Officials want BIA to end Spokane off-reservation casino deal
Friday, November 2, 2012
Two local officials are asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to overturn a deal affecting the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino project.
The 2010 agreement bars Spokane County from taking a public position on the casino.
Two county commissioners say the provision is illegal and they are asking new Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn to review the deal.
The BIA has published a draft environmental impact statement on the tribe's West Plains Mixed-Use Development project.
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(The Spokesman Review 11/2)