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Y! MyWebNegotiations for area casino resume
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
MONROE — City officials plan to resume negotiations with the Eastern Shawnee tribe on a new revenue sharing agreement before the end of year for a proposed $300 million to $350 million casino complex.
City Manager William Brock said the community is planning to discuss an agreement with the Eastern Shawnee tribe of West Seneca, Okla., because it is proposing building a casino on a new 123-acre site in Monroe and Turtlecreek Twp., in Warren County.
The tribe previously was considering a site for a casino at Monroe's Corridor 75 Park, a site southeast of Interstate 75 and Ohio 63, but the Eastern Shawnee and the property owners of the park did not renew the option for the purchase of the land at the site, city officials said.
"The previous revenue sharing agreement was only for the previous site. It stipulated in the revenue sharing agreement that it was for that site only," he said.
"We want to do a new revenue sharing agreement. We want to make sure that sharing and revenue coming off this use, if it occurs, is sufficient enough to plan and bond those costs, as well as pay for annual costs of our services."
Brock recently submitted a 12-page revised casino impact analysis for the new site to City Council for its review before submitting it to the tribe.
He said the most significant cost to the city if the project occurs would be infrastructure improvements.
The tribe previously approached the city in 2004 to develop a revenue sharing agreement in an attempt to offset the impacts that a casino development would have to infrastructure and services of the city and surrounding jurisdictions on a site at the Corridor 75 Park. Last year, council rejected the tribe's request to transfer the old agreement at the Corridor 75 Park to the new proposed site for a casino.
The tribe currently is requesting that the federal government place the new site in Monroe and Turtlecreek Twp., into a trust for a casino.
Comments
By A casino worker
September 9, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this
In answer to Long Time Liberty Resident,If people drink too much, shall we close down all the bars and restaurants? If you overspend at Krogers, shall we close them down? If you smoke, should we ban tobacco from the stores? As all people over 21, we are classed as adults. We make our own choices, we live with that respnsibilty. We should all live within our means, and our employment gives us the means to pay for it.
By T
September 9, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Oh my gosh, have you ever been to an Indian Casino? Mohegan Sun in Connecticut is a wonderful place. I do not gamble, but went with a group of co-workers and it was such a sight! A variety of Restaurants, a variety of shops, and entertainment venue and an upscale hotel. People can make up their own minds if they want to go or not. If Warren County doesn’t want it, I sure hope another county close by will!
By Long Time Liberty Township Resident
September 9, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
It may have an impact on unemployment but what about the people that cannot control their gambling habbit? Since there is a recession, then why waste money gambling when you need to by gas to go to work, and food to put on the table. And as far as revenue sharing? BS! That will never happen! Look at Cin-Day Rd.all the building there!Do we see any relief from our taxes as promised? NO!!Casinos stay away!
By Long Time Liberty Township Resident
September 9, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
It may have an impact on unemployment but what about the people that cannot control their gambling habbit? Since there is a recession, then why waste money gambling when you need to by gas to go to work, and food to put on the table. And as far as revenue sharing? BS! That will never happen! Look at Cin-Day Rd.all the building there!Do we see any relief from our taxes as promised? NO!!Casinos stay away!
By A casino worker
September 9, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
As a casino employee, I travel from Butler to Argosy to enjoy above average pay and benefits. Don’t you anti casino people realize we have a recession in our area? A casino would have a huge impact on our unemployment numbers, revenue we never had, and jobs that cannot be sent overseas. Argosy has a problem gaming procedure in place, backed by the Indiana Gaming Commission. The spin offs would be more business for local vendors which will employ more and more staff to cope with the demand.
By suprfly12
September 9, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
Monroe would be dumb not to want to have a casino within the city limits. The jobs it would bring in alone should be more than enough of a reason and the tax dollars on top of that. I’m not a casino person, but once a year I drive a few elderly family members over to Argosy and I have seen first hand how much the schools football field has come along since the casino. Monroe needs the money off this.
By GT
September 9, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this
Oh wait a minute Monroe council will have to ask the school board before they can decide anything. They already rejected major companies in the Monroe area. Wonder who it didn’t profit. Another thing where the residents of Greentree Rd. weren’t asked if they wanted the gas pumping station but I see they got it.
By Linda
September 9, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Casinos are no doubt here to stay. So why not have one here. I am an adult who can choose weather I want to go in and gamble or not. Think of the jobs this would create. Cashiers, watresses, security guards, housekeeping, cooks, groundskeepers, office positions, just to name a few. Not to mention the tax revenue for the area. If we don’t have it here, they will just go someplace else, and then that community will reap the rewards.
By jackbo
September 9, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this
yes bring on the casinos; look at how lawreceburg, rising sun, and the small town of vevay in switzerland county, indiana have benefited from them; it would defintely keep revenue in the state of ohio; and strickland cannot really be against them since he has allowed the keno games in establishments throughout ohio - take care; it would definitely save fuel also as ohioans would have less to travel to enjoy themselves if they would wnat to partake
By John Doe
September 9, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this
Still illegal in Ohio. Times must not be too bad for the gamblers. Losing houses, cars, jobs, but can gamble. I don’t understand. The only ones who win are the casinos. What a dumbass place to want to put a casino, No good roads lead to it??????
By BA
September 9, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
Bring on the casino! I agree with most of the aforementioned comments. This would bring significant and positive tax revenue and commerical development.
By Angela
September 9, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this
Ohio needs to get with the picture. Casinos would be a great revenue for buisness owners, cities, counties and so forth. And for people to say, well they will bring prositution, drugs, other family problems- get real we already have these problems. Maybe generating more jobs for the community it will help some of these community problems.
By KS
September 9, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
Lebanon has its Trotters to bet on, Cincinnati has its thorobreds to bet on, how about a casino so we people that don’t know which end of the horse works the hardest to win races can have some fun too!!!!!
By Terrance Huff
September 9, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this
The people of Rising Sun and Lawerenceburg Indiana are enjoying gambling revenue from this area. The Grand Victoria Casino in Rising Sun has a “Winner Wall” where photographs and hometowns of winners are displayed. Most of the photo’s are from Butler and Hamilton County here in Ohio. %70 of Grand Victoria’s revenue comes from Southwestern Ohio. Casinos Indiana have provided substantial revenue and boosted the local economy. It’s make absolutely no sense to bar casinos from opening in Ohio.
By JC
September 9, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
Lets see the economy in Ohio is worst that it as ever been and jobs are moving out at a high rate. But they don’t want to let casinos in to create new jobs plus boost local business. If people in Ohio have to go to neighboring states that takes away from Ohio…Get it together and focus on the good that could come out of it instead of always the bad…
By Joyce
September 9, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
I cannot understand why there is so much controversy about the casinos! Look people they are here to stay! It’s like a bar, for the Christians, you are not forced to go there! Why can’t you drive past the casino, are you scared you might get tempted to enter and have some fun? Come on and get with it, we need the revenue and funding!
By mb
September 9, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
Greentree Road area would be a great location.
By wm
September 9, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this
It is about time that someone in OHIO takes the positive stand to get casinos in OHIO———we went to the KY boats last W/E and the Argosy was packed. We drove on down to the Grand Victoria and they also had a very large crowd————yep!, the parking lots were extremely full of OHIO tagged vehicles———come on OHIO get up to speed here.
By MD
September 9, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
Put the casino on Greentree right beside Berns field then maybe the residents on Greentree Road MIGHT get water. Casinos do need water RIGHT?