Resort owner urges residents to comment on Shafter mine

Resort owner urges residents to comment on Shafter mine

Shafter Cibolo Creek Ranch owner John Poindexter is ramping up his efforts to contest a renewal permit for wastewater discharge from the Shafter Silver Mine by asking area residents to comment to the state’s environmental agency and demand a public hearing. Accompanying an email sent out by the John Poindexter Company are pointed flyers that say: “Water Matters More than Silver,” concerns about “Heavy metals in mine discharge” and “Questions ab…