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Casino dominates mayor's speech to chamber
Ken Mann
2/5/2013

We'll soon find out where the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce stands on the casino issue.

Chamber President and C-E-O David Adames says they are currently surveying members who have until the end of next week to offer their opinion.

So far, Adames says the membership appears to be divided into three camps, not unlike the city as a whole.

He notes that there are those who want to proceed, those who definitely say no, and those who say "we don't have enough information to respond".

Adames is hopeful that the Rockhammer proposal, which came forward on Monday and provides a visual example of "what this could look like" will help some people make up their mind.

Mayor Bratina, who addressed the chamber over breakfast on Tuesday morning, continues to insist that a casino will be evaluated on whether there is a "net benefit to the city" taking into account both economic benefits and social costs.

On the face of it, the Mayor says the Rockhammer proposal "looks great", but he adds "that the devil may be in the details".

  

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  1. MariaR_6861 posted on 02/05/2013 02:49 PM
    One thing I do know. We as Hamilton must move away from the steel mills. We should actually shut them down because they cause much hazards to all of us.
    We have been nurturing this giant and letting it tearing us a part. No one want to really think Hamilton in a way they should because all it comes to their minds is those awful smoke stacks putting out the deadly gases, and dust particles into the air. We must have some other industry before we kick these high offenders the mills out of our city.
    Many illnesses, life spans shortened, they suck the life of us with offenses of various pollutant. Think new, think fresh, be wise , ask all questions. Do not enter into verbal agreements and empty promises. All must have a base. There has to be a good plan, that must be studied. Nothing is ever perfect. The steel mills provided
    bread on the table, but look at the cost and the consequences of this industry.
    We need to change, it is always hard to make a change because we do not know the outcome of it. One thing we must remember that we must not let our self as taxpayer put as bait on the hook for the development for the developer. There must be a financial satisfactions for us in this city that they will not charge back any expenses to us. I am not a lawyer, but I have been in an accident and used a lawyer and learned some of their ways of dealings. Be on guard and dont get to exited about it, but approach it with clarity, in reality and with confidence .We must take some chances.
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