'The City is looking forward to putting this dispute behind us and working with the Tribe for the successful realization of the project. Peggy Breeden, the Mayor of Ridgecrest, is pleased with the agreement. The land will be the building site for a tribal casino. The City agreed to sell property located on China Lake Boulevard to the Tribe for $5,500,000, and the Tribe agreed to pay higher mitigation fees per the Municipal Services Agreement. PROJECT PLAN PHASE I Total cost $29 millionĪ settlement to a legal dispute between the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and the City and Ridgecrest was announced Jan. The casino will be owned by the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe. Read more Ridgecrest Indian Casino UpdateĬomments from the public have been collected and now are being considered over the proposed $29 million Ridgecrest casino. The tribe plans to build a casino on that site and 2-3 years later add a hotel. The City and Ridgecrest announced a settlement to sell property on China Lake Blvd to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe for $5.5M.

News Headlines Ridgecrest Casino Project Moves Forward Janu. The timeframe to open the casino is expected to be 2022-2023. Department of Interior is transferring the land into federal trust. A land dispute with the City of Ridgecrest over the location was resolved in January 2020, and the U.S. The Environmental Impact Study was completed in April 2017 and federal approval of the casino was announced June 3, 2019.

A later construction phase will add a hotel and theater venue.

The casino will have 349 slot machines, 6 table games, an entertainment lounge, restaurant and bar. The casino will be 20,000-sq-ft with a 10,000-sq-ft gaming floor. between Desert Valleys Credit Union and the Main Gate of the Naval Station. The proposed site is on east side of China Lake Blvd. The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, which has a reservation in Death Valley National Park, will build a 20,000 sq-ft casino near the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

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