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Originally Posted by alesis
What's my point? Its not our "BACK YARDS". Would casinos impact traffic, congestion, etc.-sure, which is why each neighborhood group is currently providing input-but to suggest that it is going in our backyard is an exaggeration. Even if we would impose current use regulation constraints on the proposed foxwoods site, no part of Queen Village would be within 1,000 feet of the site, which is why they instrumented the 1500ft law specifically against Foxwoods, which barely touches the SouthEastern most corner of Queen's Village. Of course, on that corner there is a monthly storage facility, so I highly doubt they would be defined as a bereaved neighbor.
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I live in Pennsport, so it is fair to say that Foxwoods would be in my backyard.
But, according to the other bloggers, being anti-casino makes me a NIMBY. I'm selfishly looking out for my neighborhood and my property values and ignoring the "good" this will do for the city. (I don't think they will do much good, but you see my point.)
Thus, your argument leaves me stuck. As a pennsportan (is that a word) - I've got standing. But, to others, my neighborhood standing makes me biased.
The whole thing makes my head spin. But then, the arguments on this boards have become so circular, dominated by the same voices saying the same things, that I'm ready to give up.