Demolition Begins on Kims Restaurant

MEDFORD, Ore. The demolition of Kims Restaurant is underway. On Monday, construction crews were on site sorting through scraps and gutting the building. They said they were trying to recycle what they can. Tearing down it down could take up to a month.

The Coquille Indian Tribe currently owns the land and is planning on building a casino there in the future. Before that process can take place though, the status of the land must be changed through the federal government and approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. However, before any of that can happen, the tribe must conduct an environmental impact study.

Any impact that this project might have on the community will be studied, addressed, if there are problems we can address that and maybe find solutions, said Ray Doering, Director of Corporate Communications for the Coquille Indian Tribe.

The study could take anywhere from 18 months to five years to complete. If everything goes as planned, the next step would be to build a casino on the land where Roxy Ann lanes sits now and use the area of Kims restaurant for parking.

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Demolition Begins on Kims Restaurant