Lacey City Council information sheds light on Nisqually’s plans for land near Cabela’s
Nisqually Tribal officials announced earlier this month that the tribe intends to build Quiemuth Village and Quiemuth Resort on land it owns near the outdoors store Cabela’s in Lacey.
Agenda materials for Thursday’s Lacey City Council meeting provide more details about the projects.
Quiemuth Village is described as a 174-acre mixed-use development that could include retail, housing, recreation, open space and cultural components, according to the city information.
Quiemuth Resort is described as a 74-acre casino-resort property. When the tribe bought the Lacey land, many speculated it would be used for a new casino. The Nisqually’s also operate Red Wind Casino on Yelm Highway on their reservation.
The 250-acre parcel, which the tribe jointly purchased with a developer before taking full control of it in 2020, is located north of Interstate 5, adjacent to Marvin Road Northeast, south of Britton Parkway Northeast and next to Cabela’s.
As part of Thursday’s discussion, the council will decide whether to vote in support of an agreement between the city and Nisquallys.
“The proposed agreement establishes that the tribe and the city will engage in continued consultation, cooperation, and negotiate necessary future agreements in good faith,” the agenda reads.
Some of those future agreements:
▪ The provision of emergency services to the development, including mutual aid response by emergency service providers.
▪ The coordination and payment of actual costs related to law enforcement, prosecution, public defense, court administration, jail services, and similar services.
▪ The coordination, design and maintenance of water supply, sewer collection and wastewater services, if requested. The agreement also establishes that all roads within the project will be owned and maintained by the tribe.
▪ The tribe and city also agree to meet and address concerns regarding the compatibility of land use, signage and view corridors within and outside the perimeter of the properties, including the frontage along I-5.
▪ The agreement, too, states the properties will be designated as “Compact Covered Areas” under the tax-sharing compact agreed to by the tribe and the state in 2021. Under the compact, the state would share state retail taxes and certain state business and occupation taxes resulting from all non-tribal member to non-tribal member retail establishment transactions.
The Nisqually Tribe also intends to administer all permitting on the properties which will be subject to the tribe’s building codes and other tribal laws, according to the city.
Lacey City Council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at 420 College St. SE.
