For months, the County Council and the state's Video Lottery Facility Location Commission have been in a stalemate over Cordish Cos.' proposal to put 4,750 slots at Arundel Mills mall in Hanover.
The source of the problem is a provision that was inserted into the slots constitutional amendment with little floor debate during the 2007 special session. Because of 17 words, Cordish cannot just get the state commission to approve a license, as the Baltimore firm also...
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slots - 2009-10-25 17:29:05
The zoning restrictions make sense. The governor and legislature tried to play one group against another, allowing most people to think that slots would NOT be in their community. NEWSFLASH: we in Laurel neighborhoods surrounding the racetrack don't want them either. There would be virtually no buffer zone between the racetrack and our older. more populous residential communities.
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To Clairify - 2009-10-25 16:40:48
I did not vote for slots, 60% of my fellow voters did.
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Liam - 2009-10-25 16:00:27
It is funny that you went on MPT's State Circle this week and basicly blamed us for not reading the referendum, and now you are making it seem that local planning and zoning control in the constitution was some type of mistake. When we voted for the refereundum we voted for local planning and zoning to act as a firewall to prevent exactly this type of mistake from occuring.
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Zoning laws make sense - 2009-10-25 10:02:31
What does this story imply, that the zoning amendment was an unnecessary complication? Sorry, I disagree if that is the angle. It makes perfect sense and is completely responsible for our legislators to ensure any new gambling venue be subject to local zoning laws BEFORE it is constructed. Otherwise, the State and County could construct casinos next to YOUR house, pointing to the referendum as justification.
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Democracy is not easy - 2009-10-25 08:30:17
This goes back to Hartley's column a few weeks ago. It should also be noted that the reason such a large portion of Anne Arundel County was made eligable for slots was because the House did not want to limit them to racetracks. And Baltimore City made sure to prevent them from being too close to homes.
And, nobody could have guessed a developer would attempt to locate them on property with restrictive covenants.
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