The Tohono O'odham Nation wants to build a 600-room resort and casino near 95th Avenue and Northern in Glendale. Great! Finally Glendale, a way to attract people to come out to your side of town and spend some money.
As one commenter on AZ Central said, "I am totally down with gambling on the RES then heading over to Westgate for a few cold ones at the Shout House or Hells Half Acre.....see this deal is going to be great for Glendale." I agree! Good for you.
Oh crap. Wait a minute. Glendale doesn't want a resort and casino in their neighborhood? Well I'm sorry, Glendale but you know what? After you screwed up the deal with the Coyotes and since you've been in near financial ruin lately, I don't think you get the luxury of picking and choosing how you earn money anymore. I would think by this point you would do anything you possibly could to bring folks out to you.
The problem comes from 46 out of 146 acres that the tribe purchased in a county island near 95th and Northern avenues, bordering the city's sports and entertainment district. Glendale claims the swath through the middle of the site was incorrectly labeled as unincorporated and actually is part of the city.
Glendale spokesman Gary Husk said, "fundamental problems will arise when a tribe creates a reservation in the middle of an urban area."
Tribal representatives called the city's action "a desperate attempt" to delay the project. They note that for eight years, the city treated the land as unincorporated, including not collecting property tax there.
A court decision on the matter of if the land in question is or is not unincorporated should come sometime this summer.
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