HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 21-51 RESOLUTION NO. 21-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION ACT AND
RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION COPPER COMPANY FOR ITS
INVESTMENTS AND EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING A NEW COPPER MINE
AND ENHANCING THE LOCAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES .
WHEREAS, on July 16, 2013, the Apache Junction City Council
declared its support of the Resolution Copper Project and the
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction recognizes the importance
of regional economic development; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction continues to recognize the
significant role that copper raining has played in the history of
the State of Arizona for more than 100 years; and
WHEREAS, Resolution Copper has been actively engaged in the
development of an environmentally sound, socially responsible
underground mining project in and around the Oak Flat area near
the Torn of Superior, Arizona® and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction understands the positive
financial impacts of the project and recognizes that there may
be possible cultural impacts the proposed copper mine; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction understands the importance
of the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act and
Arizona ' s economic future
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Apache Junction hereby reaffirms its full support
for the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act and
the Resolution Copper mine.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS DAY OF , 2021 .
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 1 DAY OF , 2021
c
WALTED "CHIP" WILSON
Mayor
RESOLUTION , 21- 1
Page
*NIFE PENA
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
RESOLUTION . 1- 1
Page 2 of