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Casino Letter from the United States Department of the Interior 6-17-2007-01 How about an Indian Gambling Casino in Iron Mountain? Yes, it has been and is being discussed behind the scenes. It's planned location is near the Pine Mountain Lodge area, probably in the Iron Mountain city limits, 6-19-2007-01 I've heard about the Indian Casino proposal, too. There is definitely something going on. The attorney for the Indians was a former local attorney. The new owners of Pine Mountain are allegedly involved as well. 8-13-2007-04 A friend of mine recently attended a party with a lot of 'big shots'. The conversation centered around the supposedly fact that an Indian tribe from up north wants to buy Pine Mountain resort and also build a casino. Has anyone heard anything about this? 8-14-2007-02 I have heard, as well, the story of a casino around the Pine Mountain Resort area. I don't know if they want to buy out the resort and expand it into a casino, . . . Landowners in the area have been approached to sell their property, BUT NOT by the city. It's a private group, of which at least one member is an incumbent on the city council. 8-26-2007-04 This is the same scenario that may be played out with the potential Casino and Pine Mountain. Doug Rigoni has been heard to ask about those roads at many Council meetings and push for their "realignment." More Grants to make Marquart look good, more money in Rigoni's pocket? Posts too numerous to cite from November, 2007 - 11-19-2007-03, 11-20-2007-01, 11-21-2007-01, 11-21-2007-03, 11-22-2007-01, 11-24-2007-03, 11-26-2007-01, 11-27-2007-01, 11-27-2007-02, 11-27-2007-03, 11-28-2007-01, 11-30-2007-01, 11-30-2007-02, 11-30-2007-04 Five posts in December, 2007 - 12-2-2007-02, 12-4-2007-01, 12-4-2007-02. 12-5-2007-01, 12-6-2007-02 Daily News story dated Feb.. 22, 2008: Ron Erickson - "There are no plans for a casino." Former State Rep. Dave Anthony - "If property is purchased away from the reservation, the tribal council must specify exactly what it will be used for." Perry Franzoi - "(The township) has never received a request for the purchase of casino property in the township." And, "I don't see anything happening around here." Bruce Orttenburger - "We have no tribal land in our area." And, "I hear lots of stories and I can tell you there is no truth to any of them." John Marquart - "I don't put any faith in rumors. I don't believe anything is going to happen." Joe Stevens - "I've never heard anything concrete. If anything were going to happen, it would have to cross the path of the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners."
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