HURLEY ? The Town Board has delayed a vote to support siting a casino in Wawarsing until the developer can provide a presentation.
A resolution to endorse putting a casino on the former Nevele resort property was tabled during a meeting Tuesday, when board members said they were reluctant to support having a project in another town that they wouldn?t want in their own.
?There are some things in this that just didn?t sit that well with me,? Councilwoman Janet Briggs said. ?I?m not sure I would appreciate Wawarsing saying we?d love this in our county but only if it was in Hurley.?
The request for support came from Michael Treanor, chief executive officer for resort owner Claremont Partners Limited, which is seeking to convert the former Nevele resort into a 452-room, 3.5 million-square-foot casino if state lawmakers designate the site for one of up to seven gaming facilities.
Hurley Town Supervisor Gary Bellows said developers are seeking to have the facility, which closed in 2009 and was subject to bankruptcy proceedings last year, to become operational if a state proposition allowing non-tribal gambling is placed on ballots in November.
?I think the state requires that the facility be up and running four months, I believe it is,? Bellows said. ?I think at this point (state lawmakers) are looking at three (casinos) ... below Albany. They feel that one would happen in the New York City area, one would happen at Monticello, and possibly one other.?
Councilman John Dittus said he is opposed to casino gambling based on his experience as a police officer.
?From experiences in my other life when I was in law enforcement for 32 years I don?t think gambling is the solution to our economic woes in New York state,? Dittus said. ?I think the state took a look at things like getting an automobile plant built here, heavy industry, things like that. Gambling brings with it unsavory characters, other crime is connected to gambling, and I don?t think it?s good for our future if you have to resort to gambling to make money.?
Bellows said the resort would also have family attractions while keeping money from leaving the county for casino gambling in other areas.
?It is going to be more of a family resort,? he said. ?It?s going to have water parks and have a lot of other entertainment for families.
Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2013/03/27/news/doc51523a9699e0e000482390.txt
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