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City backs Gun Lake Band's casino proposal
Friday, July 14, 2006
The city council in Wayland, Michigan, voted 6-1 to file a brief in the Gun Lake Band's land-into-trust case.
Casino opponents are trying to prevent the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking 145 acres into trust for the tribe. Part of the land will be used for a casino.
The city council voted to file a brief, citing the revenues they will receive under the tribe's compact with the state.
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Wayland leaders back tribe's casino proposal
(The Grand Rapids Press 7/13)