Friday, July 14, 2006

As reported by the Grand Rapids Press: "The City Council is joining other
governmental groups in showing support for an Indian tribe's casino plans.
"Council members voted 6-1 to file an amicus brief in support of the Gun
Lake Band of the Potawatami Indian Tribe in a 2005 lawsuit. Opponents of the
tribe's plans for a 193,500-square-foot casino sued the U.S. Department of
Interior, seeking to stop the federal government from putting 145 acres in
Wayland Township in trust, a move that would allow the tribe to open the
casino. ".Wayland Township, the Allegan Area Chamber, the Kalamazoo Regional
Chamber of Commerce and the Barry County Chamber of Commerce also have filed
amicus briefs in support of the tribe."