Quapaw Tribe to work on roads around new casino

Tuesday, August 26, 2008  

The commission in Cherokee County, Kansas, approved the Quapaw Tribe's plans to improve roads around its new casino.

The $301 million Downstream Casino Resort opened in July. It's located in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.

The tribe plans to improve roads on the Kansas side of the facility, where the parking lot is located. The gaming portion is located in Oklahoma.

Cherokee County has a lawsuit pending in federal court that challenges the acquisition of the land for the gaming portion.

Get the Story:
Okla. tribe's casino means road work in Mo., Kan. (The Fort Mill TImes 8/26)
County gives tribe permission for road work (The Joplin Globe 8/26)
Cherokee County might be getting some free road improvements (KOAM 8/25)