BIA asked to delay Spokane Tribe's off-reservation casino bid

Friday, February 22, 2013  

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to delay a decision on the Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino.

The BIA issued the final environmental impact statement for the West Plains Mixed-Use Development on February 1. The comment period closes next week but McMorris Rodgers is asking for another 45 days in order for officials in Spokane County to register objections.

The county was barred from expressing a position on the casino under an agreement with the tribe. But the agreement was dissolved last month.

Get the Story:
McMorris Rodgers seeks delay on proposed casino (The Spokesman Review 2/22)

Federal Register Notice:
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of Airway Heights, Spokane County, WA (February 1, 2013)

Rudy Peone: Spokane Tribe off-reservation casino well vetted (2/18)