[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Spokane Tribe casino and Fairchild Air Force Base (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Environmental statement pushes Spokane Tribe's proposed casino forward

NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press
March 17, 2012

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A big casino that the Spokane Tribe of  
Indians is proposing has cleared a major regulatory hurdle, but the  
project is drawing bitter opposition from a rival tribe and from some  
area business and political leaders.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently issued a draft environmental  
impact statement that allows the Spokane Tribe's proposal to continue  
moving forward. The proposal is opposed by the Kalispel Tribe of  
Indians, who fear their nearby Northern Quest Casino will lose  
business to the new competitor.

...

A key finding of the environmental review is that the proposed casino  
will not impact Fairchild Air Force Base, one of Eastern Washington's  
largest employers.

Some Spokane business leaders are not so sure. They worry that a  
crowded casino under the flight line of the air tanker base might  
prompt the military to close Fairchild in the future.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ 
267efbbe43bf4396ad816f2bab57d975/WA--Indian-Casino-Conflict/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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