Butt out Congress, this casino is already paying off
By Ian Hugh, Glendale vice mayor | The Arizona Republic
This letter was also signed by Surprise Mayor Sharon Wolcott, Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat and Tolleson Mayor.
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)
We, along with other local and state elected officials, are joined in opposition to H.R. 308 and S. 152, the “Keeping the Promise Acts of 2015,” being debated in the U.S. House and Senate.
This legislation would disrupt a $400 million economic development project well underway on reservation land held in trust by the U.S. government for the Tohono O’odham Nation. In light of federal court decisions in support of the project, it makes no sense for Congress to stop this project.
Our interest in this project is twofold.
Don’t be deceived. The Tohono O’odham casino is fraud
By Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane | The Arizona Republic
This letter was also signed by Apache Junction Mayor John Insalaco, Fountain Hills Mayor Linda Kavanagh and Litchfield Park Mayor Thomas Schoaf.
As the elected mayors of cities and towns across metropolitan Phoenix who oppose the Tohono O’odham’s casino under construction in Glendale, we feel compelled to offer our full support to Gov. Doug Ducey and Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who announced a bold stand against this disastrous gaming facility, set for the middle of a residential neighborhood.
The governor and the attorney general are exactly right: The Tohono O’odham casino, born in deception, has been marked by a years-long pattern of fraud and misrepresentation.
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