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Pomo Indian Casino Faces Trouble

SANTA ROSA, CA-Alleged building and safety code violations and environmental concerns at the site of a Pomo Indian casino are generating concern as the casino enters its construction stage.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on July 29, 2002

SANTA ROSA, CA-Members of the Pomo Indian tribe will meet with officials from the state Attorney General’s office next month regarding alleged building and safety code violations and environmental concerns at the site of its casino construction project.

The casino site is located in the Alexander Valley near Healdsburg. The casino faces opposition by the Alexander Valley Association and wineries in the area. Opponents say the bucolic, rolling-hill wine country is no place for a casino. It will put a strain on the area’s water and sewage systems, they say, and create traffic on narrow country roads. Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors also opposes the casino.

Both sides met for several hours in Santa Rosa on Thursday during a meet and confer’ process as required by the Tribal-State Gaming Compact. Hallye Jordan, a spokeswoman with the attorney general’s office, says the talks progressed well and another session is scheduled for Aug. 14, probably again in Santa Rosa.

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