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Residents press Sonoma County supervisors to challenge BIA casino approval; tribal representative urges board not to join suit
Summary
Dozens of residents and local officials urged the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 to challenge the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of a fee-to-trust transfer for the Koi Nation's proposed Shiloh casino; a tribal representative asked supervisors not to join litigation.
Dozens of residents, neighborhood leaders and elected officials urged the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 to file or join a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's decision to take property into trust for the Koi Nation of Northern California and clear the way for a proposed casino near Shiloh Road.
Why it matters: Speakers told the board they fear increased wildfire risk, traffic gridlock, water-supply and wastewater impacts and local economic effects if the casino is built in a residential area. They asked the board to use its legal standing to represent countywide concerns; some speakers urged the opposite.
Public commenters cited the Bureau of Indian Affairs' approval and complained that the Interior Department did not adequately assess wildfire evacuation routes, traffic, or water resources under the National Environmental Policy Act. Rosarina Oza, the elected mayor of Windsor, said the…
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