October 11, 2009
SAN JACINTO, CA - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the opposition to the
proposed annexation of 54 acres to the Soboba Indian Reservation for
construction of casino, hotel, and retail complex.
Five U.S. senators also oppose the project. They include California's senators,
Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada
Senator John Ensign of Nevada and Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona.
They cite revenue loss to local jurisdictions and land-use policies near
residential areas.
In a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs the California governor said he
opposes converting urbanized land to casino use and also the environmental
impact statement fails to address major issues. For example the environmental
study does not address a violation of the joint agency agreement under which the
tribe will withdraw more water from the San Jacinto aquifer than it is entitled
to.
The governor recommends the federal government do more work and evaluation on
the environmental statement before taking the land into trust for the tribe.
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