Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission this week will consider sending a letter of invitation to the Ione Band of Miwok Indians to formally discuss road projects and the tribe’s casino and other development plans in Plymouth and Amador County. The draft letter is part of the ACTC board’s consent agenda, during its regular meeting Wednesday. The letter would request that tribal Chairman Matthew Franklin and the tribe “participate in formal government-to-government consultation with the (ACTC) regarding several transportation planning projects of potential interest to” the tribe. In the draft letter, staff wrote that “ACTC wishes to inform tribal leadership of the nature of these efforts and to gather information regarding planned tribal development that may potentially influence regional traffic patterns, and corresponding infrastructure planning.” ACTC’s projects mentioned in the letter included the “UPLAN,” a long-range, integrated land use and transportation planning tool. It also mentioned Plymouth and Martell “circulation improvement programs” and mapping exercises, a Pine Grove Corridor improvement project, and a regional transportation plan update. The draft letter calls it vital for ACTC to gather the tribe’s perspective on the matters. The Ione Band of Miwok Indians is seeking to have land taken into trust inside Plymouth city limits to build a tribal gambling casino there. The tribe and the Plymouth City Council ended formal government-to-government discussion about the casino project when Plymouth decided to no longer attend city council/tribal council committee meetings. The ACTC board represents all cities in the county, and the county, and members include Plymouth Vice Mayor Greg Baldwin, who is vice chairman of the ACTC board. The ACTC board meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the board of supervisors’ chambers at 810 Court Street in Jackson. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.