April 2003: The Cayuga Nation spends more than $1.4 million to purchase a vacant NAPA Auto Parts store, a former Mobil gas station, a car wash and a convenience store on Route 90 in the village of Union Springs. The nation's convenience store and gas station, LakeSide Trading, opens.
September 2003: The nation begins remodeling the former NAPA outlet, the future home of the bingo hall. Shortly after, the village of Union Springs issues its first stop-work order asking the tribe to stop its remodeling and apply for zoning and building permits. The tribe ignores the order.
November 2003 : The National Indian Gaming Commission gives initial approval for a Class II gaming license for the NAPA site. State approval is not necessary for a Class II facility. Following more stop-work orders issued by Union Springs, the Cayugas petition U.S. Northern District Judge David Hurd to restrain the village from regulating its business developments and to recognize the property as Indian Country. Following Hurd's adjournment of the case until later, the village continues its stop-work efforts, and the tribe continues refurbishing its property.
December 2003: The village and the Cayuga Nation reach a compromise. The Cayugas are allowed to weatherize the former auto parts store and fix the building's heating system in exchange for halting other renovations.
April 2004: Hurd rules that the Cayuga Nation's property is sovereign and not subject to zoning laws. He also issues an injunction barring Cayuga County, the village of Union Springs and the town of Springport from trying to stop the gaming hall from functioning.
May 2004: Hurd rejects local municipalities request to halt work on bingo hall pending their appeal of his decision.
June 2004: The Cayuga Nation opens the bingo hall, LakeSide Entertainment, with 86 electronic high-stakes bingo machines. A smaller facility is opened later on Route 89 in Seneca Falls.
March 2005: The U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-1 that the Oneida Nation land purchases in its historic territory cannot revert to Indian Country and are subject to local regulation. The Cayuga and Oneida nations apply to the federal government to place their land in trust.
May 2005: The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals sends the bingo hall legal case back to Hurd.
June 2005: Following the Sherrill decision, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals' dismisses the Cayuga Nation's and Seneca-Cayugas land claim.
Sept. 27, 2005: Seneca County passes a local law establishing civil penalties for unlawful gaming in the county.
Sept. 30, 2005: The Nation's Seneca Falls gaming facility closes its doors indefinitely following the passage of the Seneca County local law.
Oct. 5, 2005: Hurd reverses his previous decision over the nation's Union Springs bingo hall, allowing local regulation over the bingo hall parcel.
November 2003 : The National Indian Gaming Commission gives initial approval for a Class II gaming license for the NAPA site. State approval is not necessary for a Class II facility. Following more stop-work orders issued by Union Springs, the Cayugas petition U.S. Northern District Judge David Hurd to restrain the village from regulating its business developments and to recognize the property as Indian Country. Following Hurd's adjournment of the case until later, the village continues its stop-work efforts, and the tribe continues refurbishing its property.
December 2003: The village and the Cayuga Nation reach a compromise. The Cayugas are allowed to weatherize the former auto parts store and fix the building's heating system in exchange for halting other renovations.
April 2004: Hurd rules that the Cayuga Nation's property is sovereign and not subject to zoning laws. He also issues an injunction barring Cayuga County, the village of Union Springs and the town of Springport from trying to stop the gaming hall from functioning.
May 2004: Hurd rejects local municipalities request to halt work on bingo hall pending their appeal of his decision.
June 2004: The Cayuga Nation opens the bingo hall, LakeSide Entertainment, with 86 electronic high-stakes bingo machines. A smaller facility is opened later on Route 89 in Seneca Falls.
March 2005: The U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-1 that the Oneida Nation land purchases in its historic territory cannot revert to Indian Country and are subject to local regulation. The Cayuga and Oneida nations apply to the federal government to place their land in trust.
May 2005: The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals sends the bingo hall legal case back to Hurd.
June 2005: Following the Sherrill decision, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals' dismisses the Cayuga Nation's and Seneca-Cayugas land claim.
Sept. 27, 2005: Seneca County passes a local law establishing civil penalties for unlawful gaming in the county.
Sept. 30, 2005: The Nation's Seneca Falls gaming facility closes its doors indefinitely following the passage of the Seneca County local law.
Oct. 5, 2005: Hurd reverses his previous decision over the nation's Union Springs bingo hall, allowing local regulation over the bingo hall parcel.
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