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Shakopee Tribe Increases Aid to Scott County: Report

The annual amount the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community pays the county is $280,000, up from $225,000, the Shakopee Valley News reported.

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The annual aid payment from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to Scott County in increasing by $55,000, according to the Shakopee Valley News.

The new amount, $280,000, is part of a 2013–15 intergovernmental agreement  the Scott County Board approved unanimously late last month, the newspaper reported:

“The SMSC has been a great partner on a whole variety of projects,” said Scott County Administrator Gary Shelton ...

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