City sets aside $130K to fight Coquille Tribe's gaming project

Thursday, June 6, 2013  

The city council in Medford, Oregon, set aside a little more than $132,000 to fight an off-reservation casino proposed by the Coquille Tribe.

The money will be used for legal counsel. The city has already spent $25,000 on the matter but some believe the costs will rise.

"I wouldn't be surprised if legal fees hit $300,000 to $500,000," council member Dick Gordon said at a council meeting, The Medford Mail Tribune reported. "I see this is a long, protracted process."

The tribe has submitted a land-into-trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a 2.42-acre site in Medford. The land will be used for a Class II gaming facility.

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