Opponents of the proposed Cowlitz casino at La Center
got a "two-fer" last night in Woodland where both the city council and
school board passed resolutions of opposition. That brings to three the
number of municipal neighbors registering formal opposition with the
federal government to the resort-casino complex.
Earlier this year both the cities of Vancouver
and La Center approved similar resolutions asking the Secretary of the
Interior to reject the tribe's trust application for land in Clark County as long as plans include a casino.
The
Woodland City Council approved the opposition measure by a vote of 3 to
2, while the school board's vote was unanimous. While neither
resolution is a part of the formal Bureau of Indian Affairs approval
process and are regarded as position statements only, the highly
politicized nature of the process could make the opposition statements
increasingly important as time goes by.
In addition to Woodland, organizations now having expressed opposition to the proposed casino include:
City of Vancouver
City of La Center
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
La Center North County Chamber of Commerce
Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce
Woodland Chamber of Commerce
Identity Clark County
Enterprise/Paradise Point Neighborhood Association
Chinook Indian Tribe
American Land Rights Association
Fish First
Stand Up for Clark County Citizens (disbanded)
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