PORTERVILLE – A proposal to relocate a Native American gaming casino from the steep hillsides above Springville to the flat streets of Porterville took another step last week.

On Jan. 7, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and intergovernmental agreement with the Tule River Indian Tribe to address local impacts related to the proposed relocation of the Eagle Mountain Casino to land adjacent to the Porterville Airport. Tule River Tribal Council adopted the MOU at their meeting on Dec. 30, 2019 meeting.