tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post777865697489363988..comments2023-06-14T06:23:18.998-04:00Comments on Gladys Kravitz: The Little Economic Engine that Couldn't - Part IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-61573094800602268942008-10-25T22:50:00.000-04:002008-10-25T22:50:00.000-04:00The proposed Wampanog casino will gridlock the ent...The proposed Wampanog casino will gridlock the entire region and for that reason alone it was misguded. Can you even imagine a sumer weekend with Cape trafic and the additional casino trafic? <BR/>On summer Friday and Sunday evenings, we come home and PARK. <BR/>Even with the price of gas, there is no going out for dinner on a Friday night because of the traffic unless we're going in the oposite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-70645335443851952622008-10-25T15:50:00.000-04:002008-10-25T15:50:00.000-04:00In defense of the casino, a selectman listed all o...In defense of the casino, a selectman listed all of the development in surrounding towns that impact the 'boro. Never once did he list the commercial/industrial development that Jack Healey discouraged. Maybe it went no further than Jack, but maybe Wayne Perkins knew as well. Those 2 did more to negatively affect the town because residents weren't paying attention than you can imagine. They used Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-22406332851000721352008-10-25T09:05:00.000-04:002008-10-25T09:05:00.000-04:00Thank you Gladys, bloggers, and casino"facts".org ...Thank you Gladys, bloggers, and casino"facts".org for always giving us the other side of the issue. <BR/> After going back a few weeks ago and re reading the articles on Middleboro's proposed casino in the newspaper, printed for over a year, especially all the letters to the editor, (I saved them all from Brockton Enterprise), I noticed that just about every letter from a pro-casino person only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-18997544592881649012008-10-25T08:38:00.000-04:002008-10-25T08:38:00.000-04:00I will *never* understand the position some of my ...I will *never* understand the position some of my life long friends from our hometown, could be on the pro-casino side??? I did my research *before* I made a decision, after all this is a one shot deal, no going back if it doesn't work out like the BOS said it would. How could you not take the time to do some investaging??<BR/>So, after listening to this letter being read, from a very realiable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-55120762319142755602008-10-24T21:14:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:14:00.000-04:00As always, an interesting analogy.Bravo!As always, an interesting analogy.<BR/>Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-54653319444658609552008-10-24T10:54:00.000-04:002008-10-24T10:54:00.000-04:00What I find amazing is that pro casino people will...What I find amazing is that pro casino people will <I>still</I> insist that Mr. Mullane is exaggerating, or lying and that a casino in Middleboro will be wonderful for everyone. Yeah, well I guess you could think that way when the Tribe considers things like increased crime in the area as not applicable - not worthy of mitigation as so kindly stated in the EIS scoping document.<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes.carverchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240111123719145882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-85516322971849472212008-10-24T08:19:00.000-04:002008-10-24T08:19:00.000-04:00Bumpkin, funny how we have both looked into this e...Bumpkin, funny how we have both looked into this economic engine thing and turned up a caboose!<BR/><BR/>I remember that most excellent blog post of yours! Definitely a Must-Read on casino peripheral development.<BR/><BR/>I also remember the good people of Carver not buying the hotel arguement either when your CRAC chairman inexplicably tried to sell it to them last summer.<BR/><BR/>You can foolGladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-50669810406736794102008-10-24T07:42:00.000-04:002008-10-24T07:42:00.000-04:00Gladys,You mean to tell me that Middleboro, and th...Gladys,<BR/><BR/>You mean to tell me that Middleboro, and the surrounding communitites, will experience these horrible and negative things if we get a casino here?<BR/><BR/>I don't think that's possible, because, we're getting 7 million dollars. <BR/><BR/>Afterall, our Chief of Police said there would be no increase in crime, and someone else told me that because Middleboro was getting 7 millionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-27917178142015388542008-10-24T01:17:00.000-04:002008-10-24T01:17:00.000-04:00Post casino, I had one selectman tell me about the...Post casino, I had one selectman tell me about the wonderful benefits of some new hotels that were being built in/around the CT casinos. Later I heard another selectperson parrot the same thing. So I did what any good anti-casino person would do. I read and <A HREF="http://bellicose-bumpkin.blogspot.com/2008/03/economic-engine-or-caboose.html" REL="nofollow">investigated it</A>. <BR/><BR/>Mark Belangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377845343337691704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-30542375808850208942008-10-23T21:43:00.000-04:002008-10-23T21:43:00.000-04:00It's amazing how our discussions come full circle....It's amazing how our discussions come full circle. <BR/>When you think about it, our concerns have always been the same...<BR/><BR/>Nichols Mullane's letter said it so clearly to us in the beginning<BR/><BR/>...we just needed to listen.Raymond Toloskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299809651469589013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-54720567662998496842008-10-23T19:32:00.000-04:002008-10-23T19:32:00.000-04:00cdp,I swear to God. I KNEW you would be the one t...cdp,<BR/><BR/>I swear to God. I KNEW you would be the one to pick up on 'monkey wagon'!!<BR/><BR/>LOL!<BR/><BR/>Sympatico.<BR/><BR/>GladysGladys Kravitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741576874114564124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250208778577584358.post-86019812047899737562008-10-23T19:10:00.000-04:002008-10-23T19:10:00.000-04:00This makes perfect sense now. The whole casino ec...This makes perfect sense now. The whole casino economy is run by a flying "monkey wagon." Thank you so much Gladys for clearing this up for us.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812605123646682115noreply@blogger.com