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Resident urges county to negotiate with Koi Nation, cites economic opportunities and local infrastructure needs
Summary
A Roseland resident urged the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Friday to engage with the Koi Nation amid possible litigation and to consider local economic and infrastructure benefits the tribe brings to the area.
A Roseland resident urged the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Friday to engage with the Koi Nation amid possible litigation and to consider local economic and infrastructure benefits the tribe brings to the area.
Duane DeWitt, identifying himself as a Roseland resident, told the board that the Koi Nation draws visitors from across Northern California and said the tribe’s enterprises bring “billions” into the region. “That guy down there, he's got more money than God,” DeWitt said, arguing the county could capture some of those dollars and use them to help “North Sonoma County, helping West Sonoma County.”
DeWitt also raised…
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