Illinois
Board Support Jumer's Move
As reported by the Quad-City
Times: "Members of the Big Island Conservation
District say they are not opposed to the planned
move of Jumer's Casino Rock Island to a site
off Interstate 280 and Illinois 92, but concede
that concerns they have raised about how the
project would impact Big Island's levee system
have delayed its approval.
"Casino officials
and proponents hoped the Illinois Gaming Board
would greenlight the move at its regular meeting
in September, but a final vote was tabled, in
part because of issues raised by the conservation
district, Gaming Board spokesman Gene O'Shea
confirmed Thursday.
"Now, the board plans to visit the current
casino location in downtown Rock Island as well
as its proposed new site before holding a special
meeting Tuesday in the Rock Island City Council
chambers. The open session of the meeting will
begin about 3:30 p.m., according to the meeting
agenda.
"…Though a deal that allowed the
casino to acquire the I-280/Illinois 92 land
angered some Big Island supporters, their dispute
is with Moline-based RiverStone Group, not the
casino, said Randy Wlaskolich of the Big Island
Soil and Water Preservation Commission. The
deal involved an agreement between the city
and RiverStone for the company to sell the downstream
site to the casino in exchange for a zoning
change that could pave the way for a gravel
mining operation…"
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