BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 13, 2023
Recently there have been public hearings held on whether to allow the Pickett Mountain Project, a proposed copper, zinc, gold and silver mine, to move forward. I testified in support of the project. I am not just a political lobbyist, I am also a hunting guide with a lodge, just south of the proposed mine. China controls a good chunk of the global metals market. This presents a national security problem and an environmental concern because of its almost non-existent environmental regulation. I have full faith in our government to ensure that Wolfden’s words are met with the action it speaks of. I trust our elected officials and bureaucrats to ensure that the mine is above the standard that they lay out. I trust the folks at Wolfden with our state’s land. ~ Jared Bornstein, Democratic lobbyist and owner of Northern Star Lodge in Sherman