Kenosha
Casino Draws Supporters
As reported by the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel: "A plan to bring a tribal
casino and entertainment complex to Kenosha
drew a crowd of about 500 mostly staunch supporters
Tuesday night, who stressed one main theme in
urging federal officials to approve the plan
- jobs.
"The Menominee
tribe's $808 million project was repeatedly
held out as a lifeline to a community battered
by plant closings and job losses in recent decades.
"A
series of speakers, many sporting bright red
hats that read 'Kenosha Casino, Community Approved,'
beseeched U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs officials
to look favorably on the plan to carve out 123
acres of federal trust land for the casino.
The hearing on the project was held at the Radisson
Hotel and Conference Center.
"…Construction
workers, several from Milwaukee, also offered
support and praise for the Menominee tribe's
agreement to permit union workers at the casino
- a rarity for tribal gambling operations…"
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