The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community wants to take 64 acres of their land and put it into trust status.

They’re asking the federal government for the change. The Chocolay Township Board has taken up the issue. They’re being asked by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for public comment on the KBIC request.

The land is between the casino and M-28. The change would remove local control over the land and it’s taxable value.

“Currently, the casino that exists there presently is on trust land, but it's just a small area around the casino,” Chocolay Township Manager Steve Lawry said. “The tribe owns quite a few more acres out there than the application would apply to.”

The township board decided they would not oppose this request, but they’re requesting the Bureau of Indian Affairs wait to invoke the trust status until after the project is completed.

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