02/06/09 - County kills casino agreement

Author:
ICT Staff
Updated:
Sep 12, 2018
Original:
Feb 6, 2009

Clark County commissioners voted today to kill a controversial 2004 deal with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The county also will drop its legal defense of the deal, which would have shared revenue from a tribal casino near La Center if one is ever approved.

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