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California Tribe, County Discuss Agreement

LAKEPORT , California – As reported by the Lake County Record-Bee: "An Upper Lake tribe will be before the Board of Supervisors today to discuss an agreement with the county that will manage the impacts that their proposed casino might have on the community.

"In March, members of the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake made a presentation to the Board of Supervisors regarding their plans to build a casino and possibly a high-end hotel in Upper Lake along Highway 20. The tribe offered to work with the county at the start of the process to mitigate any impacts to the county, such as contributing revenue to the general fund and using sheriff's department resources.

"The Habematolel and the county this morning are scheduled to discuss the memorandum of understanding (MOU) they've worked out to address those issues.

"…The proposed MOU is unusual because the tribe has not even broken ground to begin construction on the casino…"

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