Dear Editor:

Oddonetto Construction is a local contractor working at the Resolution Copper Mine. We are thrilled to be a partner with a company so heavily invested in the local communities within and surrounding the Copper Triangle. Resolution Copper’s commitment to employing from within the local communities has allowed us to supply over two hundred employees over the course of the past five years.  Approximately 90 percent of the employees have come from within the Copper Triangle communities, including many members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe.

We are excited to see Resolution Copper’s continued investments in the community we call home.  Resolution Copper has, by far, gone above and beyond with their commitment to their employees, communities, safety, and environmental, historical and cultural preservation. We continue to strongly support the Resolution Copper project and the land exchange, including the measures as outlined in the Resolution Copper Programmatic Agreement which balance historical and cultural preservation with jobs and economic growth.  Our community believes in Resolution Copper, a sustainable copper mine for our future generations. 

We applaud the work of the United States Forest Service for publication of the Final EIS for the Resolution Copper project after years of stakeholder feedback.  It is time for this much needed project to move forward.  The foundation of the NEPA and NHPA process is that all voices and opinions should be considered equally.  One paid voice does not speak for an entire community. 

Respectfully,