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Article: EDITORIAL: Building on trust: Our View: Land plan could benefit Kalispels, governments.(Editorial)
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2006
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May 5--Just the fact that Spokane County and Airway Heights might resolve their tax-base differences with the Kalispel Indian Tribe without getting tied up in legal knots is a good sign. If an agreement can be worked out that allows the tribe reasonable latitude to make an economic contribution to the region, while protecting the two local governments' ability to meet their constituents' needs, that will be even better.
At stake is an ambitious development plan that involves declaring 250 acres of the West Plains as trust land, taking it off the property tax rolls. The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs notified local entities of its plans in 2004 and made formal ...