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What the Cowlitz Tribe is proposing

The Cowlitz Tribe applied to take nearly 152 acres of rural Clark County land into trust for developing a large-scale casino-resort. The Record of Decision outlines a casino-hotel complex comprising:

a 134,150-square-foot gaming floor with 3,000 video lottery terminals (slots), 135 gaming tables and 20 poker tables
a 250-room hotel—150,480 square feet
355,225 square feet for retail, restaurants and public space
147,500 square feet of convention and multipurpose space with seating up to 5,000

Additionally, it would include:

two parking garages totaling 5,500 stalls
valet parking for 1,750 vehicles
an RV park with 200 spaces
20,000 square feet of tribal office space
a 12,000-square-foot cultural center including museum and offices
16 housing units for tribal elders
an on-site wastewater treatment plant

To view the entire proposal, see http://cowlitzeis.com/.

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