I just watched the first 12 mins of your video with Tribal Chairman Marc Macarro. Knowing a bit about Indian Law, I really DO think Pechanga will be able to make the mountain (that they just bought from Granite Construction for $20.3M) part of their “reservation.” If all goes well, it could take them as little as three years to do this.
Pechanga actually managed to obtain a moratorium in the settlement agreement from Granite that they will not attempt to build a quarry within a 90-mile radius of that mountain!
You have Granite to thank for this as well. They didn’t have to negotiate. $20.3M likely covered most or all of their acquisition and legal costs. It’s even possible they took a small loss to wash their hands of it.
It’s been a lo-o-o-ng, VERY expensive battle for all concerned. See:
