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on November 26, 2013
PALMER -- Tuesday's recount for Mohegan Sun's resort casino proposal reaffirmed the Nov. 5 vote defeated the prospect of a Palmer gaming resort.
Only one vote changed. The vote was 2,657 no to 2,563 yes, a 94-vote difference.
The Board of Registrars met at 9 a.m. today to start the recount. The previous vote was 2,657 against the casino to 2,564 for it - a 93 vote loss.
After the opening of the meeting, Town Clerk Susan Coache went with Palmer Police officer Brian P. McNally and Detective Sgt. Scott E. Haley to the Town Building to retrieve the ballots, and bring them back to the library to be hand counted. The 5,221 ballots were brought inside in four large, black, locked boxes.
Four tables were set up for the counting, and were cordoned off with yellow caution tape.
Sitting outside the cordoned off area were casino supporters and members of the anti-casino group, as well as members of the media. Inside the counting area, the two groups could have representatives watch the proceedings, and they could challenge ballots if they wished.
By 10:45 a.m., there already had been several challenges regarding ballots, which put a halt to the counting process. Challenged ballots were brought to the registrars for review. The registrars were sitting at a table in the cordoned off area.
The counters were counting the ballots in blocks of 50. Finance Director John Kuzmiski was there to do the final tally.
Town lawyer Charles F. Ksieniewicz explained at the onset of the recount that the ballots would be brought to the tables one block at a time, and asked the spectators to be quiet. At 11 a.m., he said that in the interest of time, he would let counting continue at the other tables if a challenge occurred.
Mohegan Sun, of Connecticut, wanted to build a billion-dollar casino for Thorndike Street (Route 32), overlooking the Massachusetts Turnpike interchange. After the defeat on Nov. 5, Mohegan's chief executive said he would seek a recount.
Problems with a precinct 2 voting machine and potential voter irregularities were some of the concerns cited by Mohegan representatives regarding the election and the need for a recount.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/mohegan_sun_casino_recount_res.html
Only one vote changed. The vote was 2,657 no to 2,563 yes, a 94-vote difference.
The Board of Registrars met at 9 a.m. today to start the recount. The previous vote was 2,657 against the casino to 2,564 for it - a 93 vote loss.
After the opening of the meeting, Town Clerk Susan Coache went with Palmer Police officer Brian P. McNally and Detective Sgt. Scott E. Haley to the Town Building to retrieve the ballots, and bring them back to the library to be hand counted. The 5,221 ballots were brought inside in four large, black, locked boxes.
Four tables were set up for the counting, and were cordoned off with yellow caution tape.
Sitting outside the cordoned off area were casino supporters and members of the anti-casino group, as well as members of the media. Inside the counting area, the two groups could have representatives watch the proceedings, and they could challenge ballots if they wished.
By 10:45 a.m., there already had been several challenges regarding ballots, which put a halt to the counting process. Challenged ballots were brought to the registrars for review. The registrars were sitting at a table in the cordoned off area.
The counters were counting the ballots in blocks of 50. Finance Director John Kuzmiski was there to do the final tally.
Town lawyer Charles F. Ksieniewicz explained at the onset of the recount that the ballots would be brought to the tables one block at a time, and asked the spectators to be quiet. At 11 a.m., he said that in the interest of time, he would let counting continue at the other tables if a challenge occurred.
Mohegan Sun, of Connecticut, wanted to build a billion-dollar casino for Thorndike Street (Route 32), overlooking the Massachusetts Turnpike interchange. After the defeat on Nov. 5, Mohegan's chief executive said he would seek a recount.
Problems with a precinct 2 voting machine and potential voter irregularities were some of the concerns cited by Mohegan representatives regarding the election and the need for a recount.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/mohegan_sun_casino_recount_res.html
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