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Springfield mayor urges MGM to remove scaffolding at 101 State Street and restore mitigation funds to host communities
Summary
Mayor Domenic Sarno told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in Springfield he wants the scaffolding and Jersey barriers removed from 101 State Street and urged lawmakers to restore mitigation-fund support to direct host communities.
Mayor Domenic Sarno opened the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's in-person meeting in Springfield, thanking the Commission for holding the session in the city and praising state and private partners for recent public-realm improvements. But he used his remarks to press MGM Springfield on a site he said has been stalled for years. "I want that scaffolding down," Sarno said, referring to the corner property at 101 State Street, which he said has been fenced and blocked with Jersey barriers "going on 7 years." Sarno said the parcel was part of the host-community agreement tied to the casino and urged MGM to follow through on the…
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