California
Tribal Casino Measure Proposed
As reported by the Californian:
"A county supervisor proposed a measure
Thursday to prompt Soboba tribal officials to
fund road improvements and police officers to
handle the anticipated traffic explosion if
the tribe builds a casino near Diamond Valley
Lake.
"Scheduled to be taken up by
the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on
Tuesday, Supervisor Jeff Stone's proposed resolution
would 'encourage' the tribe to come to the table
to negotiate a strategy for addressing the impacts
that would spill into Winchester and other nearby
unincorporated communities.
"Stone characterized the proposal as a
'clarification' of a resolution supervisors
passed March 2, 2004, supporting a settlement
of a decades-old water rights dispute between
regional water agencies and the Soboba Band
of Luiseno Indians. Through the 2003 settlement,
the tribe received 128 acres of prime real estate
at Winchester Road and Domenigoni Parkway, as
well as priority rights to 9,000 acre-feet of
water annually and $28 million cash.
"…One possibility might be to ask
the tribe to contribute the same amount for
road improvements that a private developer proposing
a similar-sized project would be required to
pay under county transportation fees, Stone
said…"
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