2013 : Regulation
Two Art 14 Amendments Pass Resolving Private Issues
Proposition 4 addressed a 100 year old land ownership fight between the State and private owners. Proposition 5 was a swap with a mining company allowing mining and later restoration of 200 acres in return for the addition of 1500 acres.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
TWP 40 Amendment Land Swap Passes Legislature
The TWP 40 amendment untangled 100yo legal issues with land titles. The Marion River Carry was acquired as a swap property and was finally approved by the legislature, 3 years after the amendment passed.
Read the legal document here.
Mine Project Allowed to Proceed
The judge lifted his injunction, allowing the NYCO test drilling to proceed.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Injunction Stops Test Boring at Mine in Lewis
Two enviro groups file an Article 78 suit saying that many more regulations must be followed after the amendment vote before test boring can begin. Protect the Adks! and Adk Wild filed the suit. The Adk Council and the Adk Mtn Club did not.
Read the news item here.
Read the news item here.
Mine Amendment Splits Envrionmental Groups
The post election news explains the split among environmental groups.
Here is a typical editorial.
But there is also an optimistic view of this as a healing vote, seen here.
Here is a typical editorial.
But there is also an optimistic view of this as a healing vote, seen here.
Two Amendments Pass, Nov 2013
Township 40 land disputes were settled. This amendment had no opposition. The enabling legislation will be signed soon.
The mining land swap passed 53-47 but remains controversial. The enabling legislation and legal issues remain open and quite possibly will be challenged.
The Governor's office issued this statement.
The mining land swap passed 53-47 but remains controversial. The enabling legislation and legal issues remain open and quite possibly will be challenged.
The Governor's office issued this statement.
For Two Art 14 Amendments Pass Resolving Private Issues
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