OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS 2 WINDSOR CALIFORNIA
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OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS OCM
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Taxpayer ID 88-1802679
PO Box 1421
Windsor, CA 95492
PLEASE SUBMIT TEMPLATE!!
Be sure to utilize our template to get you started. Include your comment or if you are unable to comment, submit the template (available by clicking the button 'Template for BIA Submission' below) as is by just including your name and address. THANK YOU!
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Along with your comments feel free to include photos of of yourself, family, the fires, traffic during evacuation, freeway congestion, bike riders, little league games and more, either embedded in your email or send hard copies with your letter. Photos will make your statement stronger. Hard copies will need to be scanned by the BIA and looked at by the BIA.
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When framing things in your comments state that the DEIS is invalid for the reason that you are addressing.
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Written comments can be emailed to chad.broussard@bia.gov
Please use EIS Comments, Koi Nation Shiloh Resort and Casino" as the subject of your email.
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Written Comments can be mailed or hand delivered by August 26, 2024 to the address below:
Amy Dutschke, Regional DirectorBureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2820Sacramento, CA 95825
Please include your name, return address, and “EIS Comments, Koi Nation Shiloh Resort and Casino",on the first page of your written comments or in the subject line of emailed comments.
HELP NOW!
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) ARE COMMENTS DUE BY AUGUST 26, 2024
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THIS FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER!
WE EXPECTED THIS EIS BUT NOT SO SOON.
THIS MEANS THEY DIDN'T TAKE OUR PREVIOUS COMMENTS SERIOUSLY AND WE NEED TO TELL THEM WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING THEIR WEAK PROPOSED MITIGATIONS.
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THIS PROPOSED SITE IS WRONG AND COULD MEAN COMMUNITY LIVES LOST.
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Submit Comments to the BIA (again)
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Once again we have an opportunity to tell the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) how detrimental the proposed casino resort would be environmentally to our community!!!
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Fire is at the top of our environmental concerns. Do you want to evacuate along with 23,000 people exiting the casino and flooding into our streets and freeway? NO!
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Please tell your friends, family, neighbors and everyone you know to please respond with a comment to the BIA.
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The ONLY acceptable action is
(3) a no-action alternative is the ONLY appropriate action for the proposed site.
NEW! DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RELEASED JULY 8, 2024
On Monday, July 8, 2024 the BIA and the Department of the Interior
Released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Koi Nation’s Proposed Shiloh Resort and Casino Project, Sonoma County, California
We Need Your Action Again!
In March of this year, the BIA and the Koi Tribe announced an intent to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a more detailed and thorough report (than the previous EA) before they decide to approve either (1) a reduced-intensity casino alternative, (2) an alternate-use (nongaming) alternative, and (3) a no-action alternative. Many of you added comments during the comment period for this EIS from previous areas of concern in the Environmental Assessment (EA) or other environmental areas that may have come to your attention since the public hearing back in September of 2023. Thank you! The Draft Environmental Impact Statement has now been released.
https://www.shilohresortenvironmental.com/
Review the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) July 2024
Click on the link above and read the document. Links are on the right side bar. Then submit your comments by the August 26, 2024 deadline.
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Written comments should be emailed to chad.broussard@bia.gov
Please use EIS Comments, Koi Nation Shiloh Resort and Casino" as the subject of your email
Written Comments should be mailed or hand delivered to the address below:
Amy Dutschke, Regional Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2820
Sacramento, CA 95825
Please include your name, return address, and “EIS Comments, Koi Nation Shiloh Resort and Casino",
on the first page of your written comments or in the subject line of emailed comments.
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KOI SPREADING MISINFORMATION!!!!
In February, a list of Koi Supporters was published in a newspaper article. We were surprised to see the Sonoma County Fire District and a former SR City Council Member listed as supporters. After reaching out to both the fire district and the former council member we were able to confirm neither had officially told the Koi Tribe they are supporters of their proposed casino resort project and they haven't taken a position of being a supporter. We sent letters to the BIA making them aware of this FALSE INFORMATION being spread by the Koi Tribe. Our community is being manipulated to think our community is in support of the project!!!!
ACORN CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Do you know that the organization who is preparing the Environmental Impact Documents for the Koi's fight for their casino are PAID for by the Koi? An organization who specializes in working on these types of fights for tribes. Acorn who is hired by the Koi is responsible for recommending to the BIA whether to approve or disapprove the Koi's application and they are NOT an unbiased third party! Think about that!!!!
PROPOSED CASINO SITE
This is an inappropriate site for any large business.
WINDSOR CALIFORNIA OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS
Mission Statement
To advocate for sustainable development with a focus on family friendly community planning, environmental impact and protection, fire prevention and sane and sustainable infrastructure planning.
PROPOSED CASINO DETAILS
MAY CASINO NEWS!!!!!
Nor Cal Carpenter's Union Supports Casino Project
The Koi Tribe has consistently been consistently working behind the scenes trying to convince our community that the casino project is what is best for us. First by reaching out to our local and state representatives, our rotary clubs and now by promising the Nor Cal Carpenter's Union an overwhelming amount of future work ($$$$$$$$). They have convinced the Nor Cal Carpenter's Union to support the project and the Nor Cal Carpenter's Union has reached out to our representatives letting them know they support the project.
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Fortunately, Congressman Huffman responded to them by saying, thank you, but he does not support the project given our shared concerns.
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You can help by reaching out to our representatives by letting them know our community continues to strongly oppose this project due to fire danger, water shortages, negative impacts to the environment, a casino doesn't belong in a residential neighborhood and the list goes on.
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OPPOSITION TO KOI TRIBE'S PROPOSED MEGA CASINO PROJECT ON SHILOH ROAD SANTA ROSA CALIFORNIA
Opposition to the proposed site of what would be the LARGEST casino resort in Northern California
THANK YOU to everyone who has supported this project by donating money, signing the petition, and c
ontacting our representatives.
Aerial Photo of the site of the Casino and Resort proposed by the Tribe, located at 222 E. Shiloh Road, Santa Rosa, CA. The Casino and Resort project is outlined in blue; Esposti Park is outlined in green; the pink line shows the boundaries of the Town of Windsor to the North versus unincorporated Sonoma County to the South.
The proposed Casino and Resort is a 1.2 million-square-foot project calling for 2,500 slot and other gaming machines, a 200-room hotel, six restaurant and food service areas, a meeting center, and a spa. It is expected to employ approximately 1,100 employees.
COMMUNITY SAFETY RESOURCES
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JOIN COPE
Empower your neighbors to care for themselves during a major disaster when first responders may not be available by joining COPE. It is a fantastic program.
Every neighborhood can benefit from the COPE program. Learn how by visiting our website, https://copenorthernsonomacounty.org/. You can also email us at contact@copenorthernsonomacounty.org.
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Todos los barrios pueden beneficiarse del programa COPE. Infórmese visitando nuestro sitio web, https://copenorthernsonomacounty.org/. También puede enviarnos un correo electrónico a contact@copenorthernsonomacounty.org.
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Windsor Representatives
Rosa Reynoza, Mayor
Sam Salmon, Vice Mayor, District 2
Mike Wall, Council Member District 1
Debora Fudge, Council Member District 3
Tanya Potter, Council Member District 4
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Regularly scheduled council meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers, located at 9291 Old Redwood Highway, Building 400, Windsor. Meetings are also accessible via Zoom.
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DONATIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS 2 IN WINDSOR CALIFORNIA
Donations may be made via Zelle or check.
Donations made to Our Community Matters Donations are greatly appreciated and currently are being used in our fight against the proposed casino project.
Note: Donations made to Our Community Matters are not deductible under IRC Section 170(c)(2)
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Checks can be mailed to PO Box 142, Windsor CA 95492
CONTACT OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS 2 IN WINDSOR CALIFORNIA
We would love to hear from you. Please email or write to us.
PO Box 1421, Windsor, CA 95492
