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Tribe Submits for Casino on Edge of Metro Area

LA CENTER, WA-The Cowlitz Tribe submits an application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 152 acres of land located 15 miles north of the Oregon-Washington border in a federal trust, a move that would allow development of a casino on the property.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on March 04, 2004

LA CENTER, WA-In a move that could result in the first casino within minutes of the Portland Metropolitan area, the Cowlitz Tribe this week submitted an application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 152 acres at La Center Junction in federal trust.

Placing land in federal trust exempts it from state and local taxes and local land use regulations and gives them the right to have a gaming component on the property. The application includes a resolution to make the land the tribe’s reservation and an environmental assessment that considers the effect of a 41,800-sf casino on the property.

The BIA deputy regional director of Trust Services Gerald Ben tells GlobeSt.com that, while an approved application doesn’t necessarily mean a casino would definitely result, “it would be very hard not to imagine them doing it.”

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