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Casino forum in Wellseley - 3/14

Message from CFO president Frank Dunphy
I am asking all to please write to their congressman in regards to the Cobell v Salazar Settlement which has a scheduled voting date of Feb. 28th. This proposal has a "back door" Addendum that is the equivalent of a Carcieri "Fix" . If this passes it could lift the Land To Trust restriction, and put the Mashpee Wampanoag's planned Middleboro casino back on track. Glady's Kravitz blog on the CFO website has a great break down in this regard.

Thank You,
Frank Dunphy
President, Casino Facts Committee




Help Stop Predatory Gambling a call for an investigation of electronic gambling machines.

Tell the state that you want a real, independent cost benefit analyis of expanded gambling in Massachusetts.




Palmer Massachusetts casino information


Quaboag Valley Against Casinos - Palmer Casino

Welcome to Quaboag Valley against Casinos

Next Meeting

Wednesday, March 24
7:00pm

Schoolhouse Commons
1085 Park Street (also Rt 32 and Rt 20) Palmer, MA

Anyone, from any town, is invited

Directions:
One block east of Palmer Post Office. Drive car thru gate on
School Street entrance.
Traffic is one-way counterclockwise
to the far right.
Park in any available spot.
Enter building thru front door
on Park Street.
Stair or elevator access to second floor Room 205

(The QVAC thanks Nelson Pease of Palmer for his generosity in providing this space for our meetings)

 

Lawn Signs

.We have received authorization from Mathew Streeter, Palmer Town Manager to put our anti-casino signs on lawns in Palmer. He has laid out conditions for us:

  • Only one sign shall be allowed per property ·
  • The organization must attempt to keep track of where their signs are located
  • Signs cannot block or restrict the field of view of motorists or pedestrians
  • Signs are not allowed on any public property, including the greenbelt areas between roadways or sidewalks
  • Signs are not allowed on Utility Poles, Light Poles or Street Signs
  • Signs are not allowed on private property without the permission of the property owner
  • Committee is responsible for care, repair and removal of signs
  • Signs shall be removed on or before May 10, 2010
  • If a sign is stolen or mutilated, contact Emy as soon as possible

Emy Shepherd is willing to personally deliver the signs to Palmer residents and make sure they understand the rules.

Palmer residents may call her at 267-5210 or email QVAC and she will make arrangements for the delivery

Residents of other towns may call or email and Emy will make arrangements.

Lawn Sign

Quaboag Valley Against Casinos

March 3, 2010

Items discussed at meeting:

  1. Lawn sign distribution. Disscussion of "rules" for Palmer residents.
  2. Speaker DeLeo is to hold a press conference tomorrow (March 4) in Boston. Until then, we need to put our activities "on hold." as we don't know what we're fighting against.
  3. An emergency meeting date is set for Wednesday, March 24 - at which time we may know what the Speaker is proposing and when a vote in the House will be held.

Next meeting - Wednesday, March 24, 7:00pm at the Schoolhouse Commons

 

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T-Shirts Available
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Educate yourselves, contact friends and neighbors, and call, write, or email your state legislators

Here are some phone numbers & email addresses for you:
Senator Steve Brewer 617-722-1540
Rep. Brian Ashe (2nd Hampden District) 617-722-2425
Rep. Todd Smola (1st Hampden District) 617-722-2240
Sen. Therese Murray (Senate President - pro casino) 617-722-1500
Robert A. DeLeo (Speaker of the House - pro casino) 617-722-2990

Link to phone numbers, email addresses & snailmail for all
the members of the Mass House of Representatives
and to the Senate

Template - letter to legislators
You can print this letter and use your address
(The addresses of State Representatives & Senators can be found at the links above)

Thanks to "Gladys Kravitz" of casinofacts.org

Thanks to CasinoFreeMass.org

 

Many thanks to Collective Copies of Belchertown for 450 copies of the letter to Palmer residents!
Collective Copies

We're a grassroots anti-casino organization located in Monson (but welcoming any interested person). We are opposed to casino gambling in Massachusetts and specifically opposed to a casino in Palmer, MA. Our intention is to expose the rotten core in this alleged golden apple and our goal is to protect our homes, our families, our serenity and our way of life here in rural western Massachusetts. We invite everyone to attend our meetings.

Strong regional opposition to the potential siting of a class III casino in Palmer has been voiced by residents and business owners in the abutting region. Palmer is a town situated west of Worcester and east of Springfield with access from the Mass turnpike, Rt 90. Palmer has approximately 12,600 residents and is surrounded by small towns including Monson, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Ware, Belchertown, Warren, Brimfield, Holland, Wales and Sturbridge.

The former Palmer Town Manager conducted meetings with developers from Northeast Realty to discuss siting a casino there. The developers signed an exclusive agreement with the Mohegan Sun casino to create a class III casino should expanded gambling become legal in the Commonwealth. The proposed casino would be a commercial casino not an Indian casino and no issues of Sovereignty or IGRA (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) are applicable.

The Monson Board of Selectmen prior to the release of the Governor's endorsement for expanded gambling, voted unanimously to form a regional impact committee consisting of Selectmen and town managers/administrators from the 11 communities within the 30 mile radius of the proposed site. Stating that they would, "demand to have a place at the (decision making) table."

Although Govenor Patrick has filed legislation, casinos are not legal in Massachusetts, at this time.

Our treasury needs to be built up. In addition to our lawn signs, we want to have bumper stickers, pins and T-shirts. We are accepting donations. Make checks out to QVAC with the word "donation" on the memo line. Mail them to QVAC, c/o Colleen Cekovsky, Treasurer, 211 Bumstead Road, Monson, MA 01057

If you would like more information, email us at QVAC

If you would like to be a member of QVAC, there is a membership form here. You can print it out and mail it to us. You will be included on our email list. There is no fee to join.

Once again we want to thank the folks in Middleborough for their generosity in allowing us to use this link on their website www.casinofacts.org and for their assistance in maintaining this page.

casiNO!




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