Yesterday’s Less than nothing post was based on an article that has been fleshed out in today’s paper:
That’s an interesting idea. At what point does the project change so much that it’s no longer what we voted on. Sounds like Adam thinks we’ve already hit that point.
Themocracy
Why the assumption bigger is better?
If this thing is ever built wouldn't the new size also decrease all those other nasty concerns – housing, influx to schools, traffic, impact on local business, environmental and so on.
Seems like infrastructure would cost more than the gin mill.
Get another vote ready.
What a surprise, a bad deal gets worse.
Who was the genius who set up this deal anyway?
IMHO, Wamps are just trying to keep their casino "irons in the fire", so when/if the state sanctions casinos, they have a bargaining chip.
Unfortunately, this is being done at Middleborough's expense.
I think you're exactly right.
The Mashpee marched into town, told us they were coming whether we liked it or not. Middleboro bought that story without questioning it – creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
They tried the same thing at the state level – remember the laughable attempts to start compact negotiations? Fortunately Patrick wasn't buying it.
During the last round of casino legislation that was so ably blocked by DiMasi, pro-casino legislators tried to use the "inevitable" Mashpee casino as an argument in favor of the legislation. The good guys were able to provide House leadership with the real story about that – making the argument a non-starter.
It's all about creating perception – and that's just what the Mashpee have been doing all along. But unfortunately, it's Middleboro who has paid dearly for this party.