Somewhere in the middle of this range is likely where things will eventually settle out, Edwards explained during an hour-long meeting with A News Cafe in her tribal administration office.Įdwards estimated the total construction project will cost somewhere between $150 million and $400 million, depending upon the rate of inflation in building materials, fluctuating interest rates needed to finance construction and the overall health of Shasta County’s economy. “ The fee to trust transfer of the 1-5 frontage property, if accepted by the US Department of Interior and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will allow Redding Rancheria to develop our property for gaming purposes including a casino, resort hotel, conference center, special event venues and supporting infrastructure such as a large parking structure, several restaurants, bars, lounges and other resort amenities,” Edwards’ speech continued.Īt least seven development options are listed in Redding Rancheria’s fee to trust application, ranging from complex to doing nothing at all with the property. Many fee to trust applications were re-opened or unpaused when Joe Biden took office in 2020.

Starting in 2016, the Donald Trump administration placed on pause most such considerations. Redding Rancheria filed its original application in 2010 seeking to have the Barack Obama administration restore the Rancheria’s I-5 property into trust status, thus allowing tribal officials to continue promoting projects of self-sufficiency, self-determination and economic development, according to Edwards during her State of the Tribe report for 2019, 20. Then, add in various objections raised by neighboring property owners, politicians and competing Indian casinos in nearby counties already operating along I-5. The legal process is a long and complicated one for several reasons, not the least of which are regulations and rules that seem to change with every new presidential administration, she added. “ We are hopeful this whole process wraps up this year,” she added. “ At this point, it is a waiting game until the Department of the Interior issues a positive Record of Decision to take our I-5 property into trust for gaming purposes,” Edwards noted. Tracy Edwards, Redding Rancheria Chief Executive Officer.

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