Mississippi
Developer Propose Donation Deal
As reported by the Biloxi Sun
Herald: "Developers of the Silver Slipper
Casino are proposing a $100,000 donation for
land conservation and the restoration of adjacent
wetlands if the state will allow an acre along
the shoreline to be filled in.
"Paul
Alanis, chief executive of Silver Slipper Casino
Venture, outlined the plans at a public hearing
Tuesday night. The Commission on Marine Resources
may vote on the request at its Feb. 21 meeting.
The Silver Slipper is leasing 25 acres, Alanis
said, but only five of those acres are uplands.
"…The
footprint of the casino project, which previously
would have gone on pilings above the water,
was changed after the Legislature amended state
law to allow on-shore gambling. The casino is
now being built on top of Shipyard Road so it
can be within 800 feet of the water, a legal
requirement…"
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