Ryan said that his concern was that, if the case goes to arbitration, the 300,000 dollar amount allocated in an arbitration agreement would not come close to addressing the impacts, and the community would have to accept the results of those limited resources. Under the Intergovernmental Services Agreement, Amador’s law enforcement and criminal justice departments would receive 2.7 million dollars, and actual expenses for booking fees and daily rates for incarcerations. The Board of Supervisors makes a decision regarding the Buena Vista Casino at their board meeting on Tuesday, February 26 at 9AM. Comments are still being taken on the county’s hotline at 257-5099 or on the county’s Web site at: www.co.amador.ca.us
Friday, 22 February 2008 00:47
AC County Sheriff's On Gaming Impacts
The Amador County Sheriff’s Department has explained its position on the impacts the proposed
Buena Vista Casino would have on the crime and law enforcement end of the issue,
with a consensus that the level of service law enforcement could provide would
be greatly impacted. Sheriff Martin Ryan said that, based upon research and
statistics derived from the studies done on the Jackson Rancheria, Cache Creek
and Thunder Valley, the tribe’s proposed agreement would provide law
enforcement with the resources and funding needed, to the tune of four
additional officers and two CHP patrol cars.
