Politics & Government
Mayoral Candidate Marty Walsh Weighs in on Wynn Casino Issue
The Dorchester resident released a statement saying Charlestown should have a voice.
As city officials consider the role Boston might play in reviewing Wynn LLC’s plans for a resort casino in Everett, mayoral candidate Marty Walsh issued a statement saying he feels Charlestown residents should have a voice on the decision.
“Just as East Boston has a voice in deciding if a casino should be located at Suffolk Down, Charlestown should have a say on the proposal to build a casino development at the former Monsanto Chemical Plant site off Route 99,” Walsh said in the statement, dated July 11.
He continued: “Boston should assert Charlestown's status as a host community, and declare it an inappropriate area of the city for such a development given the extreme impacts from such a project at this location. For the state to do otherwise would allow this developer to circumvent the Gaming Law and force an inappropriate development on an unwilling community.”
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