“The imminent risk of urban wildfire has a long history in this area of Sonoma County, which has become more frequent with climate change. Our Community Matters, a group of Windsor and Santa Rosa citizens, born out of fire prevention neighborhood organizing efforts in the Oak Park and Esposti neighborhoods and surrounding areas, has been researching the fee-to-trust process, which through the Indian Gaming Regulation Act (IGRA), could allow the Koi to operate the proposed Shiloh Resort and Casino, federal process superseding local control. But as the Koi Nation pursues taking the land into trust in Washington, D.C., neighbors are organizing against the plans, touting the risk congestion to a residential area with poor accessibility would pose to safe evacuation in the event of a fire, among other concerns including the potential disruption of way of life to nearby residents. In September of last year, a Native American tribe from Lake County announced its intention to build a casino that could host 54,000 people a day just outside Windsor, south of East Shiloh Road.
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