Lander County Sustainable Development Committee

Mission Statement

The Lander County Sustainable Development Committee’s mission is to facilitate sustaining Lander County communities’ social, economic and environmental welfare.

Goals and Action Items

1. Maintain communication with in Gold Belt Coalition.
   1. The secretary or chairman will send LCSDC’s minutes to the other SD groups in the area.
   2. Ms. Berentsen will be our official representative to the Humboldt/Pershing SD group and the Elko group either through e-mail or attendance at their meetings. She will keep all groups informed about each other’s actions and news.
   
   
   
2. Develop common goals for SD within the “Gold Belt Coalition”.
   1. Mr. Smith will contact NNP-E and Humboldt/Pershing SD groups to encourage development of a steering committee to meet throughout the year for the purpose of generating common goals within the groups.
   2. The Chairman and Vice Chairman will be members of the steering committee for the LCSDC.
   
   
   
3. Maintain healthy collaboration with public and private agencies/organizations sharing similar mission goals and objectives. Maintain a membership and participation level that reflects our diverse communities.
   1. The following agreed represent LCSDC at their respective agencies
      1. LEDA, Charlene Mitchel
      2. Chamber of Commerce, Shar Peterson
      3. Convention and Tourism, Kim Nelson will be asked to serve in this role
      4. Planning Commission, Rod Davis and Kim Davis
      5. County Government, Joy Sweeney
      6. Mining Interests, Charlie Hager, Dana Sue Kimbal
      7. Agriculture community, Rod Davis
   2. Maintain communication between agencies and groups represented by LCSDC members.
   
   
   
4. Develop a regional marketing strategy for post mining site infrastructure.
   1. George Fennemore and Jerry Smith agreed to begin setting up a data base where post mining infrastructure could be posted. This data base needs to be in place in the near future so it will be available when mines have items to post. This data base will be linked to the new “Gold Belt Coalition” web site.
   2. Mr. Fennemore will review Whitehall, MT. data base and report back at our next meeting.
   3. Mr. Smith will provide George with data bases from other places in Nevada.