear, 32, both reported that they were drugged by a man during a party at a private residence on Sept. 24. The man is identified as a longtime resident of Fayetteville.Â
Jarrell said the man tried to kiss her and that he grabbed her arm to try to detain her when she first felt the effects of the alleged drug.
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Two Local Best Buddies are all over the news. Kaleb Bentham and his rescue pit bull “Buddy” made international headlines after a 350-pound bear grabbed the dog and tried to drag him away. It happened the day before Thanksgiving near Kaleb’s You Bet Road home. Kaleb tackled the bear and punched it until it released Buddy, then rushed his beloved dog to a local veterinary hospital. The 90-pound dog had surgery lasting several hours, and Buddy is expected to make a full recovery…
The Training Tower that’s been under construction since September at the Sierra College-Nevada County Campus was finished last week. The tower is four-stories high, which allows students enrolled in the community college’s 20-week Fire Academy to practice rappelling, ladder training, and more. “The tower is a Class A-type training simulator that burns wood and typical home-type construction materials in the burn room,” says NCC Operations Supervisor and Project Manager Don