The Burnett County Sentinel 05-15-2019

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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019 VOL. 57 NO. 28 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

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Committee not in favor of wheel tax JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

The Infrastructure committee has begun discussing how to fund their roads for general maintenance and upkeep. None of the committee members were very happy about a potential wheel tax for residents. In February, Ehalt explained the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that provides the taxpayers with

knowledge and understanding of when they can expect projects will need to be done. He said county roads need to be assessed and resurfaced about every 30 years. He stated that in the late 90s, the County saw a spike in miles of roads that were resurfaced and that those roads are once again being looked at. “The county was flush with SEE WHEEL TAX, PAGE 2

Grantsburg High School students’ trip to Costa Rica JILLIAN SEEGER

Grantsburg High School’s trip to Costa Rica lasted from March 15 - March 24. The trip consisted of 11 students and five chaperones who went and stayed with host families. The group arrived in Liberia, Costa Rica and took a beautiful bus ride down the West Coast of the country down to San Jose, Costa Rica. After spending a day with their host families doing things like visiting mountain ranges and volcanoes, the Grantsburg students headed to the island of Samay. Samay is located on the northeastern coast of Costa Rica

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A big smile on the face of a proud grandfather Proud grandfather, Jerry McNally, showing off a drawing by his granddaughter Jenna McNally. He was very proud of her and the artwork she does. More photos from the Senior Art Show on page 16.

SEE COSTA RICA, PAGE 2

Tribe faces fine of over $5 million for embezzling JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

The St. Croix Chippewa Indians Tribe is being fined $5.5 million after the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) for embezzling $1.5 million of gaming revenue. NIGC Chairman Jonodev O. Chaudhuri released his report this week which outlines how the tribe embezzled the funds and how no one attempted to correct the violations. “The misuse of gaming revenue resulted in a considerable economic

loss to the Tribe,” Chaudhuri stated. “Money that could and should have been used to fund governmental and tribal programs was diverted away from the Tribe to fill the pockets of a few individuals.” Chaudhuri continues to explain that these programs that were not funded “are now facing ‘dire financial crisis.’” Last month the National Indian Gaming Commission NIGC sent the St. Croix Chippewa Indians a notice of violation. The notice outlined over 500 alleged violations and misusing $1.5 million.

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Alleged violations date back to 2014 and accuse tribal elder Elmer “Jay” Emery, chairman Lewis Taylor and other members of misusing tribal gaming revenue. The notice was signed by NIGB Chairman Jonodev O. Chaudhuri. It alleges between 2014-2017 Taylor received 75 payments totaling $154,173 and 94 payments to Emery totaling $235,888. According to the notice of violation, the Tribe was facing a maximum fine of over $27 million. SEE TRIBE, PAGE 2

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