Tribe purchases property to construct casino close to Shullsburg - 2004-03-08
The Lac du Flambeau band of Chippewa, betting it will win the required approvals, stated Monday that it acquired 92.7 acres to construct a casino resort just west of Shullsburg.
The tribe paid James and Pam Paquette roughly $320,000 for the property along Highway 11 just west of the city of 1,200 in Lafayette County, stated the tribe's lawyer, Carol Brown.
Shullsburg locals supported a casino resort in a referendum last April. The matter obtained almost 88 percent of the vote, passing 540-79.
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