What I suspect will offend people more is the location, especially those neighbors who live there year-round or vacation there regularly. And the many others who visit Big Lagoon to sail, canoe, fish or walk the beach. Rancheria officials should be commended for their willingness to discuss environmental-impact questions. The rancheria is a sovereign nation, our neighbor. But in this month's story, they spoke strongly about their commitment to design and construct adequate water and sewage disposal systems, and they released the names of their engineers who have reputations to protect.
Many environmental questions remain.
If these and other questions are answered and this project is built as planned, Reno and Las Vegas may see a dent in their business.