Cascade Locks Resort and Casino Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Project Web Site
Comment Opportunities
Public and agency involvement is critical throughout the preparation of the EIS. A 90-day public comment period on the Draft EIS ended on May 15, 2008. Comments received during the comment period will be considered during preparation of a Final EIS.
Although the public comment period has concluded, interested parties can comment at any time by:
- Submitting a comment using this website's comment form,
- Mailing or hand-delivering written comments to:
- Stanley Speaks, Northwest Regional Director
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- 911 NE 11th Avenue
- Portland, OR 97232
- Fax: 503-231-2275
- Note: BIA does not currently have e-mail access due to Court action.
Note: Comments received after the conclusion of the public comment period will become part of the public record but will not be considered during preparation of a Final EIS.
Substantive comments will be specifically responded to in the Final EIS. For a comment to warrant response, it must address the adequacy of the analyses, issues, alternatives or process; or it must raise questions to be answered by the decision-maker; or it must contain an informed opinion about the adequacy of the DEIS analysis.
The review of public comments is not a vote-counting process. All comments carry the same weight, regardless of whether they are expressed once or in a hundred separate e-mail messages or letters. Petitions and form comments are counted as single responses and carry no more weight than individual comments.
Speakers' Bureau
Project staff is available on a limited basis to make presentations on the project to organized groups. Contact Jim Owens, Public and Agency Involvement Coordinator, at 503-225-0192 if you are interested in scheduling a presentation.