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http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/02/flint_mayor_lobbying_for_casin.html
A bill approved last week by a U.S. House committee would allow a tribal-owned casino in either Romulus or Flint and some are suggesting Flint may be a better option because of opposition by some Detroit politicians to putting one in Romulus.
Flint mayoral adviser Joe Conroy was in Washington, D.C. last week to lobby for Flint, Mayor Don Williamson confirmed.
"Romulus is right on top of Detroit, and Flint is 70 miles away, so that gives us a great advantage," Williamson said. "I think it would be super fantastic for Flint.
The bill is expected to be voted on the House floor within the next two months.
A casino operated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Romulus would be much closer to Detroit casinos. U.S. Reps. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and John Conyers, both Detroit Democrats, oppose the metro location.
An agreement signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm with the tribe gives the tribe the ability to choose either city.
But Jake Miklojcik, president of Michigan Consultants, which represents the tribe, said he hasn't heard any talk about moving the proposal to Flint, although that doesn't mean things couldn't change.
"All the momentum has been with Romulus," Miklojcik said. "The only site we've looked at with deep analysis is Romulus."
But if the tribe were to agree to put the casino in Flint instead of Romulus, it might sway a few votes in what is expected to be a very close vote, said U.S. Rep. Dale E. Kildee, D-Flint. Another bill would establish a casino in Port Huron.
"It's going to be very difficult," Kildee said. "I can't predict what's going to happen in the House, but the biggest hurdle is going to be in the Senate."
Kildee said U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has expressed "strong opposition" to the bill establishing more casinos.
Williamson said he recently met with tribe chairman Aaron Payment, but he did not want to go into details about what was said.
"They know (Flint) would be a fantastic area for a casino," Williamson said. "I think they would be happy with either Romulus or Flint."
Payment couldn't be reached for comment on Monday.
Williamson said people are going to gamble no matter what, so it might as well be in Flint.
"We're taking all this money in Flint and just giving it to Detroit," Williamson said.
Conroy said he talked with Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick about whether he would still be opposed to a casino if it were in Flint rather than Port Huron. He said Kilpatrick told him it didn't matter because he was against more casinos opening in Michigan.
"Romulus has been in the picture for several years," Conroy said. "(Flint) is still a long shot."
Kildee said years ago he was originally opposed to more casinos, but after Flint voters approved a resolution in support of a casino, he went with the will of the people.
"I have always had some misgivings," Kildee said, explaining that he worries about the impact of gambling on a community.
Kildee said he has not lobbied the tribe or other lawmakers to support a Flint casino. |
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with all due respect, screw kwame!! he'll have too much on his plate
for quite a while!!!
i say GO FOR IT BIG TIME!!!!! 
oh!! 1 more thing, before the whining about it's location starts,
i don't care where it ends up just as long as it employs FLINT
people and pays taxes to FLINT!!  |
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:44 pm |
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Williamson said. "I think it would be super fantastic
I may not support the Mayor or any casino proposal in Flint, but use of the phrase "Super Fantastic" has my full backing. |
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Ted Jankowski
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How soon we forget how The Mayor Screwed the City of Flint out of a casino in 2005.
"In order to maximize shareholder value for its stockholders, the majority stockholder of Sports Resorts International, Inc., Donald J. Williamson today announced that he has devised a strategic plan to enhance shareholder value and allow each of its businesses to grow as an independent, publicly traded, emerging growth company focusing on a particular industry sector, and to allow the company to focus all its efforts on development of its proposed Mount Morris Sports Entertainment Complex and Domed Stadium, while The Colonels, Inc., will develop the 500-room hotel, casino and shopping center in a joint venture with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Indians.
Donald J. Williamson stated that he will implement the strategic plan by voting in favor of declaring a special stock dividend of one share of SPRI for each share owned, as of the record date to be set as of June 30, 2005, and for spinning off three subsidiaries as independent public companies each concentrating in a specific industry and each having the ability as publicly traded companies to secure additional debt or equity capital required to grow their businesses without the constraints of being private entities owned by a holding company, thus enabling the realization of maximum shareholder value in each business sector.
SPRI will, under the proposal made to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, implement its business plan that calls for the development of the 200,000 square foot Casino, the 500-room hotel and shopping mall with 80 stores, a truck stop gas station and 3,000 parking spaces. SPRI will immediately commence negotiations to raise up to $100 million in commercial mortgage debt to finance the construction of the stadium the hotel and shopping center.
This plan has the potential to be of great benefit to the company, the local community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, who will, upon completion, own and operate the casino and participate in the hotel and shopping center joint venture, a venture that is anticipated to generate total gross revenues of over one billion, two hundred million dollars annually in the facility that would remain open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This plan will be submitted to the board of directors for approval, and a special shareholders meeting will convene for a vote of stockholders to be held as soon as possible.
Once approved by the board of directors, voted upon by shareholders and signed off on by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the strategic plan will be implemented in the following Steps: "http://www.cityofflint.net/flint_jobs_where.htm
The above was taken right from a press release that the Don himself put out to his shareholders.
The Native Americans aren't going to talk to the Don. They know they won't get anywhere. |
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:59 pm |
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| I am with you FC, I don't really like the thought of casinos in our own backyard. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:35 am |
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Demeralda
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| Squash, that was very clever. LOL. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:56 am |
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| In the mid-1990s, Mayor Stanley had proposed converting AutoWorld into a casino. A ballot proposal to approve the idea was narrowly rejected which sealed the fate of AutoWorld and the former IMA Auditorium. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:59 am |
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willy
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A bill approved last week by a U.S. House committee would allow a tribal-owned casino in either Romulus or Flint and some are suggesting Flint may be a better option because of opposition by some Detroit politicians to putting one in Romulus.
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The Bill Says Romulus And / Or Port Huron. Flint is Mentioned No where .
We at http://www.saulttribe.com/ just got approval for Land in Romulus.... There is No mention of FLINT.
http://www.saulttribe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=892&Itemid=1
The choice of the settlement lands and distance from both tribes’ reservations was also referenced by opponents, and quickly rebuttaled. In 2002, Engler reached a separate land claim settlement with both tribes. Under the settlement, the tribes agreed to relinquish any and all legal and equitable land claims to the Charlotte Beach lands, and, in turn the Governor agreed to select alternative trust lands in Michigan for the tribes. The end result is that the tribes themselves did not select the lands to be negotiated in the settlement. The State identified the areas of Port Huron (Bay Mills) and Romulus (Sault Tribe) to be the alternative lands for settlement. Kildee, who helped draft the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act noted, “Some tribes were so far removed from their ancestral lands, that we did not put a geographical limitation in IGRA on purpose.” Since that time, Governor Granholm has also pledged her support in a written letter to Congress.
http://www.saulttribe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=893&Itemid=1
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI—The following statement is from Chairperson Aaron Payment, who commented on today's U.S. House Resources Committee approval of HR 4115, to settle a 120-year-old illegal land taking from Sault Tribe ancestors. HR 4115 passed the committee today by a 22-5 vote.
"We are grateful to the U.S. House Resources Committee and to the bipartisan group of Michigan governors and members of Congress who have worked toward this historic vote approving a just and reasonable settlement to our valid land claim. This marks the first step in correcting a 120-year-old illegal land taking from ancestors of the Sault Tribe. With 64 percent of our members living outside our traditional home lands, it's long been the Sault Tribe's objective to find additional sources of revenue to fund tribal programs, services and outreach to members where they reside. This is also a victory for Wayne County and every citizen there who is in need of a good job. We now urge the full Congress to give final passage to this land claim settlement to end a sad chapter in Michigan history and to launch a new chapter that will include 3,000 good jobs and more than $300 million in new investments in southeast Michigan." |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:27 pm |
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Flinn's Journal
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| It's the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe who would have the Flint claim, I believe. BTW, the proposed Port Huron casino would give competition to the Point Edward Casino across the Blue Water Bridge. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:57 pm |
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willy
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[quote="Flinn's Journal"]It's the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe who would have the Flint claim, I believe. BTW, the proposed Port Huron casino would give competition to the Point Edward Casino across the Blue Water Bridge.[/quote]
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I am Sure They lost that right to a casino in Flint when they Open the Gaylord Casino last month |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:39 pm |
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willy
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[quote="Ted Jankowski"]How soon we forget how The Mayor Screwed the City of Flint out of a casino in 2005.
"In order to maximize shareholder value for its stockholders, the majority stockholder of Sports Resorts International, Inc., Donald J. Williamson today announced that he has devised a strategic plan to enhance shareholder value and allow each of its businesses to grow as an independent, publicly traded, emerging growth company focusing on a particular industry sector, and to allow the company to focus all its efforts on development of its proposed Mount Morris Sports Entertainment Complex and Domed Stadium, while The Colonels, Inc., will develop the 500-room hotel, casino and shopping center in a joint venture with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Indians.
Donald J. Williamson stated that he will implement the strategic plan by voting in favor of declaring a special stock dividend of one share of SPRI for each share owned, as of the record date to be set as of June 30, 2005, and for spinning off three subsidiaries as independent public companies each concentrating in a specific industry and each having the ability as publicly traded companies to secure additional debt or equity capital required to grow their businesses without the constraints of being private entities owned by a holding company, thus enabling the realization of maximum shareholder value in each business sector.
SPRI will, under the proposal made to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, implement its business plan that calls for the development of the 200,000 square foot Casino, the 500-room hotel and shopping mall with 80 stores, a truck stop gas station and 3,000 parking spaces. SPRI will immediately commence negotiations to raise up to $100 million in commercial mortgage debt to finance the construction of the stadium the hotel and shopping center.
This plan has the potential to be of great benefit to the company, the local community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, who will, upon completion, own and operate the casino and participate in the hotel and shopping center joint venture, a venture that is anticipated to generate total gross revenues of over one billion, two hundred million dollars annually in the facility that would remain open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This plan will be submitted to the board of directors for approval, and a special shareholders meeting will convene for a vote of stockholders to be held as soon as possible.
Once approved by the board of directors, voted upon by shareholders and signed off on by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the strategic plan will be implemented in the following Steps: "http://www.cityofflint.net/flint_jobs_where.htm
The above was taken right from a press release that the Don himself put out to his shareholders.
The Native Americans aren't going to talk to the Don. They know they won't get anywhere.[/quote]
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I am a member od the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.. And our Chairman/Chief Says We Are not interested in a Casino in Flint / Genesee County . |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:44 pm |
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aw shucks willy  why not??  |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:01 pm |
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last time here schreef:
aw shucks willy why not??
After all, when an old Indian burial ground was uncovered at Carriage Town in recent weeks, members of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council were brought in to investigate and advise. |
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Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:28 pm |
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[quote="last time here"]aw shucks willy :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: why not?? :shock: :shock: :shock:[/quote]
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Land must have been in an Indian Trust before a Certain Date of Which I do not remember that date ..This was to Stop the Indians from Shopping for land to expand Reservations .
No Indian Tribe Has Land in Genesee County in Such a Trust .
The Burial grounds may lead To one tho... But Sacrat grounds cannot be built upon. This is wHy the Old Rest area east of I-75 and Between Birch Run and Bridgeport were Closed and Torn Down...it was found out the land was an indian Burial Grounds .
Just last week A deal was made with Congress.
It seems that The WHITE MAN was suppose to Hold Upper mich land in Trust for the indians, But the White man sold it To Other White Men. This consist of 7 counties in the upper part of Mi..
Well anyways The Sault Tribe Traded that treaty rights for LAND in WAYNE COUNTY . just last week. Now the White man in the upper mi, Have CLEAR title to their Land .
This is wHY the Casino is Going to be Built in Romulus. On the land the Tribe was Awarded ..
By the way... The Sault Tribe is in trouble just like Flint is... I think the deficiet is 8 million $$$$ We have no money for a new Casino. Right Now .
Hopefully the Tribe will not become so Poor that They Will Have Stop giving Me My Money !!
Also if It were not For the Chippewa's wiping out the Sauks Indians on the Banks of The Flint river Where Flushing parks now sit, It would have taken longer for any Treaties to be signed .
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