The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is searching for public remark to assist put together an Environmental Impression Assertion tied to the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s aim of constructing a casino-resort in Lacey, the company introduced.
The proposal known as the Quiemuth casino-resort and could be constructed on vacant land north of Interstate 5 close to the outside retailer Cabela’s.
As a part of this course of, the tribe has submitted a fee-to-trust utility to the Bureau of Indian Affairs requesting the location of roughly 74.2 acres of payment land in belief by the U.S. upon which the Nisqually Indian Tribe would assemble a on line casino resort.
“The Tribe proposes to develop a casino-resort with an occasion/multi-purpose middle, cultural middle/museum with Tribal garden, and related infrastructure,” the BIA announcement reads.
The EIS will analyze the land assets; water assets; air high quality; noise; organic assets; cultural/historic/archaeological assets; useful resource use patterns; site visitors and transportation; public well being and security; hazardous supplies and unsafe wastes; public companies and utilities; socio-economics; environmental justice; visible assets/aesthetics; and cumulative, oblique, and growth-inducing results
BIA officers mentioned the listing of issues to be reviewed may very well be expanded primarily based on public remark. Additionally they say the EIS will consider doable alternate options, together with a reduced-intensity on line casino various, and an alternate-use, non-gaming various.
“The vary of alternate options evaluated within the EIS could also be expanded primarily based on feedback acquired throughout the scoping course of,” the BIA announcement reads.
Right here’s how you can remark:
▪ Ship electronic mail to Jerry Web page, Department Chief, Pure Useful resource Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at: BIANisquallyCasino@bia.gov, utilizing “NOI Feedback, Nisqually Indian Tribe Charge-to-Belief and On line casino Mission” as the topic of the e-mail.
▪ Ship written feedback to Bryan Mercier, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Area at 911 NE eleventh Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232. Please embrace identify, return handle, and “NOI Feedback, Nisqually Indian Tribe Charge-to-Belief and On line casino Mission” on the primary web page of the written feedback.
▪ The remark deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.
▪ A digital scoping assembly is about for six p.m. Aug. 1. For extra details about the assembly, go to www.nisquallycasinoeis.com.
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