Mission

The Historic Industries Coalition is devoted to the preservation of industries that allowed the Silver County region to grow and flourish, namely farming, logging, small scale mining, and ranching. These industries have come to symbolize the heart and soul of the area and have been a part of the region's history since settlers first populated this area. It is the mission of the HIC to preserve not only the vitality of these industries for the future but to protect the history, culture, and lifestyles that have accompanied these industries.

Interests

• work to preserve the traditional  industries of farming, logging, and small scale farming associated with the region
• work to preserve the history and heritage of these industries through the preservation of mining and farming artifacts and architecture

Positions

They are for FuturePlan because diffused growth in the region would put in danger unprotected historic farmland property, mining artifacts, and other historical areas. They are wary that FuturePlan would allow runaway growth outside of the existing urban area would endanger historic mining sites, historic town sites of the original mining towns, allow growth to endanger existing farmland and ranching operations, and could ultimately force these industries to sell their properties to make money from land by selling it to developers. A spokesperson for the group argues that we need to preserve these industries in an uncertain market. Because of the technology boom and subsequent dot-com bust, the group feels that we should keep the local economy one that is diverse and fueled by multiple industries, especially those that made the region what it has come to be. The spokesperson also argued that if farmers, ranchers, and mining operations sell their land to developers, what is built in place of the existing farmhouses, ranchlands, and mining shacks will lack the history and meaning that these current landscapes possess.