Idaho tribe to expand casino
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002 | 9:51 a.m.
LEWISTON, Idaho -- The Nez Perce Tribe is moving forward with plans to expand its Clearwater Casino now that a project to bring a city sewer line to the building is almost complete.
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Chairman Samuel Penney made the announcement during a meeting to celebrate the cooperation between the city and the tribe during the sewer project.
Since the Clearwater Casino opened in 1996 in a tent-like building there has been speculation about the future of the site.
The sewer project was a preliminary step in a plan to construct a 100-room hotel by June 2003, Margerie Zarate, enterprise director for the tribe, said.
The three-star hotel will cost approximately $50 million and feature a convention center and a restaurant. It will replace the existing structure, which holds 450 gaming machines and a snack bar.
Penney said the project will expand the casino building, but not tribal gaming. The number and type of machines will not change.
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