A spokesperson for the Prairie Island Indian Community on Thursday denied allegations made in a lawsuit that they are considering building a casino in West Lakeland Township.
Prairie Island, which owns Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minn., said they have no intention of building a casino on 112 acres of Indian land at Manning Avenue and Interstate 94.
A lawsuit reported in the Pioneer Press Jan. 1 claims the township supervisors conspired with the tribe to build the casino. A group called Citizens Opposed to Municipal Water alleges that the township supervisors secretly endorsed a $154 million municipal water system to serve about half of the township residents, and provide water for a future casino.
