The suit filed by Amador County in federal court has finally gotten some action after 3 years of idleness. Some have speculated that Judge Richard W. Roberts of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was just waiting for the result of the vote on the Intergovernmental Services Agreement before he made any [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 19, 2008
Amador Supervisors pass on arbitration. Tribe hopes to open casino by summer 2009
After the Amador County Board of Supervisors failed to approve an Intergovernmental Services Agreement (ISA) drafted by Tribal and County staff over months of negotiations, the Buena Vista Tribe today announced it will file a demand for binding arbitration, as provided for under its Tribal-State Gaming Compact signed with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The demand can [...]
March 12, 2008
Please Mr. Forster, I don’t want to go.
by Randy Bayne
The Sacramento Bee is not being kind to Amador County Supervisor Richard Forster. Leave it to an out-of-town paper to tell the right story. They don’t have to soft sell the lies of our county officials like the local paper does.
March 11, 2008
Amador Supervisors deadlock again. Throw away best deal they’ll get.
by Randy Bayne
For the second time in as many weeks the Amador Co. Board of Supervisors deadlocked 2-2 on accepting an Intergovernmental Services Agreement (ISA) with the Buena Vista band of Mi-Wuk Indians. The ISA was to mitigate the effects of a casino the tribe wants to build in this rural part of rural [...]
March 11, 2008
Another casino vote
The Amador County Board of Supervisors will vote one more time on whether or not to accept an “Intergovernmental Services Agreement” with the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians. This is a late agenda item added when the tribe notified the county it would drop the requirement that the county drop its lawsuit on land [...]
March 6, 2008
New development reported in Amador casino fight
HomeTown Radio is reporting new developments arising out the 2-2 vote that resulted in the county’s rejection of a mitigation agreement with the Ione Band of the Miwok Indians. At least one board member, and many community members, cited the agreement’s requirement that a lawsuit challenging land determination was a determinate factor in the vote [...]
March 6, 2008
Nakanishi eyes state tax board
With term limits forcing him form office, Assemblyman Alan Nakanishi is considering a run for the state Board of Equalization in 2010. There has been no official announcement, but Nakanishi has filed initial paperwork.
Bill Leonard, the current BOE member for District 2, is being forced out by term-limits.
March 4, 2008
Casino coming, without mitigations
The Amador County Board of Supervisors deadlocked, 2-2, on a vote to accept an Intergovernmental Services Agreement (ISA) that would have meant roughly $18 million in one time mitigation fees, plus another $8 million annually, to counter the effects of a casino in Buena Vista. Supervisor Brian Oneto recused himself because he owns property [...]
