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Springfield council backs effort to restore $3 million in casino mitigation funding
Summary
The Springfield City Council voted unanimously among members present to approve a resolution urging the Massachusetts Senate to restore $3 million in casino mitigation funding for Western Massachusetts and Springfield.
The Springfield City Council voted unanimously among those present to approve a resolution urging the Massachusetts Senate to restore $3,000,000 in casino mitigation funding to Western Massachusetts and the city of Springfield.
Councilor Sean Curran introduced the resolution, saying Springfield and nearby communities were promised mitigation funds tied to MGM Casino and that recent state budget actions put those funds at risk. “We were promised casino mitigation funding to help with the impacts of MGM Casino,” Councilor Curran said. He told the council he had asked the city’s Senate delegation—Senator Adam Gomez and Senator Jake Oliveira—to file an amendment to a supplemental budget that would restore $3,000,000 to the region.
The council’s action…
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