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KalihwisaksKalihwisaks “She Looks For News” August 14, 2003 Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin www.oneidanation.org Owner of Tribes look to closed dog develop tourism track still dreams of before others do opening a By The Associated Press Hualapai Tribe, said tourists CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - will visit tribal lands whether casino American Indian tribes or not tribal businesses are The Associated Press should develop their own prepared. HUDSON, Wis. (AP) - The tourism businesses or they “Tribes are a destination,” owner of a dog track that closed two years ago hasn’t risk nonnative businesses said Gloria Cobb, deputy eco- encroaching on tribal land, given up hope of opening a nomic development director casino at the facility. said participants at an Indian for the Great Lakes Inter- The $40 million St. Croix tourism conference held last Photo courtesy of Oneida Communications Tribal Council in Wisconsin. Meadows Dog Track opened week, August 2-6, 2003. Oneida Nation Vice-Chairwoman Kathy Hughes welcomes the 2003 American See Page 2 in 1991 but now sits unused Rory Majenty, director of Indian and Alaskan Native tourism conference attendees to the closing cere- mony reception sponsored by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. and nearly abandoned on 42 tourism for Arizona’s Tourism acres in western Wisconsin. A five-person maintenance staff Fox River is all that remains of an oper- Track removal moving west on railroad ation that once employed 700 cleanup topic By Keith Skenandore people. Kalihwisaks The track’s owner, Miami- of discussion Removal of the Fox Valley based Southwest Florida Green Bay - A public meet- and Western Ltd. railroad is in Enterprises, owes more than ing to discuss the Record of phase two of its operation as $800,000 in back property Decision for the cleanup of 133 acres are being cleared taxes. Green Bay and the Lower Fox out for tribal land use. Still, company owner Fred River will be held on August Corinna Williams, tribal Havenick said he hopes to 19 at 7:00 pm at the Brown preservation officer for open a casino at the track one County Library. Oneida, said that so far the day. The United States operation has been going “We’re continuing plans in Environmental Protection good and that they expect to trying to get the land taken Agency and the Wisconsin complete the current phase by into trust for the tribes, so we Department of Natural Friday, Aug. 15. can offer Indian gaming,” Resources will explain the She said phase three, the Havenick said. cleanup plans selected for the actual taking of rails off the The U.S. Interior Little Rapids to De Pere and tracks, will begin next week, Department approved a casi- De Pere to Green Bay reaches but will take a little bit longer no application in February of the Lower Fox River as than phase one and two. 2001, but former Gov. Scott well as Green Bay. “We’ll be removing at least McCallum vetoed the propos- Representatives of the al. agencies will give short pre- 50 to 90 foot rails in length,” Three Chippewa Indian sentations followed by a said Williams. tribes responded by filing a question and answer period. Phase one, removing of hinges on the rails, began at lawsuit arguing the governor Pamperin Park and worked does not have the right to it’s way west toward the determine whether a casino reservation boundary near can be built. Seymour. A federal court in Madison Phase two is the removal of sided with the state earlier joints that connect the rails this year. The tribes appealed and unscrewing large bolts to the 7th Circuit Court of that are attached. It also Appeals in Chicago, where a included pulling up pallets. decision is pending. Photos by Phil Wisneski As the track removal “We have no choice but to Pages 2A-5A/Local, State & Above: Workers bust out the pins from process was taking place, wait,” Havenick said. “The National News the railroad tracks that run from another significant event wheels of justice move slow- Page 6A-7A/Legislative Pamperin Park to Oneida. At left, more or less finalized the deal ly, but they do move. We’re in Review & Letters workers also used machines to between the Oneida Nation limbo.” Page 8A/Sports unscrew bolts that connect the tracks. and Fox Valley and Western The casino proposal had Page 1B/Lifestyles Ltd. drawn some local opposition. Page 2B/Business All the work is preliminary before the A check for over $93,000 A St. Croix County Board Page 3B/Education tracks can be lifted and permanently resolution opposing the casi- Page 4B/Eye on Environment was presented to the tribe as removed. The Oneida tribe received no remains in effect. Page 5B/Health the land back from the Fox Valley and compensation for over the Page 6B/Culture Heritage See Page 3 “I’d like to see another use Page 7B/Good News Western Railroad Company. A total of for that building, that would Page 8B/Classifieds 5 Oneida tribal members are assisting. Railroad provide good jobs,” board chairman Clarence “Buck” Malick said. “It’s got great Candidate left off ballot files injunction access, sewer and water. There must be some good use for it, with a little remodel- Remaining election results certified by Business Committee ing.” By Keith Skenandore During the Aug. 13 meet- become a public matter.” membership when they certi- The county could start to Kalihwisaks ing, Linda Dallas brought for- A special election final fied the results. foreclose on the property if An injunction was filed by ward the issue of an injunc- report obtained by Graham said he filed an Havenick doesn’t pay the Oneida Gaming Commission tion she filed earlier that Kalihwisaks shows there injunction against the election property’s 2000 taxes by the candidate Gary G. Metoxen morning and that the election were also two requests for board and also filed a tempo- end of December. who was left off the ballot at law states that all appeals and recount. Linda Dallas filed rary restraining order against The track’s taxes were not the Oneida Special Elections injunctions must be heard her request on Aug. 1 with the the BC stopping them from paid in 2000, 2001 or 2002, held July 26, 2003. prior to certification of the recount being conducted on certifying the results. according to the county trea- Metoxen, who filed his election results. The business Aug. 5. Graham points out the surer’s office. Through July injunction Aug. 1, received a committee caucused, and “The numbers didn’t withdrawal of candidate 31, St. Croix Meadows owed ruling by the Oneida Appeals upon their return, approved change,” said Orosco. Amelia Cornelius for the $808,520 in taxes, including Commission on Aug. 7 that a unanimously that the results Cathy Metoxen submitted a Appeals Commission. He penalties. “In the worst case, if they special election for the 11 are certified. request for recount, however, referred to Oneida Election seats of gaming commission According to a legislative her signature on her request don’t pay it, we’d foreclose Law, Section D. Candidate on it and sell it,” Malick said. must be held. aide to the committee, the did not match the signature Withdrawal. Under 2.5-9 it Havenick said he is aware Leyne Orosco, Oneida information brought forth by she submitted to become a states, “After printing of the of the outstanding tax bills. election committee chairman, Dallas was new information candidate. The election board ballot, any candidate may “It will be taken care of in said that a tentative date of and that it didn’t go forward did however complete a withdraw his or her name due time, just not yet,” he Sept. 27 has been forwarded through the appeals process. recount, and no change was from the election by submit- said. to the Oneida Business “I felt it was my own reported. ting in writing a statement The track closed in 2001 Committee for their approval. responsibility to bring this Brad Graham, former elec- indicating they are withdraw- after its attendance dropped to The remainder of the elec- forward…so you could make tion committee member, and ing from the election prior to 46,571. It drew 478,865 visi- tion results were certified by a fact-based and well- candidate for the Appeals See Page 2 tors in its first year in 1991, the business committee at informed decision,” said Commission said the BC did according to the Wisconsin their Aug. 13 meeting. Dallas. “I didn’t want it to a great injustice to the voting Elections Division of Gaming. 2 A(T#ken) August 14, 2003 K a lliih w iis a k s LocalLocal From Page 1/Elections certified; injunction filed the opening of the polls to any Orosco said Metoxen did- Commission for clarification Election Board member, n’t withdraw but that there of their determination of the excluding alternates. was an injustice done to him election law, and that he will “This statement shall be because he was left off the refile his injunction and posted alongside any sample ballot. restraining order again. ballot printed prior to the “The election committee is “The election board failed election in the newspaper or going to remedy that,” he to follow the election law,” he any posting at the polling said. said. “Every candidates rights place.” Graham said he filed his Graham said there was no injunction on Aug. 6 but that were violated.” posting. He also says with he hasn’t received any official As for the two ties in the Metoxen not being placed on notification from the Appeals tribal school board parent and the ballot he considered him Commission regarding his fil- at-large positions, a candidate withdrawn as well.