The Bureau of Indian Affairs has revived the environmental impact report for California Redding Rancheria’s proposed Win-River Resort & Casino relocation from its original location to recently purchased 232 acres adjacent to Interstate 5.
Redding Rancheria CEO Tracy Edwards declared, “We’re excited!” adding, “Today, the federal government published in their ranks that we’re restarting our process for moving the tribe’s property into trust. We are very pleased that this administration is following through on their commitment to work with indigenous communities and respecting tribal sovereignty, and working with us on putting this land into trusts so that we can eventually move our I-5 casino to I-5.”
The proposed facility will include a 70,000 square foot casino, nine-story hotel with conference center, dining, and retail shopping.
The tribe requires the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make the move. Nevertheless Edwards says the tribe wants to work with Shasta County and the City of Redding.
“We’re hoping that with the federal government’s willingness to start discussions again, and this will trickle down to the local level and that we’ll be able to actively participate and work with both the city and the county to come to an agreement and work towards getting this project going,” he said. “What we want to do is be transparent. We want to mitigate any of the off-reservation impacts, like traffic; like law enforcement. We want to work with the local governments in a way that can help mitigate those impacts.”
