Until then, most of its members lived in Sonoma County but didn’t have land of their own.Īlthough local officials expressed surprise and opposition to the massive casino development plan, they acknowledged that the tribe likely would have broad authority over how to develop its newly acquired property if the federal government grants the property sovereign status. The tribe acquired the property at 222 East Shiloh Road from private owners this month for $12.3 million. Pending necessary state and federal approvals, it’s likely to take four years before the resort would be built and opened, tribal representatives said. The 90-member Pomo tribe intends to turn the land about a half-mile from Shiloh Ranch Regional Park into the Shiloh Resort & Casino. The Koi Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Sonoma County, unveiled plans Wednesday to turn a 68-acre vineyard southeast of Windsor into a $600 million casino resort, one of the largest of its kind in Northern California.
