PHEW! Who can count that high?
The folks in the East Boston neighborhood have spent these years educating themselves and their neighbors about the Scam of Suffolk Downs.
A city-wide vote would dillute the votes, pick the wallets of an entire city unprepared for the subsidies required by wealthy, albeit up-to-their-eyeballs-in-debt, like Caesars.
Caesars needs Boston to bail them out. Boston does NOT need Caesars.
Caesars in Boston would pick everyone's wallet.
Two candidates want city to vote on Suffolk casino
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
By: Dave Wedge
As the field of candidates seeking to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Menino starts to become clearer, hopefuls are laying out their positions on one of the biggest issues in the race: the proposed Suffolk Downs casino.
Many support an East Boston-only vote on the casino but two candidates — Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and school committee member John F. Barros — are calling for a citywide vote.
“East Boston is no question going to feel the greatest impact, but a casino’s impact won’t be limited to just one neighborhood,” Conley told the Herald. “All the voices of Boston should be heard.”
Before Suffolk Downs and its partner, Caesars Palace, can get a state license, they need to strike a deal with the city that must be approved by voters.
“While there can be an economic benefit, there will also be social detriment to all of Boston,” Barros said. “Which is why it is my belief that all the voters of Boston, as the legislation provides, should be provided an opportunity to fully review and vote on the issue.”
Menino, a staunch Suffolk Downs supporter, wants an Eastie-only vote, as do several other top mayoral candidates, including Councilors Felix G. Arroyo, Robert Consalvo, John R. Connolly and Michael P. Ross, and state Rep. Martin J. Walsh.
“The people of East Boston are the ones who should vote on this,” Walsh said. “They are the ones who will be immediately impacted by a casino.”
There were no new additions to the field yesterday as the deadline passed to withdraw nomination papers. In all, 24 people pulled papers and have until May 21 to submit 3,000 signatures. So far only Walsh and Conley have submitted the signatures. The ballot will be finalized June 25.
In 1993 — the last race for an open mayor’s seat — 16 people pulled papers, and eight made the ballot. In 1983 — another open seat — 13 pulled papers, and nine made the ballot.
Greg Selkoe, CEO of online retailer Karmaloop and founder of the Future Boston Alliance, expects a “spirited” race. The FBA is planning several candidate forums.
“I think it’s healthy for Boston. There’s so many people with good resumes and good ideas,” Selkoe said. “It’s good for the city.”
Also, in the race for the four at-large council seats, 27 people withdrew nomination papers, including incumbents Ayanna Pressley and Stephen J. Murphy and former Councilor Michael Flaherty.
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/05/two_candidates_want_city_to_vote_on_suffolk_casino
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