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WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOOD'S VICTORY OVER SB 1237
Submitted by GBAH on Wed, 11/22/2006 - 12:39pm.
The very good news, the very very very good news, is that the State House adjourned at 11:10 without bringing out SB 1237 which would have granted riparian rights to Casinos.
The Gaming Board must now make the decision on the applications fully cognizant that two of the casinos do not have true site control. Had the casinos been granted the rights the biggest chance neighborhoods had to defeat Foxwoods and Sugarhouse would have evaporated.
House members were deluged with emails from many neighbors along the river.
Those who fought this fight, and there were many, should all be very proud.
Special thanks to Representatives Marie Lederer, Bill Keller, John Taylor, and Paul Clymer for their relentless efforts preventing this bill from becoming law.
Representative elect Mike O'brien and Mary Isaacson completed the team that fought off those trying to give control of the waterfront to the casinos.
Job very well done all around.
It is a huge victory for them, and all the people who live along the river.
This a story that should be told.
Thank you all,
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Bulldozers
Thats awesome! Now hopefully Foxwoods won't go through and there won't be any need to lay down in front of the bulldozers. Good news for all.
Great Work, Let's Keep the Momentum Going
This is a great victory. As a resident who lives very close (within 500 feet) of the proposed Sugar House casino I appreciate all the effort that went into it. Unfortunately though this will not stop Foxwoods or Sugar House nor casinos from being located in residential areas-which all five casino sites are. Therefore, we must keep up the pressure and win the battle over siting the casinos-something very few elected officials to this point are even willing to consider (very interesting given what a large constituency is out there). Although there are two casinos proposed now it is clear that the casino industry would like to continue to expand in Philadelphia-how else, they will ask, can PA compete with Atlantic City? Please sign up to join us on the bus to Harrisburg on December 11th for the final action of Operation Transparency-a campaign not just to save our neighborhoods but to protect our government from the increasing corruption that has come with the implementation of casino gambling in the Commonwealth. Check out www.casinofreephila.org for more info. and the latest about our campaign at the City Paper, http://citypaper.net/articles/2006/11/23/Gaming-the-Casino-Board. Keep up the great work, Jethro