Big Lagoon Rancheria purchases 16 acres
Article Launched: 01/09/2007 04:15:31 AM PST
BIG LAGOON -- The Rancheria's property holdings have nearly doubled following the purchase of 16 acres adjacent to the tribe's ancestral lands.
Article Launched: 01/09/2007 04:15:31 AM PST
BIG LAGOON -- The Rancheria's property holdings have nearly doubled following the purchase of 16 acres adjacent to the tribe's ancestral lands.
Rancheria Tribal Spokesman Virgil Moorehead announced the purchase Monday and said the Tribal Council is considering a number of possible uses for the property, including restoration of the original village site.
The Rancheria is also considering filing an application with the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs to bring the newly acquired land into trust status.
At this point, according to the Rancheria's announcement, the hope is that the state Legislature will ratify a gaming compact signed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2005 allowing Big Lagoon Rancheria to build a casino in Barstow. The gaming compact was not ratified in the last state legislative session, but the Rancheria stated its intent to support legislation this year to ratify the compact.
As part of the compact, the Big Lagoon Rancheria signed a settlement agreement with the state in which they would not build a casino on their Northern California property in exchange for the Barstow casino project.
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