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County files to block Mechoopda casino28 March 2008OROVILLE, California -- As reported by the Chico Enterprise-Record: "A long-simmering battle between Butte County and the developers of a proposed Indian casino, near the intersection of Highways 99 and 149, is moving into the federal courts. "This week in closed session, the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to file suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in an effort to block approval of the proposed Mechoopda casino. "In January, the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal agency that regulates Indian gambling establishments, issued a ruling approving the project. This is not the final approval according to Doug Elmets, a spokesman for the tribe, but it is close. "If approved the project would call for placing a casino and entertainment facility on 645 acres of land on the north side of Highway 149, just under two miles from the intersection with 99. "A press release issued by C. Brian Haddix, Butte County's chief administrative officer, cited: 'Butte County reluctantly files this litigation. Unfortunately, the developer Station Casinos, Inc., a large Las Vegas-based gaming consortium, has refused to work with the county to resolve the dispute over the location of the proposed casino. As a result, the county has no recourse other than this litigation.'..." |