“Some of the groundwork has already been done,” said Middleboro Selectman Muriel Duphily. “It would be to their advantage to do (a state-licensed casino) here, rather than somewhere else.”
Oh?
Mrs. Duphily is a really nice person, very talented and creative, but generally uninformed by choice. She is a single issue candidate who hasn't figured out that the groundwork that was laid never included analysing the impacts.
Mrs. Duphily believed the JOBS, JOBS, JOBS and has refused to consider little else.
Like --Low Paying Jobs With "Racinos" or The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
.... a new study has found that facilities that provide both racing and casino activities create low-paying jobs that depress salaries in surrounding areas.
Or the issues raised by WMCAT.
In fairness, the one thing for which Selectwoman Duphily, like Selectwoman Brunelle can be credited for is the ability to make up their minds without the facts, refusing to listen to the comments of others and the stubborn refusal to do any research. Bravo!
Middleboro voters have already approved bringing a casino to the town, Duphily said.
Did they?
One might consider the BMG entry, but instead of reading any lengthy newspaper article or blog entry, allow my reassurances that NO! MIDDLEBORO VOTERS DID NO SUCH THING!
The journalist and the Brockton Enterprise provide a disservice to report that comment without correction.
Middleboro voters were rushed to accept a deal AFTER land had been sold cheaply, at a poorly advertised auction, knowing that casino investors were interested in the location.
Middleboro voters were told that if they didn't accept the Agreement with the convicted rapist and felon, they would get a casino and no $$$$.
Middleboro voters voted on an AGREEMENT WITH THE MASHPEE TRIBE.
And, Mimi Dear, you just might want to consider the results of the opinion question that asked voters if they wanted a casino. That was the little noticed Question 3 wasn't it? Wasn't the vote unanimous?
Since everyone seems confused about the vote that was NOT 2/3, unanimous is unanimous isn't it?
Such an approval would likely be required for any casino under state legislation, said Clyde Barrow, a UMass-Dartmouth gambling researcher.
And who would expect a media report without an uninformed comment from our resident casino shill?
Footnote to casino supporters: In case you haven't figured it out and are salivating for the provisions in the poor Agreement negotiated with the Tribe, you don't have one with the commercial developers. Those developers have filed in federal bankruptcy court and are asking for what they want. They'll get it! It will include 24/7 gambling which Lincoln, RI voters opposed, and they will dump greyhound racing. They have more money than some piddly little town like Middleboro. They WILL get what they want.
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