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Tribal Government & News Keizer City Council OKs Chick-fil-A eatery at Chemawa Station 02.03.2021 Dean Rhodes Economic development Chemawa Station KEIZER – The Keizer City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday, Feb. 2, a plan for a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant to locate at the almost 16-acre Chemawa Station, which is jointly owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The approved amendments to the site reduce the number of buildings allowed …

. The names will be forwarded to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for approval; And amended the Tribe’s contract with Elder Demolition of Portland regarding work at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. The amendment increases the contract from $847,852 to $931,527 so that the firm will demolish additional structures at the site. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said that even with the increase the contract is still within budget. Work on tearing down the more than 50 …

Culture Yesteryears - Sept. 1, 2024 09.03.2024 Yesteryears 2019 Yesteryears 2019 – The Tribe closed on its purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site from Washington developer George Heidgerken, returning the land to Indigenous ownership for the first time since it was ceded to the federal government in 1855. The Charcowah Village of the Clowewalla and the Kosh-huk-shix Village of Clackamas were forcibly removed from the falls to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s. 2014 – The Tribe heard …

platforms,” CEO Camille Mercier said. “We remain committed to delivering a safe, responsible and welcoming on-site experience for every guest. These misleading advertisements undermine that commitment, and we are actively pursuing their removal.” Similar scams have targeted other Tribal casinos nationwide where false promotions have misused names, logos and imagery to promote unregulated gaming sites, according to a press release. “These deceptive efforts are designed to mislead the public and may …

Tribal Government & News Tribe purchases Greyhound Park property in Wood Village 12.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council WOOD VILLAGE – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is now the owner of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village. The Tribe closed on the property on Friday, Dec. 11. The site, which is no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million in 2015 by owner Arthur McFadden. Tribal Council approved pursuing purchase of the site at its Oct. 14 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs arbor contract 02.26.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Upcoming events held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds will be a little more comfortable and safer now that Tribal Council has approved a construction contract to build an arbor at the site during its Wednesday, Feb. 25, meeting. Tribal Council approved a contract not to exceed $698,476 with Chris Scholten Construction of Willamina to build the 20,000-square-foot arbor …

things, is very concerned that the injection wells Cowlitz is now proposing to use at the La Center site will pollute the Troutdale Aquifer,” said Grand Ronde Tribal Attorney Rob Greene. “That water source is a primary source of fresh water for Clark County and is a backup water supply for the city of Portland. As recently as last summer, the Troutdale aquifer was tapped by Portland to supplement the water supply from Bull Run” The Grand Ronde Tribe has talked with the Oregon congressional offices …

. At the Monday, June 27, Legislative Action Committee hearing, Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said the Tribe issued a request for proposals for property on the north side of Highway 18 that is seeking a recommendation on the site’s highest and best use. Leno said that might be a good location for a grocery store. “The Tribe has contracted for a highest and best use analysis for the parcel known as HR Jones/Round Valley, 24.33 acres located off Salmon River Highway in Grand Ronde,” said Lands Department …

and operation” to the Tribe. Tribal Council also approved a $687,800 contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina to provide early work and construction at the site of the new Grand Ronde Fire Station and emergency management facility expansion project that will be built immediately east of the current fire station at McPherson and Grand Ronde roads. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved an amendment to the cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency that will bring the Tribe …

, Tribal Council: Approved a Tribal credit card with a $100,000 limit for Procurement Manager Nathan Rolston for Tribal operations to purchase items from Amazon, which no longer accepts purchase orders; Approved an easement to Portland General Electric for the Tribe’s Commercial Street property in Salem. The Tribe is seeking to install an electric vehicle charging station at the Great Circle Recovery medication-assisted opioid treatment clinic and PGE requires the easement to improve and extend …