Tulalip lawsuit could cost county, state jobs, millions of dollars

TULALIP — When the Tulalip Tribes opened the Quil Ceda Village retail area on tribal land along I-5, they hoped to share in sales tax dollars that shoppers racked up by the millions.

Instead, tribal leaders say, they've watched money flow to Olympia the past 15 years, with few benefits in return.

The tribes filed a federal lawsuit this month seeking control of more than $40 million in taxes that go each year to the state of Washington and Snohomish County.

“Since 2000, we've sent a lot of money down to Olympia,” Tulalip Tribal Chairman Mel Sheldon Jr. said.

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