"We're tourism-based now, and that base is the 100 days of summer," he said. "In the 1950s we had 90 businesses here. We have about 19 now, and many of them are for sale.
"We had doctors, dentists, a bank," he said. "Those things are gone."
We should build it on the Capitol Mall. Don't you think ?
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It's been done before.
In Southeast Alaska, the tribes have been given half the National Forest, then, in the dark of night, choice strips of highgrade timber, strategic harbors, hydro sites......
...speak up now or kiss it goodbye.
Screw the warm springs tribes. They already have a casino on the reservation at the kahneetah resort. If the tribes build a casino at Cascade Locks, how much casino money do you seriously think will actually go into the pockets of the people of Cascade Locks?
How about instead we recognize the private property rights of all landowners, and let the people of Cascade Locks instead build their own damn casino, or theme park, or whatever. That being said, I don't think a casino will help them live in the lap of luxury like they intend. Casino or no, the I-84 drive up the gorge can be very lousy in winter. Portland's winter casino patrons will still go to spirit mountain, along with gamblers from Salem and Eugene. Eastern Oregon gamblers will still go kahneetah.
If this gets approved watch the flood gates open to Indian casinos on private land. Indian casinos pay nothing into the economy except for the jobs they provide. If this is allowed they should allow non Indian casinos to operate also. They at least, would be paying into the state coffers.
Gary Locke should be hung by his toes for what he has done to this state.
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