The county public works department has rejected permits soughtby two tribes this month and a third is in the process of beingrescinded, according published reports.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors weighed the effects of up tonine new casinos on traffic and other environmental impacts on Nov.1. The county wants tribes to pay for road improvements and complywith strict state environmental laws. While the tribes aresovereign nations and aren't bound by county rules in the publicreview process, construction firms hired by the tribes need countypermits before they can begin excavation, casino construction orother development activities.

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