The proposed ordinance by Will Prisciandaro and his draconian approach to settling ponds and tailing dams is wrong on so many levels, this letter will hardly do it justice. First, if adopted, it will cost many jobs, infrastructure improvement projects, end to the hopes and plans for local mines now or in the future and condemn many small businesses and working families to a lower standard of living. When Will was encouraged to support this lunacy by local “anti-everything” people, he failed to consider the long-term consequences or his responsibilities to the people of Haines. In fifty years of residency here, I’ve seen these same effects to strangle local development over and over. Pay attention ASSEMBLYMEN.

Terrance Pardee

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