Romulus
Mayor Promises Casino
As reported by the Detroit Free
Press: "Standing near a billboard proclaiming
'1300 New Jobs,' Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert
vowed Thursday that his town will be the home
of a casino and hotel opposite a proposed racetrack
near I-94.
"During
a news conference on the proposed casino site
at the northwest corner of Vining and Wick near
Detroit Metro Airport, chairman Kenneth Meshigaud
of the Hannahville Indian Community said the
25-acre property would have a 200-room hotel
with restaurants, retail stores and a casino
with 2,400 slot machines and 90 gaming tables.
"The
tribe, based near Escanaba, soon will apply
to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to have
the Romulus site declared a trust. If granted,
the status would open the way for gaming on
the property, said Chris DeWitt, spokesman for
the Hannahville community of Potawatomi Indians.
"…In
June, a coalition of four tribes announced it
wanted to open a casino on the site. Now, only
the Hannahville group is involved, DeWitt said…"
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