🖐 Chumash Tribe celebrates $M expansion at gaming facility

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But Attorney General Kamala Harris wrote to Armenta, expressing concerns that the tribe had not considered alternatives to the tower, its visual impact or the potential for increased water use, the Times reported. The expanded casino, which will triple the size of the hotel, is expected to open May This is the third lawsuit Save the Valley has filed to try to stop the project. Like this: Like Loading{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The casino-resort includes 2, gaming devices and an auditorium, which has hosted Fleetwood Mac, James Brown, Toby Keith and other major acts. Undaunted, the casino held a job fair in March, taking application for the jobs the project is expected to create. County officials also expressed concerns. Save the Valley wants the defendants to stop the tribe from using the extra water unless and until the water emergency is over. The first two were both dismissed, according to the Lompoc Record. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The Santa Ynez band of Chumash Indians, who have run the Chumash Casino Resort since , say the expansion will not threaten water supplies, and will create new jobs in a community that thrives on tourism. In , when Save the Valley began fighting the expansion, then-Tribal Chairman Vincent Armenta told the Los Angeles Times the project would not affect water supplies, and that the resort had been using less water than it was allocated. This time, the group says the state, the county and the Water Conservation District are legally bound to stop the project, not just because it will violate the deed restriction, but because both the state and county have declared a water shortage emergency.