KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY LAKE SUPERIOR BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS Keweenaw Bay Tribal Center 16429 Beartown Road Baraga, Michigan 49908 Phone (906) 353-6623 Fax (906) 353-7540 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Miscgan, Tribal Council Treasurer Phone: (906) 353-6623 ext. 4111 Email: tcjennifer@kbic-nsn. gov The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community announces their recent gaming distributions Since 1993 the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been making bi-annual payments from gaming proceeds of their casinos to local units of government and to the State of Michigan. These payments are 2% and 8% respectively and are derived from the net win from all Class Ill electronic games of chance commonly known as slot machines. The two-percent (2%) payments are made each May and November. Local units of government have a wide range of control as to how this money is awarded. Local units of Government may make requests throughout the year. To receive an award the entity must first make a request in writing. For the first distribution for the period October 1, 2012 through March 30, 2013 the total for Baraga County which was made from the Ojibwa Casino was $117,904.93. The breakdown is as follows: Baraga County - $32,439.78 Baraga Area Schools - $39,054.14 Baraga Township - $13,067.68 Village of Baraga - $10,045.85 L‘Anse Area Schools - $19,491.96 L’Anse Township - 2,197.11 Village of L’Anse - $1,608.41 Distributions totaling $161,435.40 were made in Marquette County from the Ojibwa II Casino as follows for the same period: City of Marquette/NMU CNAS Service Learning Project - $10,000.00 Cify of Marquette/Great Lakes Recovery Center - Youth Prg. Trans. - $10,000.00 City of Marquette/Women‘s Center Crisis Intervention Services - $5,000.00 City ofMarquette/Fire Department - 500 Smoke Detectors - $7,500.00 City of Marquette/NMU NASA * Motivational Speaker - $5000.00 City of Marquette/Beacon House - Renovations - $5,000.00 City of Marquette/Lake Superior Hospice - $4,200.00 Marquette County/AMCAB - Meals on Wheels - $5,000.00 Marquette County/Ishpeming Carnegie Library - Handicap Access - $5,000.00 Marquette County/Aging Services Retired and Senior Volunteers - $5,000.00 Marquette County/Juvenile Treatment Court Program - $3,600.00 Chocolay Township/Fire Dept, Police Dept, Public Works Dept - $51,135.40 Marquette Charter Twp Board of Trustees/North Star Academy - $3,000.00 Forsyth Township - Police Patrol Car - $17,000.00 Forsyth Township/Michigan State Police UPSET in Gwinn — Roof - $25,000.00 Eight percent (8%) payments were made to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in May for each Casino. The Ojibwa Casino amount was $471,619.72 and the Ojibwa Casino II paid in $645,741.57. The next cycle of awards will be made in November. Local units of government within Baraga or Marquette Counties may apply. Requests must be made in writing and before September 30, 2013.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:18:30 +0000