Towns Near Milford ask Gaming Officials for More Time, Protections
Holliston, Hopkinton and Medway have all submitted comments to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on how to define "surrounding communities."
Three towns bordering Milford have sent letters to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, arguing for more protection from the proposed casino for surrounding communities. Holliston, Hopkinton and Medway each submitted a statement as part of a public comment period for the proposed regulations. The casino site in Milford identified by the devloper of "Crossroads Massachusetts" is on the east side of I-495 and north of Route 16, closer to Holliston than most of Milford's residential areas. But under the state law that authorized expanded gaming in Massachusetts, only Milford voters will get to determine if a casino application moves forward to state consideration. Under the proposed regulations, surrounding communities will have an …
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Jennifer
1:08 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
1. 5 Miles huh? Funny how Mendon, Hopedale, Bellingham, Franklin and Upton ALL fit that bill (AND those towns will see the MOST "traffic" increases based on Rt.'s 16,140,126 ) but we haven't seen or heard Boo from them. THOSE towns will be the MOST disrupted...but, wait, wait...that means they could also reap the most "benefits" of it too! Maybe they want to "wait and see" like the Milford … more ›