and delusions of ......
When the Democrats controlled Nassau OTB many more branches where locals bet and/or worked were closed than branches closed under the Republicans. Nassau OTB is a PUBLIC
BENEFIT CORPORATION, NOT A REPUBLICAN BENEFIT CORPORATION NOR A DEMOCRATIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.
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Senate Democrats advance bill to require home rule on casino siting
The bill provides for home-rule rights of municipalities and goes beyond requirements banged out last year between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature.
The bill would require that local support for the siting of a casino in a specific municipality be demonstrated through the passage of a local law or resolution in support of the siting.
Also, the measure calls for compliance of the State Environmental Quality Review Act for any resort or casino project, which appears already to be part of existing law. Also the bill would prohibit the use of land transfers to state or local governments as a means of avoiding compliance with local zoning regulations and other requirements.
Tkaczyk, D-Duanesburg, said the measure is needed to “ensure that the casinos are good neighbors and sited only in those municipalities that want them.”
The bill arrives as concerns have arisen in community meetings about whether Saratoga Springs is a good location for a commercial casino. It is already the site of a racino that operates as an agent of the New York Division of the Lottery.
Krueger, D-Manhattan, said: “Albany bureaucrats” can’t be “forcing casinos down the throats of communities that don’t want them and can’t accommodate them.”
“Whether it’s Saratoga Springs today or New York City a decade down the road, local governments must be able to have a say,” she said.
Based on Cuomo’s timeline, an independent siting board yet to be appointed is supposed to pick up to four casino licensees for three eligible upstate regions by this fall. Local support is supposed to be a factor in the selection.
Cuomo stated this week that he expects the first casinos to be open as soon as next January.
Cuomo’s spokeswoman, Melissa DeRosa, responded: “A process for selecting and siting casinos – which already does include local community support as a required factor – has been voted upon by the Legislature, subject to intense public debate, and ultimately approved by a majority of New Yorkers. We will reject any attempts to politicize the selection process with unnecessary legislation.”
Here’s the senators’ proposal:
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