Chumash and Fess Parker drop plans for resort
California (Indian gaming) - Associated Press - The Chumash Indian tribe and former actor Fess Parker dumped plans to build a resort hotel and luxury homes on 745 acres of the former "Davey Crockett" star's ranch after they failed to agree on the size of the hotel and value of the land. The project was the first of its kind proposed by a California tribe. Residents in the upscale Santa Barbara County community said they were relieved that the project had been dropped. The proposal, if developed under Indian sovereignty laws, would have enabled Parker and the Chumash to skirt local land-use restrictions on a property that has not yet been designated as Indian land. The deal would have made use of a Depression-era law intended to compensate impoverished Native Americans for tribal lands confiscated by the government. It fell apart in recent months as the tribe and Parker were unable to negotiate a final agreement. Parker said Chumash officials wanted a 300-room hotel, while he was hoping for "something more modest," the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
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California (Indian gaming) - Associated Press - The Chumash Indian tribe and former actor Fess Parker dumped plans to build a resort hotel and luxury homes on 745 acres of the former "Davey Crockett" star's ranch after they failed to agree on the size of the hotel and value of the land. The project was the first of its kind proposed by a California tribe. Residents in the upscale Santa Barbara County community said they were relieved that the project had been dropped. The proposal, if developed under Indian sovereignty laws, would have enabled Parker and the Chumash to skirt local land-use restrictions on a property that has not yet been designated as Indian land. The deal would have made use of a Depression-era law intended to compensate impoverished Native Americans for tribal lands confiscated by the government. It fell apart in recent months as the tribe and Parker were unable to negotiate a final agreement. Parker said Chumash officials wanted a 300-room hotel, while he was hoping for "something more modest," the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/state/20051002-1921-ca-indiantribe-development.html