The immensely profitable Mohegan Sun Casino, in hot pursuit of the little town of Palmer, MA, pays its host community, Montville the grand sum of $500,000 per year (the Agreement contains no escalation clause and no participation in slots revenue), less than previous real estate taxes for its property.
This report may be found on the Resource page of United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts --
GAMBLING IN CONNECTICUT: Analyzing the Economic and Social Impacts
Spectrum Gaming Final Report for the State of Connecticut June 2009
Spectrum Gaming Final Report for the State of Connecticut June 2009
MONTVILLE
School Superintendent David Erwin said the district has experienced a significant influx of Chinese-speaking students, forcing it to hire two full-time employees to develop an ESOL program. The district had just 54 Asian-American students in the 1993-1994 school year. In the 2006-2007 school year, it had 183. Erwin said that the district spends $3,000 to $5,000 a year to translate documents into Chinese. Recently, he noted the state sent a letter for distribution explaining the Husky Insurance program for children of indigent parents. ―It came in English and Spanish,‖ he noted. ―I sent it back asking them to pay for the brochures to be translated into Chinese.‖ Erwin said the cost of the ESOL program is more than $300,000. The only aid the district receives is an $18,000 state grant. The number of students eligible for free or reduced price meals has increased from less than 1 percent in the 1993-1994 school year to nearly 6 percent in the 2006-2007 school year.
Test scores in Montville have dropped in recent years. In 2006, the percentage of students that tested at or above the goal for eighth grade mathematics was 68 percent. In 2008, it dropped to just 50 percent. Reading dropped from 75 to 55 percent, and writing from 68 percent to 55 percent.367
Page 217 CT DOR Report
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