I write today on behalf of community groups in Barstow, the Coalition for Responsible Growth, a community group of ci ic minded Barstow citizens, and the Barstow Christian Ministerial Association, an organization representing 40 churches with an attendance of 5,000 plus members in this small community. These groups have expressed their concern about the off-reservation casino proposal by Los Coyotes Band of .Mission Indians and BarWest investors from Michigan.