Oneida Land Deal

[Jim T]

This is essential for our jobs in this region. The Casino employs so many people and will look to employ more if this deal is allowed to go thru. Every community in Oneida County will share in this $55 million dollar deal. It is a win win for us all. I hope this deal gets done for the good of us all

[BobB]

I am extremely happy to see that this deal might finally come through. With the economy like it is, $55 million dollars being put into the communities within our county will go a long way.

[The Last Templar]

Land into trust is a joke. They want to put 17,000 acres of land and improved property into trust for future generations of Oneida Indians?
I think it's for future generations of Halbritters.

And this most recent Oneida County "Deal" really smacks of Jack Abramoff... prior to being exposed, he was uncovered attempting to distribute 30 million dollars from an upstate Indian nation. How many upstate Indian nations do you know of that can afford that? Could it be that the County Exec was squeezed? Let's not be naive here.