Oregon
Tribal Casino Proposal Studied
As reported by the Oregonian:
"At stake: The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs want to build an off-reservation resort
and casino in Cascade Locks, roughly 40 miles
east of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge.
Environmentalists, lottery retailers and others
oppose the plan; Gov. Ted Kulongoski and most
city and county officials support it.
"As required
by law, the Bureau of Indian Affairs launched
an environmental impact statement review "to
document the environmental, social and economic
consequences" of the casino resort and
list alternatives, including a no-build option.
The tribe must get the bureau's boss, Interior
Secretary Gale Norton, to approve the transfer
of 25 acres into trust to build the casino.
"…The
report and comment tally will be available in
mid-November…"
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