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Clear Lake council upholds Burns Valley sports complex with expanded tribal monitoring
Summary
After extensive testimony from Koi Nation representatives and legal counsel, the Clear Lake City Council denied an appeal and upheld the Planning Commission's approval of the Burns Valley Sports Complex, adopting amended mitigation that requires tribal monitoring within 100 feet of identified cultural resources and allows tribal observers elsewhere.
The Clear Lake City Council on June 27 denied an appeal of the Burns Valley Development Project and upheld the Planning Commission's April 25 decision, adopting amended mitigation measures that require tribal monitoring during ground-disturbing activities within 100 feet of known cultural-resource locations.
The council's action followed nearly two hours of public testimony from Koi Nation representatives, legal counsel and local residents. Vice Chairman Dino Beltran of the Koi Nation told the council the tribe did not oppose the project but insisted on meaningful consultation and monitoring "to make sure they would be handled with the utmost of integrity," and clarified the tribe would not pay for monitoring itself.
The tribe's…
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