Clark County OKs agreement for possible Cowlitz tribal casino - 2004-02-18
In a meeting filled with angry outbursts from some people in the audience, Clark County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement that will govern relations with the Cowlitz tribe if it develops 152 acres west of La Center junction.
The anticipated use of the land -- a casino -- drew a less-than-enthusiastic response. The tribe is preparing an environmental assessment for a casino, although it has not formallyannounced its plans.
The next step, expected within about two weeks, is for the tribe to resubmit, with more detail, an application to the U.S. Department of the Interior to place the land in federal trust. That would take it off the tax rolls and exempt it from local laws.
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