JustRalph
03-24-2011, 01:12 AM
I gotta agree with this one. 2.5 million stays in the taxpayers hands
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/23/kasich-cancels-check-to-casino.html?sid=101&adsec=politics
from the link:
"The administration believes that the casinos do not need any additional development incentives in order to build these facilities," Nichols said.
The decision to deny the funds, he said, was not coordinated with the city of Columbus, which is involved in lawsuits with Penn National.
In January, the Franklin County commissioners voted to apply for $2.5million in state Clean Ohio funding for the 114-acre Delphi site, where Penn National is to build a 300,000-square-foot Hollywood Casino.
Dan Williamson, spokesman for Mayor Michael B. Coleman, said the city supported the application and he expressed surprise that the Kasich administration had moved to deny the money to Penn National.
"We support those funds, and we continue to support those funds for the Hollywood Casino," Williamson said.
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/23/kasich-cancels-check-to-casino.html?sid=101&adsec=politics
from the link:
"The administration believes that the casinos do not need any additional development incentives in order to build these facilities," Nichols said.
The decision to deny the funds, he said, was not coordinated with the city of Columbus, which is involved in lawsuits with Penn National.
In January, the Franklin County commissioners voted to apply for $2.5million in state Clean Ohio funding for the 114-acre Delphi site, where Penn National is to build a 300,000-square-foot Hollywood Casino.
Dan Williamson, spokesman for Mayor Michael B. Coleman, said the city supported the application and he expressed surprise that the Kasich administration had moved to deny the money to Penn National.
"We support those funds, and we continue to support those funds for the Hollywood Casino," Williamson said.