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Impact On Surrounding Communities
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report[1], commissioned
by the US government, contained this telling observation by Ledyard Planning
Director William R. Haase.
After talking about the "tremendous increases in traffic" and
the "increased policing", "deteriorating infrastructure", "increased
emergency services cost".... the report finished on a high note:
The effects of a casino like the one being proposed for Middleboro can
have serious effects for the area within a 50 mile radius[2]. Towns
closest to us - Bridgewater, Rayhnam, Taunton, Plymouth, Carver,
Wareham, and others can expect the same kind of problems that
Middeboro will have - in decreasing severity depending on distance.
These effects are covered in our research section.
If you want to help, fill out a regional petition and return to PO Box 1441, Middleboro, MA 02346
Regional Petition - PDF | Word
When you've waded through enough dry facts and statistics, this
article - What happens in Middleboro ... won't stay in Middleboro
puts a human face on the issue of surrounding towns. It was written by a resident of one of
the nearby towns - Bridgewater.
[1] National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
[2] Grinols and Mustard, "Business Profitability vs. Social Profitability
This image shows the towns falling within 35 miles of the proposed casino site. Is your town one of them? |
Your representatives need to hear from you.
Links to your Town Government, Senator and State Representative(s) are provided below.
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Bridgewater
Board of Selectmen
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative David L. Flynn
Brockton
Mayor's Office
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr.
Representative Geraldine Creedon:- ward one (precincts A and C), ward two (precinct A) and ward seven (all precincts)
Representative Thomas P. Kennedy:- ward one (precincts B and D), ward two (precincts B, C and D), ward three (all precincts) and ward four (precincts A and D), ward five (precinct A)
Representative Christine E. Canavan:- ward four (precincts B andC), ward 5 (precincts B, C and D) and ward six (all precincts)
Carver
Board of Selectmen
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative Susan Williams Gifford
Berkley
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative David B. Sullivan
Dighton
Board of Selectmen
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative Patricia A. Haddad
Duxbury
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert L. Hedlund
Representative Daniel K. Webster :-precincts two to five
Representative Thomas J. Calter :-precincts one and six
East Bridgewater
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr. :- precincts one to three
Senator Brian A. Joyce. :- precinct four
Representative Allen J. McCarthy
Easton
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr.:- precincts one and two
Senator Brian A. Joyce :- precincts three to six
Representative Geraldine Creedon:- precincts one, two, four and five
Representative David L. Flynn:- precinct six
Representative Christine E. Canavan:- precinct three
Freetown
Board of Selectmen
Senator Joan M. Menard
Representative David B. Sullivan:- precinct one
Representative John F. Quinn:- precinct two
Representative Stephen R. Canessa:- precinct three
Halifax
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr..
Representative Daniel K. Webster :- precinct two
Representative Thomas J. Calter :- precinct one
Hanover
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr..
Representative Robert J. Nyman
Hanson
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon. Jr.
Representative Daniel K. Webster
Kingston
Board of Selectmen
Senator Therese Murray
Representative Thomas J. Calter
Lakeville
Board of Selectmen
Senator Joan M. Menard
Representative John F. Quinn:- precinct one
Representative Stephen R. Canessa:- precincts two and three
Marshfield
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert L. Hedlund
Representative Frank M. Hynes
Norwell
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert L. Hedlund
Representative Robert J. Nyman
Pembroke
Board of Selectmen
Senator Therese Murray
Representative Daniel K. Webster
Plymouth
Board of Selectmen
Senator Therese Murray
Representative Vinny M. deMacedo:- precincts two through ten, twelve, and fourteen
Representative Thomas J. Calter:- precincts one, eleven and thirteen
Plympton
Board of Selectmen
Senator Therese Murray
Representative Thomas J. Calter
Raynham
Board of Selectmen
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative David L. Flynn
Rochester
Board of Selectmen
Senator Joan M.Menard
Representative William M. Straus
Rockland
Board of Selectmen
Senator Michael W. Morrissey
Representative Robert J. Nyman
Taunton
Mayor's Office
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative James H. Fagan:- ward one (precinct B), ward two (all precincts), ward three (all precincts), ward five (all precincts), ward seven (all precincts) and ward eight (all precincts)
Representative Patricia A. Haddad:- ward one (precinct A), ward four (precinct B) and ward six (all precincts)
Representative Stephen R. Canessa:- ward four (precinct A)
Wareham
Board of Selectmen
Senator Marc R. Pacheco
Representative Susan Williams Gifford
West Bridgewater
Board of Selectmen
Senator Brian A. Joyce
Representative Christine E. Canavan
Whitman
Board of Selectmen
Senator Robert S. Creedon, Jr..
Representative Allen J. McCarthy
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