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Washington State Tribe Reveals Casino Plans

WASHINGTON – As reported by the Longview, Washington Daily News: "The Cowlitz Indian Tribe Wednesday unveiled plans for a vastly larger casino than it had envisioned earlier, and a tribal leader said it would include a hotel/restaurant, convention center, retail complex and tribal cultural center.

"Tribal consultant David Barnett described the colossal project near LaCenter in newspaper ads and an interview with The Daily News. He said it would be built in phases over several years, starting with the casino. It would include:

"- A 160,000-square-foot casino, four times larger than the casino the tribe described earlier this year.

"- Convention and entertainment buildings up to 150,000 square feet.

"- Tribal government offices, a tribal cultural center and about 10 to 25 tribal housing units used mostly by tribal elders.

"…The Cowlitz tribe, which has a membership of 1,400 to 2,700 people, inhabited the upper Cowlitz Valley and other local areas before white settlers arrived. Wednesday's announcement follows years of speculation about the scope of the project the tribe would undertake since it received federal recognition in 2000…"

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