The board of supervisors in Riverside County, California, voted 4-0 to oppose a land-into-trust application for the Soboba Band of Luiseño
Indians.
The board expressed concerns about traffic, public safety and the environment. Supervisors called the environmental impact statement for the casino inadequate.
The tribe wants to acquire 535 acres in trust. The existing Soboba Casino will be moved to the new site.
Tuesday was the deadline to submit comments on the EIS to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Get the Story:
County takes stand against tribe's casino resort plans
(The Palm Springs Desert Sun 9/16)
Supervisors want to work with Soboba tribe on development plans (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 9/16)
Soboba casino plan prompts objections from county officials, neighbors
(San Diego News Network 9/15)
Federal Register Notice:
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians' Proposed 534-Acre Trust
Acquisition and Casino Project, Riverside County, California (July 3, 2009)
California | Casino Stalker
County opposes Soboba Band land-into-trust
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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