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Garden Grove casino in question31 July 2007GARDEN GROVE, California -- As reported by the Orange County Register: "Fantastic as $70 million a year for the city and a college scholarship for every Garden Grove high school graduate may sound, city officials say they have no idea whether the grand plans of a local Indian tribe to build a casino will ever crystallize. "Members of the Gabrielino-Tongva Indian tribe of Santa Monica submitted their proposal to the city Friday to develop two 1-million-square-foot upscale casino resorts as part of the 35-acre parcel on Harbor Boulevard designated by the city as the 'entertainment hub' of the InternationalWEST resort area. "...But some city officials are questioning how the tribe will ever get the required approvals at the state level, and more importantly whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would sign off on it. The tribe, recognized by the state as a tribe indigenous to Orange County, has not yet been recognized by the federal government. Stein said that doesn't matter. All it takes, he said, is for the state Senate and Assembly to pass a bill that would allow the development in Garden Grove. "...But city staff members are open to the casino concept, said Economic Development Director Chet Yoshizaki. His department is considering two other proposals, from Orange-based Vision Maker Worldwide and another Colorado-based developer, who have both suggested a mixed-use development with hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment elements..." |