Yes 19% 181 votes
No 79% 732 votes
Undecided 0% 6 votes
Total 919 votes
The poll is still open. Click the link and please vote NO!http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/18/u-t-poll-do-you-favor-a-casino-in-jamul/
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Urgent - Need your calls and emails - SB 162
FIRE UP YOUR PHONES!
Joel Anderson - 916-651-4036
Besides SB 162 which prohibits a state agency from opposing fee to trust application for the purpose of housing, environmental protection, or cultural preservation there is an earlier bill by Assembly member Wesley Chesbro. Assembly Member Chesbro's bill requires cooperation between state agencies and tribal governments. Mr. Chesbro's bill is less onerous, although equally unnecessary.
Oppose SB 162
Hearing Date: Possible June 6, MOST LIKELY June 20th
ACTION: As soon as you can, please start calling Joel Anderson's office. Let's try educating him first - flood his office with phone calls. It seems clear he doesn't understand the fee to trust process and the role of the State Agencies. In recent FFT Notices of Decision we have seen state legislators weighing in - supporting the fee to trust transaction of a tribe without reviewing the environmental documents, or visiting the location. Legislators have sent glowing letters of support never calculating the loss of property tax today or the potential revenue lost to the state should the property be commercially developed. For Legislators making the claim of being a fiscal conservative support for this legislation does not make sense.
Local government (usually counties) are responsible for ensuring that the natural resources of the regional areas are shared equitably. Often that requires coordinating with State Agencies. There is no requirement for a local enforceable mitigation agreements on trust lands acquired for non-gaming purposes.
Several tribes in years past and currently (Tule River), have stated the fee to trust acquisition was for economic development, housing, a grape orchard, a church, a soccer field, environmental protection or cultural preservation, land banking for the future and instead we got a casino or casino amenities.
Links to the bills and additional phone numbers:
www.jacjamul.com
http://jacjamul.com/governmentofficials
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Caltrans Response to JIV Environmental Evaluation available on the www.jacjamul.com website. JAC needs your help to continue to keep the pressure on Caltrans. Find emails addresses and postal addresses below for Caltrans San Diego, Caltrans Sacramento, SANDAG, and the Federal Highway Adminstration.
Also find the County of San Diego and Jamul/Dulzura Community Planning Group responses on the www.jacjamul.com website.
Please sign the Petition at www.jacjamul.com. Click the link in the right hand column.
Also you will find a 12 year history of articles, letters to the editor and OpEd's written by and to the San Diego Union Tribune.
We will continue the fight!
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Send in your letters to government officials.
Contact your government officials page on the website for postal addresses, phone and fax numbers.
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Email and postal addresses:
Please cc: jacjamul@yahoo.com on all your emails. Thanks.
Pam Scanlon - SANDAG Public Safety Committee Project Manager
Laurie Berman - San Diego Caltrans District 11 Director - 619-688-6668
Bill Figge - San Diego Caltrans District 11 - Planning Deputy District Director - 619-688-6681
Gus Silva- San Diego Caltrans District 11 Tribal Liaison - 619-688-6807
Trent Clark - San Diego Caltrans District 11 Tribal Liaison - 619-688-3140
Lonora Graves - Caltrans Sacramento - Branch Chief, Native American Liaison Branch - 916-653-6315
Malcolm Dougherty - Caltrans Acting Director Sacramento
Lorrie Lau - Federal Highway Administration - Tribal Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
Wade Hobbs - Federal Highway Administration - California Field Office Tribal Contact
No Casino! Not Now! Not Ever!
The fight is not over!
