Meeting addresses Pala motocross track noise

A meeting was held April 27 at the Pala tribal office to address the issue of noise from the motocross track that can be heard by nearby Rainbow residents.

The meeting had 54 attendees and included speakers from the tribe.

“I thought it was an interesting attempt to at least offer up some dialogue,” said Rainbow Community Planning Group chair Paul Georgantas.

The Pala motocross track is on tribal trust land which had previously been used as a gravel quarry. It is 2,440 feet from the nearest property line. Because initial studies indicated that noise was not heard at the casino or at the reserv...