The casino entrance is probably the city's biggest bargaining chip. As I understand it, the legal entrance to the land is at Anderson Road, and the city isn't obligated to provide any other access point. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong).
I think that if the city closed that off, however, it would signal somewhat of a last resort. It would undoubtedly have an impact on the casino's business as the majority of city folk would have to drive around the reservoir to get there, taking away the convenience factor. Many avid smokers and gamblers would likely do it though, but some wouldn't bother.
I really don't blame the Tsuu Tina for this either. We're in this mess because of bad planning decades ago, and NIMBYism in the present. As a city, we can't be entitled to land that isn't ours and was never ours. Not leaving enough of a corridor there was a huge mistake. That still doesn't answer the Weaslehead question, however.
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