Published: November 7th, 2011 08:35 PM
Last Modified: November 7th, 2011 08:35 PM
The Lake and Peninsula Borough will seek to consolidate two court cases aimed at negating a ballot initiative that could stop the Pebble Mine. Borough voters last month approved a ban on large-scale extraction activity that would "destroy or degrade" salmon habitat. It was aimed at Pebble, a massive copper and gold prospect near headwaters of Bristol Bay.
The Pebble Limited Partnership sued to block the vote. Attorney Matt Singer said at a scheduling hearing Monday before Superior Court Judge John Suddock that the plaintiffs will amend their complaint.
The attorney general also sued, claiming the initiative conflicts with state authority to govern minerals management.
Aisha Tinker Bray, an attorney for the borough, said she will apply to consolidate the cases. Suddock set the next hearing for Jan. 10.
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