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In 2015 it was confirmed that White Earth Nation is in the process of planning an expansion of the Shooting Star Casino, to a location within Star Lake Township.

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Casino Project has been cancelled (8/31/18). See E-Bulletin #23.

For the most recent information and links, go to our special Star Lake Casino Information page.

The casino project proposed by the White Earth Chippewa Band would place a 270-acre complex on the shores of Star Lake in Otter Tail County. Opposition to the proposal from area residents has been. The casino is paying upfront for 50% of the cost of the new substation and for 100% of the cost of the LREC distribution facilities needed to serve the entire casino campus. The new substation will serve the casino and about 500 other LREC members in the Star Lake/Dent area. Valley News, maybe google it from Sept. Casino talk on the shores of Star Lake, 108 is already crazy at times traffic wise, now well get some good old fashioned collisions from drunks and casino goers who dont sleep for days at times, I cant wait, what an asset to Ottertail County thi.

UPDATES from STAR LAKE TOWNSHIP BOARD

Casino Update – E-Bulletin #23 (date 09/07/2018) and White Earth News Release

Casino Update – E-Bulletin #22 (date 06/04/2018)

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Casino Update – E-Bulletin #18 (date 01/26/2018) and related information: USACE/FOIA Response and EQB/EIS Process

Casino Update – E-Bulletin #17 (date 11/20/2017)

Casino Update – Record of Decision and EIS Scoping (date 09/08/2017)

Casino Update – OTC Orders an EIS (date 8/23/2017)

Update: Status of Shooting Star Casino (date 7/13/2017)

Update: Status of Shooting Star Casino - EAW (date 5/11/2017)

Letter to OTC: Star Lake Township Supervisors Position on Proposed Shooting Star Casino Project (dated 02/16/17)

Link to OTC Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan (dated December 2016 - 160 page PDF)

Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 02/06/16)
> MPR Article (02/01/16): Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties
> Fargo Forum Article (01/31/16): For decades, Vizenor has been major player in White Earth politics

Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 01/27/16)

Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 11/19/15) LREC attachment and GRE attachment

Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 10/14/15)

Letter prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 9/24/15)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

StarTribune: White Earth Nation cancels proposed Otter Tail County casino - Sept 8, 2018
InForum: Proposed Star Lake casino dead after three years of fighting - Sept 3, 2018
Perham Focus: Proposed Star Lake casino dead after three years of fighting - Sept 3, 2018
InForum: All quiet on the Star Lake casino front - Jun 1, 2018
InForum: Star Lake casino opponents get a victory, for now - Aug 22, 2017
OTC Press Release: Star Lake Casino Development - Availability of Environmental Review Documents (EAW) - May 22, 2017
InForum: 'Opponents say Star Lake Casino is far from a done deal' - Feb 8, 2017
Perham Focus: 'The waiting game: all's quiet on the casino front as processes play out' - Jan 19, 2017
Fergus Falls Lakes Journal: 'New casino planned for Star Lake to have a North Woods feel' - April 12, 2016
Perham Focus: 'Overflow crowd fills Dent Community Center' - Apr 1, 2016
Fergus Falls Daily Journal: 'Crowd packs gym for Star Lake casino info' - March 31, 2016

MEETINGS

September 21, 2016 (6:30 pm): OTC Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit

OTC is holding a Public Hearing concerning the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Application associated with: Construction of a parking lot and storm water catch basins for a new resort, hotel and casino on adjacent property. Hearing Location: Commissioner's Room, Government Services Center, 540 West Fir, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

Please refer to the OTC website for documents and materials associated with this CUP application if additional information is desired. Link to OTC website. If you cannot attend the hearing, please mail your comments to: Dept. of Land & Resource Management, ATTN: Mr. Bill Kalar, at above address.

September 8, 2016: OTC-WEN-SRF Open House Meeting - Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan

An Open House Meeting was held Thursday, 9/8/16 from 4 to 7PM, at the Dent Community Center. Otter Tail County & The White Earth Nation hosted their last planned Open House style meeting to share with the public the finalized draft version of the Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan (LASLCP). Click Here to view the 128 page PDF document. Comments accepted on the Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan through Sept 28, 2016. Click Here to go to the OTC website for more information, and where you will find the link to the feedback form.

Shooting Star Neighborhood Meeting - 3/30/2016

This is to advise that Otter Tail County and the White Earth Nation has mailed a notice this week of a “Neighborhood Meeting” regarding the proposed development of the Shooting Star Resort and Casino. The meeting will be held at the Dent Community Center on March 30th from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.

The notice was sent to property owners/residents that live/own property in the immediate area of proposed development. The intent of the meeting is to provide basic information regarding the planned development, and to gather input from the neighborhood residents regarding their concerns and questions.

An “Open House” meeting for the broader Star Lake community is planned for a later date at a location to be determined. We will alert you to those details as they become known.

Sincerely, Star Lake Town Board Link to Bulletin PDF

Star Lake Casino Electrical Infrastructure - focus of Feb. 23, 2016 meeting

Maine Township session to outline nine mile installation near Dead, Star and Maplewood Park. Electrical infrastructure that will power the proposed White Earth Nation casino, in the heart of Otter Tail County, will be the focus of an informational meeting Feb. 23.

Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative will host a public information open house Feb. 23 at the Maine Township Hall, 32 300 Old County Highway 74, Maine, Minn. 56586 to share information about a 8.75-mile, 41.6-kV transmission line being proposed in the area. The public and other interested parties are encouraged to stop by the open house anytime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to learn about the project. Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative staff will be on hand to describe the project, answer questions and hear feedback on the project. The proposed project will serve the anticipated electric load of the proposed White Earth Nation casino facility and ensure continued transmission system reliability in the area.

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“We want landowners to be informed about the project and have an opportunity to ask questions and share their feedback,” said Great River Energy’s Transmission Permitting Analyst Marsha Parlow. Great River Energy will consider feedback it receives when preparing applications for any necessary local, state and federal permits or licenses required for the project, Parlow said. Great River Energy will also contact property owners once permits are received. “We will contact each affected property owner to discuss how the project will impact their property and discuss easement negotiations,” said Rick Heuring, Great River Energy’s senior field representative. “Construction of the new substation and transmission line is expected to occur between next winter and the summer of 2017.”

The proposed transmission line would connect a new distribution substation, the Star Lake Substation, to the system. The substation will be built by Lake Region Electric Cooperative. - Source: Pelican Rapids Press, Feb 17, 2016

The Proposal

The White Earth Band’s plans were to build a new casino on Star Lake west of Dent, Minnesota. Named Star Lake Casino, the site would have more than a mile of lake frontage and would have been a smaller sister casino to the Shooting Star Casinos in Bagley and Mahnomen.

The White Earth Chippewa Band’s plans to build a third casino (Star Lake Casino) were canceled due to a 4-0 vote of the tribe’s Business Casino.

Otter Tail County

Otter Trail County has over 100 mom-and-pop resorts, and the casino project would have been completely unlike what residents and visitors are used to. The project would have had 180 hotel rooms, a full-service spa, an RV park, and a convention center big enough to host gatherings of 400 participants in addition to 850 slot machines.

Opponents of the project sent over 400 pages of letters and emails to the county’s Board of Commissioners. One specific letter from a resident in Fergus Falls, Mark Oyloe, wrote,

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“I would suggest that anyone who thinks the transportation infrastructure is adequate for the proposed project take a drive from Pelican Rapids to Dent on [State Hwy.] 108 on a dark, cloudy night.”

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Another opponent, who identified herself as a White Earth tribal member, Pam Fairbanks, said,

“Our Reservation is in need of anything but another casino.”

White Earth Indian Reservation

The White Earth Indian Reservation is the home for the White Earth Band in northwestern Minnesota. The largest Indian reservation in Minnesota by land area, the reservation is about 225 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul and about 65 miles from Fargo-Moorhead.

White Earth Nation Casinos in Minnesota

There are currently 20 casinos, racetracks, and poker rooms in operation in Minnesota, two of which are operated by the White Earth Nation. The newest, Shooting Star Casino near Bagley, is on the northeastern side of the reservation. It features 170 slot machines and an eatery in its 21,400 square-foot facility. It opened in August 2016.

The original Shooting Star, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016, is in Mahnomen, on the western edge of the reservation. Much larger and with more features than the newest casino near Bagley, this one has close to 30,000 square feet of event/meeting space, Las Vegas-style gaming tables, and hosts live shows for big-name concerts.

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