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Clarification: No residents or campers supported the Gila National Forest plan to close the Grapevine Campground at public meeting 032123
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- Published: 22 March 2023 22 March 2023
[Editor's Note: Thanks to Allen Campbell, Gila Hotsprings resident, for writing up this report]
A public meeting on March 21, 2023, concerning the Gila National Forest's proposal to close Grapevine Campground on the East Fork of the Gila River near Gila Hotsprings. The meeting took place at Doc Campbell's Post, starting at 1:00 pm. The weather was cold and windy, so everyone gathered inside the store. With about 45 people present, many were standing, as the seating was limited. Most of the Hotsprings residents and all the businesses were present. About as many interested individuals who were not Hotsprings residents, who were current or past campers, attended the session. Many had used the Grapevine Campground in the past and felt strongly about the proposed closure.
Henry Provencio, the Wilderness District Ranger, opened the meeting, explaining why the USFS was considering closing the Grapevine Campground permanently. The only reason he gave for closing the Grapevine Campground was due to compliance with Executive Orders 11988 and 13690. He explained that these orders precluded any "federally funded projects (that) is at the 1-percent-annual-chance flood elevation and corresponding horizontal floodplain for nonessential action."
Freeport-McMoRan Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends on Common Stock 032223
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- Published: 22 March 2023 22 March 2023
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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.15 per share on FCX’s common stock payable on May 1, 2023, to shareholders of record as of April 14, 2023. The declaration includes a base dividend of $0.075 per share and variable dividend of $0.075 per share in accordance with FCX's performance-based payout framework. The payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Board, which will consider FCX's financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions and other factors it deems relevant.
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