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We welcome your comments. Send them to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 350 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media. Sanders lost, […]
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Some Henrietta residents really don’t want a casino
By one speaker’s estimate, approximately 120 people packed into a room at Henrietta Town Hall last night in response to a proposed casino in the town. And when the speaker asked how many in attendance support the casino, which would be run by the Seneca Nation of Indians, no hands were raised. During the meeting’s […]
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Senecas casino announcement: what was the point?
Yesterday’s announcement that the Seneca Nation of Indians is looking at Henrietta as a possible casino site caught a lot of people by surprise, including town officials. Many people are trying to figure out what the nation’s announcement is supposed to accomplish. Last night, I caught a Twitter conversation between WROC reporter Rachel Barnhart and […]
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[UPDATED] Richards doesn’t support downtown casino
In a phone conversation this afternoon, Rochester Mayor Tom Richards re-stated his opposition to a casino in downtown Rochester, and said he has not had any discussions with Cuomo about a Rochester-area casino.
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Place your bets
It’s still being called “a dream,” but a California real-estate developer continues to look into the possibility of turning roughly 1,000 acres of Henrietta wetlands into a casino resort. Back in December, Tower Investments spent $3.5 million to acquire the Riverwood Campus, a former training and office facility for the Eastman Kodak Company. Riverwood is […]
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Questioning casinos
A December 16 panel discussion about what a casino in downtown Rochester might be like showed at least one thing: The issue is still in the forefront of many people’s minds. A crowd of well over 100 gathered at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center for the session, which was convened by Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson. […]
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From green space to gathering place
It’s a rare day when citizens approach their government and ask to be taxed. But that’s exactly what the South Wedge Planning Committee is doing. The group has approached Rochester City Council with a petition and a proposal to create a special tax assessment district. The extra revenue from the district — located around […]
