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Resident urges county to seek studies and public comment before tribal trust move for proposed White Earth casino
Summary
A resident asked Clay County commissioners to request economic, environmental and traffic impact studies and a public-comment window before any action related to a proposed White Earth tribal casino and land-into-trust request; commissioners told the speaker authority over trust status rests with federal/tribal processes.
Julian Gilbert of Linden told the Clay County Board of Commissioners during the citizens-comment period that he wants commissioners to treat a proposed White Earth Casino project as a business and to seek direct community benefits and studies before any land is placed into trust.
Gilbert asked the board to request an environmental-impact study, a traffic study and a formal public-comment window (he proposed 90 days) before endorsing any change that would place the property into tribal trust and thereby…
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