MARQUETTE – Roughly 100 people testified Tuesday at a packed public hearing at Northern Michigan University on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s wetlands and alternatives objections to Marquette County Road 595. Continue reading
MARQUETTE – In an effort to generate support and call attention to Tuesday’s public sessions on the proposed Marquette County Road 595 roadbuilding project, the Marquette County Road Commission moved logging and aggregate truck traffic today through parts of Marquette. Continue reading
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Academic Mall (area between JXJ/NSF/WS/LRC)
Free food. Free entertainment. First day of classes. Center of NMU’s campus.
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To the Journal editor:
I am writing this letter to express my objection to Marquette County Road 595. I cannot deny some of my reasoning is sentimental and emotionally based, but other conclusions are based on much thought. Continue reading
To the Journal editor:
The decision on Rio Tinto’s haul route is down to the wire and residents of Marquette County are stuck with a list of dismal options that include creating Marquette County Road 595 through a wilderness area, sending massive ore trucks down County Road 550 and through Marquette, and establishing a haul route on County Road 510 that would endanger residents and wildlife. Continue reading
MARQUETTE – Members of the Marquette County Board were angered and frustrated last week after state officials failed to match their revenue expectations for a proposed state severance tax on non-ferrous mining operations, including the Kennecott-Rio Tinto Eagle Mine. Continue reading
MARQUETTE – Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh said that despite current tension and disagreement between state officials and the Marquette County Board on provisions of a proposed severance tax, he’s optimistic the two sides can come to an agreement. Continue reading
August 12, 2012
The Mining Journal
By JOHN PEPIN –
MARQUETTE – Marquette County officials are hoping two new opportunities to communicate with state officials will result in agreement on the provisions of a proposed non-ferrous mining severance tax. Continue reading
Where we stand
August 12, 2012
The Mining Journal
For the past several months, township, county and schools officials in Marquette County have seemingly been playing a high-stakes game of poker with mining companies, state lawmakers and administration officials over a the notion of creating a severance tax for non-ferrous mining projects, like the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine. Continue reading