Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 12, 2012
Motorsports idea presented
For Circle of Hope
By Duran Bobb
for the Spilyay Tymoo
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Rosanna Sanders (left), president of the Warm .Springs Native People Circle of Hope,
accepted the contribution on behalf of the organization. She is pictured with Becky
Picard, Carolyn Johnson and Ken Many Wounds (from left).
In d ian H ead Casino re
cently held a special Cancer
Awareness promotion for the
Warm Springs Native People,
Circle of Hope chapter. The
project raised $1,244.
“I want to thank Indian
Head Casino, Ken andjanell
for their work during Octo
ber Breast Cancer Awareness
Mbnth,” said Rosanna Sand
ers, president of the Warm- , provided at the next meeting
Springs chapter of the Na for the Native, People Circle
o f H ope Cancer Support
tive People Circle of Hope.
“The donation will go to Group. This will be on Mon
cancer patients, helping them day, Dec. 17 at the Educa
get to their appointments.”
tion building training room
The contribution will help downstairs. Meetings are held
w ith the purchase o f gas monthly on the third Mon
cards for the patients, she day of each month. For more
said.
information contact Rosanna
A Christmas dinner will be at 541-460-2382.
Christmas for children at CPS
T he Warm - Springs
Health and Wellness Cen
ter business, office has put
together an Angel Bear
Tree located by the patient
registration desk.
The Angel Bears are
marked with the age and
gender of a child who is in
the custody df the Warm
Springs Child Protective
Services.
, If. you w ould like to -
purchase a gift for one
o f these children, please
feel free to take a bear
b u t m ake su re you
check the bear o ff the
list with the patient reg
istration desk...
CPS is hoping to have
all the gifts in by Decem
ber 20. Your generosity is
deeply appreciated!
School
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The site is surrounded by
a fitness trail with access
points to nearby neighbor
hoods.
“We also look at preserv
ing some of the area for fu
ture use,” Hedrick said.. “You
might decide later oh to build
a youth center, dr expand into
a high school, so'thefe’s an
area left open for that pur
pose.”
Architects asked partici
pants at the meeting to write
down their ideas and thoughts
on possible ideas for the
school design. They hope to
get mote input from the com
munity at future meetings.
The design team was plan
ning a tour of Portland area
schools for possible ideas that
can be utilized in the Warm
Springs k-8 school.
The next k-8 school design
meeting will be Thursday;
Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. Location
will be the Seekseequa Fire
Hall.
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Action team
seeking tax
help volunteers
- The Warm Springs Com
munity Action Team will pro
vide free tax counseling and
preparation for community
members.
■ There are positions avail
able for volunteers , who will
Serve as greeters as well as
tax preparers. Free 1RS train
ing is offered for volunteers.
They will have tax appoint
ments available, starting in
February. People interested
in volunteering for these po
sitions can do so by either
calling 541-553-3148 or by
going to their office at 1136
Paiute Avenue on the cam-
püs. . ,
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The Motqrplex Raceway
Project Committee presented
data and answered frequendy
asked questions at an eco
nomic development meeting
held at the Community Cen
ter on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The project com m ittee
members are Tribal Council-
men Scott Moses, J.P. Patt
and Austin Greene, and Ven
tures director Jeff Anspach.
If the project committee
recom m ends moving for
w ard on the m otorsports
plan, their findings will be pre
sented to the full Tribal Coun
cil. Tribal Council would then
decide whether to propose
thé project to the member
ship in a referendum, perhaps
as early as March of 2013.
'“This is our first meeting,”
Councilman Moses told the
25 individuals who attended.
“As time goes oh, we plan to
have m ore meetings: to
p resen t new inform ation.
Right now, I can tell you the
hegotiation part is important
to me. I don’t believe in giv
ing Our lands away, for noth
ing in return. It is im portant
for us to represent our tribal
people.” |
The proposed develop
ment of à motorsports race
way would partner the tribes
with an outside company, to
build the facility. A proposed
site has Been 'identified, ten
tatively, on Miller Flat.
The tribes would likely put
up to 900 acres of reserva
tion: 'land into a long-term
lease of 50 to 99 years, form
ing a"new joint venture.- The
joint venture would then go
to Outside markets to raise
sufficient capital to build the
facility.
The project would be lo
cated on land south of Mill
Cfeek. Initially, a road course,
drag strip and oval would be
constructed over a five year
timeline. Upon completion,
.the project w ould have a
value of over $300 million.
Planners say the reserva
tion makes an ideal location
because it is within 400 miles
of major metropolitan areas!
Also; the tribes are in control
of zoning and can develop a
facility that is tailored to the
desires of the target market.
Ventures has entered into
a “le tte r o f in te n t” w ith
L ionshead D evelopm ent.
I.LC.' If the membership
were to approve a project,
Ventures would form a joint
Venture with Lionshead, who
would provide the marketing
and sales skills required for
the project to be successful.
“They’ve come-to the con
clusion that this will only hap
pen in Indian country,”
Anspach said. “It’s up to the
membership. The natural re
sources are contained, we
have the committee, it’s a
fairly clear cut process. That’s
why we see this as a huge op
portunity.”
Councilm an P att com
mented, “I had the opportu
nity to attend one race, and I
tried to imagine what this fa
cility w ould look like in
Warm Springs; At this point,
this is a chess board with no
pie'ces. We don’t -know if it’s
going to attract the major
players yet. Before we t even
move a piece, we need to be
sure. We have to get a nod.” :
“I truly believe in this
project,” Councilman Greene
said. “We’re taking the care
ful approach here, making
sure that this is something
that is viable for us, Without
investing a lot of money.”
One obvious benefit to
tribal members would be in
the form of jobs. Research
indicates th at the facility
would be under construction
for five years or more, This
would create about 425 con
struction-related jobs. A n
other 200-jobs would relate
to,the operation of the facil
ity. And an additional 225
indirect jobs created to sup
port the facility would be per
manent in nature.
“Everybody is involved,”
Councilm an M oses' said.
“This project will utilize tribal
members for construction,
we want to make sure of that.
It needs to be included in the
contracts, so it’s going to be
different.”
“There would be tribal
preference requirements for
many of the positions,” ac
cording to information pro
vided at the meeting.; “Tribal,
members would be eligible to
fill any job they were quali-'
fled for.”
Funding for continued re
search into the project would
come from money set aside
in the capacity fund. “Beyond
that, the tribe would look to
its development partner to
move the design, infrastruc
ture and other key require
ments. The remaining costs
Would likely be financed by1
the project itselFthtough out
side funds (borrowing and/
or joint venture). The ulti
m ate financing package
would emerge after discus
sions among the tribal devel
opment team, financial advi
sors, bond counsel, and po
tential investors or develop
ers.” “The committee still has
some hurdles to get over,”
Councilman Patt said. ‘W e’re;
going to have to gather infor
m a tio n ’and p resen t it in
home-based meetings. The
committee can then decide if
this idea is feasible, and then
make the recommendation toj
tribal council. Should we go'
forward? We’re gathering this
information as we'go, and wei
need to make sure we
hav en ’t juinped the gun.
We’re still frying to determine
that ourselves. If this doesn’t
look good to us; then we’d
recommend not moving for
ward on this project.”
The Motorplex Raceway
Project Committee would like
to begin planning for a series;
o f hom e-based meetings.
Those who are interested in
hosting a home-based meet
ing are encouraged to contact
the committee through the
tribal council office. Or call
Sandra D anzuka or Ben
Bisland at 541-553-3565.
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