Project partner Boyd Gaming has 40-plus years experience, a culture of family-owned business, 22 properties in eight states, integrated with the community Boyd generously gives back to the community through health and human services, cultural affairs and education.BY PETER Grove City Council members voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a casino development agreement with the Wilton Rancheria, providing a major boost to the local tribe's effort to build a gambling destination along Highway 99.For the Tribe, it will mean jobs, health care for members and families, scholarships and educational opportunities, investment in housing, self-sufficiency, and the ability to give back to the community.When completed, the project will provide the community with venues for banquets, school reunions, and business retreats, among other uses.And, philanthropic support for charities, youth sports and school programs.The project also includes service payments for law enforcement, fire protection, traffic improvements, roadway maintenance and utilities.Plus an annual multiplier effect for the regional economy.1,600 construction jobs 1,750 full-time employee positions and 3,000 direct and indirect jobs.Hughes plans to build The Outlet Collection at Elk Grove on remaining area of the parcel. The Howard Hughes Corporation, which owns the property along Highway 99, has entered into an option agreement for the sale of land to Wilton Rancheria.However, the $30-plus million cost of constructing an overpass at Mingo Road presented an insurmountable economic challenge. Previously, the Tribe filed a land-into-trust application for a parcel west of Highway 99 north of the City of Galt.The Draft EIS identified three potential sites for the Resort & Casino-Alternative A, near Galt Alternative D, on the historic rancheria in Wilton and Alternative F, in Elk Grove north of the future Outlet Collection.After the land is held in trust, a compact between the sovereign government of Wilton Rancheria and the State of California is required.An EIS must be prepared by the BIA in order for the land to be held in trust for the Tribe by the federal government.A 35.9-acre parcel along Highway 99 in Elk Grove is the Tribe’s recommended preferred alternative for the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).Resort and Casino Project in Elk Grove: Key Facts:

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