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California tribe behind on payments4 March 2008NORTH COUNTY, California -- As reported by the North County Times: "The Santa Ysabel tribe is more than $400,000 behind on impact fees to the county for its casino near Julian and also owes an undisclosed amount in overdue payments to the state, officials said. "Tribal and county officials began meeting last week to resolve the issue, said John Snyder, the county's director of public works. "...The tribe owes the money to pay for extra law enforcement, ambulance and problem gambling costs associated with its Santa Ysabel Resort and Casino. "Under a 2005 agreement with the county, the 700-member tribe is supposed to pay the county a minimum of almost $600,000 a year. "The tribe currently owes $203,000 for the cost of assigning one sheriff's deputy to the reservation, $150,000 for the problem gambling program, $50,000 for a criminal prosecutor, and $7,000 for emergency medical response, according to a letter the county sent to tribal chairman Johnny Hernandez. "If the tribe doesn't reach a deal by the end of the month, the county could seek arbitration to settle the matter. "In another sign of the tribe's financial woes, the tribe has not made its last two quarterly payments to the state, according to Anna Carr, a spokeswoman for the California Gambling Control Commission. Santa Ysabel's agreement with the state requires the tribe to pay 5 percent of its net profit..." |