Casino construction causing issues for nearby resident

UPDATE: 6:22 p.m.

Nancie Self has called her house on Calle Santa Rosa and Alejo Road near the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs home for about a decade.

“It took one minute to walk through this and buy it,” Self said. “I love this corner, and I fixed it up so that everyone comes by and enjoys it as well.”

But Self said other than her garden, concerns have also been growing about tribal land around her home.

She said recent construction on the casino has led to health and safety hazards, and also witnessed signs of trespassing and evidence of dumping.

“They put sofas and a lot of homeless people which, if they would clean out the trees around here, it wouldn’t be a problem,” Self said. “That tree over there has caused somebody to break into somebody’s car, (there’s) glass all over and people living behind the trees.”

Other concerns Self has include potholes right in front of her home and down the street she said are the result of Spa Resort Casino staff doing work around her property.

“That took 60-foot trucks and 60-foot cranes one at a time coming through this for the last three months,” Self said. “It just tore the entire street up.”

Agua Caliente tribal leaders responded to the concerns in a statement:

“We did have one phone conversation with Ms. Self in August 2016 regarding the replanting of palm trees. At that time, we increased our on-site efforts to minimize dust at the relocation site. Following that conversation, we did not hear any additional correspondence from Ms. Self. As for homelessness issues and road conditions you mentioned Zak, we work hand-in-hand with the City of Palm Springs on both those issues, and we would be interested in speaking with Ms. Self with any additional questions she has.”

But Self said she hopes to see change, with no intentions of leaving her home.

“This is their land, and they have the right to do that,” Self said. “But it was the way it was handled. Period.”

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ORIGINAL STORY: 5:04 p.m.

CBS Local 2’s Zak Dahlheimer spoke to a woman who has been raising concerns about the conditions of the tribal land, as well the conditions around her home, caused by construction on the Spa Resort Casino.

Nancie Self has lived in her home on Calle Santa Rosa in Palm Springs for nearly a decade. The home is right near the Spa Resort Casino, the only house in the area not on tribal land.

She says the addition of palm trees across the street has led to breathing problems, as well as trespassing issues from homeless people. She also says that work on the road right in front of her home has caused potholes.

“We did have one phone conversation with Ms. Self in August 2016 regarding the replanting of palm trees. At that time, we increased our on-site efforts to minimize dust at the relocation site. Following that conversation, we did not hear any additional correspondence from Ms. Self,” said the Spa Resort Casino. “As for homelessness issues and road conditions you mentioned Zak, we work hand-in-hand with the City of Palm Springs on both those issues, and we would be interested in speaking with Ms. Self with any additional questions she has.”

Tune in to CBS Local 2 at 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. for the exclusive interview with the homeowner affected by the construction.