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Monday, September 28, 2009

SugarHouse to break ground Oct. 8

Three years in the making, the SugarHouse Casino plans to break ground on its slots parlor Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.

Leigh Whitaker, a casino spokesperson, said the ceremony will be attended by the lead investor in the project, Chicago developer Neil Bluhm; Mayor Michael Nutter; City Councilmen Frank DiCicco and Darrell Clarke; and the chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Gregory Fajt.

"It's not open to the public," she said.

Last week, the gaming board signed off on financing for the $355 million project, which will include 1,700 slot machines to start with on the 22-acre parcel, straddling Fishtown and Northern Liberties.

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Posted by Jennifer Lin @ 5:38 PM Permalink | 19 comments

Comments

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:18 PM, 09/28/2009

Its about time, bring on the new jobs and new tax revenue.

— Taxpaying Voter

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:28 PM, 09/28/2009

Why will DiCicco be there?

— Kaiser Sosa

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:29 PM, 09/28/2009

Is DiCicco throwing himself in front of a bulldozer or pocketing a campaign contribution? I can't keep track.

— Kaiser Sosa

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:07 PM, 09/28/2009

DiCicco is throwing himself in front of a campaign contribution.

— AreaMan

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:16 PM, 09/28/2009

sad. so pathetically sad.

— jackhammer

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:25 PM, 09/28/2009

This should have happened two years ago. Now let's get the second one done.

— mcscave

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:54 PM, 09/28/2009

Live video feed from Ashland Kentucky?

— NotADoneDeal

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:43 AM, 09/29/2009

Agreed -- why is DiCicco there? To try to pretend Council hasn't acted incredibly throughout the past three years regarding casinos? DiCicco is "Exhibit A" in what happens when politicans listen to a small, whiny group who don't even live in the immediate vicinity of a project. The other Council members are "Exhibit B" -- people upset the state precluded them from campaign contribution shakedowns and from getting jobs for their clueless relatives.

— Mark in Mount Airy

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:08 AM, 09/29/2009

This is a small group of well funded casino activists from various parts of the region. I again call on CasinoFree Philadelphia to release its list of donors so the public can see if their salaries and other expenses are being supported by Atlantic City casino interests. Transparency is so important here, just look at what happened with Citizen’s Alliance.

— equalityman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:38 AM, 09/29/2009

The equalityman is very pleased. The largest community based organization in Fishtown (Fishtown Action) is also very excited that SugarHouse is moving forward. In addition to jobs, Fishtown will finally have a waterfront that is not a trash filled brownfield.

— equalityman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:27 AM, 09/29/2009

It will be fun watching the progress of the construction of Sugarhouse Casino on the Keating's Sugarhouse Cam http://76.160.195.85/local/heldViewLarge.htmls

— dds124