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Casino talks with county
get ugly start
(Excerpt) Casino negotiations between a Coos Bay tribe and Lane County got off to an ugly start Wednesday, as commissioners launched angry jabs at the coastal Indians and each other, leaving tribal leaders seething.
Tribal members may need permission from the county if they want to get access to the North Fork Siuslaw Road, which is one of the nearest arterials to the project, along with Highway 126. The state Department of Transportation is studying potential traffic at several intersections to decide whether to grant access to the state route.
Dwyer said he would only grudgingly proceed with negotiations with tribal leaders, "who looked me right in the eye and told me" that they had no intention of building a casino if they acquired the 98-acre parcel of land called the Hatch Tract. "I really resent this process," he continued. He blamed Congress for passing the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and former Gov. John Kitzhaber for authorizing the first gaming compact with the tribe. "I find it offensive that Congress would give the tribes a way to make a living in a way that's not available to every other citizen, and in fact preys on the weak. When I was a child, gaming was a racket, controlled by the mob." |
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