The Blyn Tribal Campus is expected to connect to the system in late fall of 2019. “That was a great deal for them and a great deal for us,” Allen said. When construction begins this year on the resort project, the tribe will also begin building a connection to the City of Sequim’s wastewater treatment plant. He said the tribe has cleared about 5 acres worth of forested land for additional parking, with the trees being repurposed as “woody debris” in peninsula rovers for salmon habitat. Swinerton, a San Francisco, Calif.-based construction company with offices in Bellevue, is the main contractor for the overall project, but Allen said he hopes to use as many local sub-contractors and services as possible. While some tribe employees live in Port Angeles and Jefferson County, Allen said, “our employees don’t want to drive a long ways.” “We’re very aware of what’s available in Sequim (in terms of housing),” Allen said, so Jamestown S’Klallam officials are looking at options for affordable housing. The expansion should increase the casino staff of about 450 to about 550, Ron Allen said.
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